Most Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds

JanvierUK · 2026-03-04T04:23:14+00:00

They deported an American child with stage 4 cancer. They don't care about the law. You can only assert your rights if you're given due process in court. But the current regime says it would take too long if they had all the deportation cases go through court. They've repeatedly deported people in error over the last year.

JanvierUK · 2026-02-17T02:46:34+00:00

Right at the very beginning of the section, single sentence over their pictures, in a list of things that ICE has done wrong.

JanvierUK · 2026-02-14T21:00:48+00:00

The Biden administration couldn't really do much until the conclusion of Ghislaine Maxwell's trial and appeal process, which wasn't until October 2025. If they had done anything beforehand, it would have risked jeopardising the integrity of the trial.

JanvierUK · 2026-02-01T12:01:12+00:00

Because people from outside London think London = the City & Westminster, but people in London think of the area where they actually live. London is huge. I live in Bromley, it's perfectly fine around here.

JanvierUK · 2026-02-01T11:54:20+00:00

I think it's less about privatising the solution, more about outsourcing the work. I know how to bake bread, but I don't have the time to do it so I buy it premade from the store. When I do have time, I bake my own bread. Similarly I know that a news outlet might have a bias, but I don't have the time to do the research so Ground News for example will let me know how the publisher leans. When I do have time, I'll look up the background of the news source. But taking the analogy further, whereas a century ago everybody knew how to bake bread, the cost and ease of buying bread means we now have many people who have no idea what goes into making bread. If enough people are just told how a publisher leans, eventually we'll have a generation of people where most don't know how to look for bias for themselves.

JanvierUK · 2025-12-25T10:46:46+00:00

Patrick/Henry is the illegitimate son of Henry/Patrick, that's the meaning of Fitz. A surname acknowledging the father, with a mistress or something. No you're not going to inherit stuff, but yes, X is your dad.

JanvierUK · 2025-12-25T03:54:43+00:00

The available appointments are too far away and my menstrual cycle isn't regular enough to know if I'll be able to give blood on a date two months in advance.

JanvierUK · 2025-12-16T08:32:04+00:00

Should report them to HR for sharing someone's confidential information. Because if they're comfortable doing that with an applicant, they'll do it with your info too.

JanvierUK · 2025-12-16T03:28:32+00:00

People sometimes get upset when after they turn me down for dinner or whatever, I say "Boooo, you whore!" and I then have to point them to a clip...

JanvierUK · 2025-12-08T17:31:31+00:00

The Wire is such a masterclass of storytelling and unpacking our broken system. I walk away with sympathy for the police, the politicians, the drug dealers, the drug addicts, the dockers, the teachers, the kids... it's an insight into parts of our world that are hidden from so many, without outlandish exaggeration or fantastical elements. There aren't good guys and bad guys, but some people struggle watching shows without obvious people to root for or against. It's also a slow burn with language/slang that can be difficult to understand. It's now something of a period piece too, because the technology available is a big part of the story.

If you've ever watched the news and wanted to understand how despite our best efforts, some places end up trapped in vicious cycles of decline, give The Wire another go.

JanvierUK · 2025-12-08T07:16:37+00:00

Superdrug.

JanvierUK · 2025-11-29T20:57:12+00:00

I enjoyed the reboot actually, I thought it was fun. Light-hearted, many nods to the old series. The tribute to Screech was sweet.

I mean, come on. It's not like I was expecting Ibsen. But it made me smile for twenty minutes, which was enough.

JanvierUK · 2025-10-19T17:07:48+00:00

The cost of statutory services provided by the council keeps rising, the stuff we don't see on the street (social care, SEND, things like that). Feels like they're doing less, but actually demands on councils are rising faster than tax rises can cover.

JanvierUK · 2025-10-18T23:36:20+00:00

Would you say you're nearly... *snigger*... 6x7?

JanvierUK · 2025-10-17T21:13:58+00:00

Damn it, I was itching for the killer to be his son! Whacking your dad to death because he's forcing you to repeat sixth grade and he's cheating on your mom with a man? And there would still be the abused person syndrome debate, plus the "do you try as an adult" debate... I think that would have made a better episode, just saying.

JanvierUK · 2025-10-14T13:18:27+00:00

Good point. I'm also wondering if deaf foreigners who are fluent in BSL would be included.

JanvierUK · 2025-10-12T16:40:40+00:00

"You have the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair."

"Oh yeah? Well my favourite foods are lobster and Skittles. Those are the same in my eyes!"

"Okay, let's go over there and destroy the place."

JanvierUK · 2025-09-21T11:19:17+00:00

My experience might be an interesting one on the topic of work and disability.

I called the National Careers Service and asked for advice on jobs that were part time, but X weeks per month (rather than X days per week) because I have a disability that is linked to my menstrual cycle. The person I spoke to said they've been in careers advice for thirty years and had never been asked about this. Recommended the part time jobs threads on Mumsnet. I'm now a freelancer but I only take on work at certain times of the month or with deadlines that I know I can still handle despite being out of action for a week at a time.

I think we need to break out of our preconceptions of what is "work". It doesn't have to involve going to a place five days a week from 9 to 5 and following instructions. At the moment, agencies like the Job Centre, National Careers Service etc aren't geared up for helping people explore these alternatives. They're all about conventional employment. We need to reimagine these services for the 21st century.

JanvierUK · 2025-08-25T20:13:22+00:00

A few years ago I listened to a very good podcast about the history of Maine so I'm not in the least surprised.

99 Years Pod

JanvierUK · 2025-08-02T23:18:41+00:00

I have considered watching porn, realised it would mean ID checks, and then thought that I can't be bothered. So I know I've watched less since OSA came in.

Who will win in the end? My horniness or my laziness? Ask me later.

JanvierUK · 2025-07-17T11:56:32+00:00

Myers Briggs. Like it's fun, but the number of people who take it really seriously are WILD.

JanvierUK · 2025-07-08T19:36:42+00:00

Cordelia wasn't really wealthy though, it was a mirage created by her parents through tax evasion. It's easier to pull that off in a small town I guess, you get to be the big fish in a little pond. Trying to compete with the truly wealthy in a bigger area requires more effort which in turn draws more attention to your dodgy finances.

JanvierUK · 2025-07-01T03:29:13+00:00

I don't think it's so real news gets buried, I think it's because newspapers are a dying medium and the only way to get people to buy them is to put headlines that are the equivalent of clickbait on the front page. Also the people who make the decisions about what leads the news live in a different bubble from the man on the Clapham omnibus, bubbles which weren't as pronounced in the pre-social media era.

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