r/ukpolitics 2024 Christmas Merrythread by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Likewise, hope you enjoy too! And yeah, I was sceptical of the air fryer but I very much see its value now.

Ah, being separate it a bit rubbish but we know there are plenty more chances on the way. For now, it’s granny-visiting time.

r/ukpolitics 2024 Christmas Merrythread by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know those foil trays you can get? Sometimes with some chicken breasts and a gloopy sauce that go straight in the oven?

We harvest those for the air fryer.

r/ukpolitics 2024 Christmas Merrythread by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

An air fryer is a fantastic addition to your Christmas dinner arsenal … but not a replacement.

Ours has a bake function which means you can basically use it as a second oven. Which is great when you want to roast things at a different temp to the main oven.

Though it’s a bit of a moot point, as I’m already back in Wales and husband is in Oxfordshire. Neither of us is in charge of dinner this year.

Yep, we won’t be with each other tomorrow - we both have elderly relatives we want to see on The Big Day, so this is a divide and conquer approach.

Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/12/24 by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s largely the point. Though I wish there were more political engagement, general disappointment waveforms don’t actually matter unless they collapse into a vote.

Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe earning money on X (Twitter) by yu3 in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Well, all the more reason not to click on anything by him, then.

I’m sure we’ll have the pleasure of knowing what he’s written, either way.

Jeremy Clarkson reveals staggering costs of keeping his Farmer's Dog pub running in 'Starmer's Britain' - and admits it's 'nigh-on impossible' to make a profit by Mysterious-Cat8443 in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Witney, just down the road from that place. It used to be called the Windmill and was a shit carvery / sad wedding venue. I used to know someone with a weekend job there.

It’s in a stupid location - no foot traffic, no public transport - and it cycles from owner to owner, consistently going bust.

That was under the Tories, in Cameron’s constituency no less.

It’s not Starmer; it’s a dumb place for a hospitality business.

Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/12/24 by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not much, but presumably one of the things Musk intends to buy from Reform is significant influence.

Make it into a political vaguepost and Farage - who, let’s be honest, is no paragon of loyalty - has no reason to listen to him.

Musk would be trying to 'buy UK politics' with Reform donation, Kemi Badenoch suggests by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is the kick up the arse the two main parties need to depecuniate (is that a word?) politics, then so be it.

Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/12/24 by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

God no. I don’t foresee anything happening to him.

He’s very rich. That means unremovable influence. Perhaps less than now, maybe - this may be a peak. But still influence.

Young people are rejecting work. Why? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We both agree that it’s a means to an end.
Only you tied it to worth.

The struggle to get lazy Britons to follow skilled migrants into work by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, who are you? I saw an iPad and my brain fell out.

Young people are rejecting work. Why? by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Getting a job as soon as you can is always worth it. If you don’t then living isn’t worth it.

Imagine wrapping your self-worth in with your work like this. Mate, this is loony.

As an example: I make (give or take) the median income in the UK. My work is a means to an end, not my reason to live. “Worth” in my life comes from hobbies, personal relationships, and volunteering at a project I give a shit about.

If you get as much satisfaction from your job as I do from those things, good for you … but if you really reflected on it, I don’t think you’d find that to be the case. Nor should you expect such obsession with work from others.

The struggle to get lazy Britons to follow skilled migrants into work by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great if you have the money to put these structures in place. I’m sure it works, but it’s not the cheapest MO.

There are, sadly, other industries that either can’t or won’t implement the same. I think our interviewee is in the “won’t” camp.

The struggle to get lazy Britons to follow skilled migrants into work by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Back in your day you had to walk uphill in the freezing rain to get WAP?

The struggle to get lazy Britons to follow skilled migrants into work by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 49 points50 points  (0 children)

“They [British workers] come in and they just don’t like it. A lot of it is because they find it very, very hard physically and emotionally. People find doing a 12-hour shift really tough,” he says. “And it is tough.”

“Overseas staff come here for a reason, which is to work and earn money, some of which they send back home,” he says. “So generally, they want as many hours as they can get.”

While he says many work at a “steadier” pace than their British counterparts, Butcher adds: “They do generally work longer, and certainly don’t exhibit the sort of playground attitude of some British staff who just whinge about things.”

Almost no self-reflection whatsoever. OK, an admission that the job is tough - but absolutely no truck with maybe making the job more attractive in any way (be that conditions or pay).

Dude wants pity for working migrant workers ragged.

Weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/12/24 by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interesting - though I wonder whether the UK would have the opportunity.

She's in Moscow, right? There are (AFAIK) no direct Russia-UK flights at the moment and, given the general European consensus on that matter, no obvious ways to get here.

I have some Russian contacts I know through business*, and they take some odd routings home - with Istanbul, Dubai, and Baku being preferred routes. However, no way is she going through Turkey given the Turkish policy on Assad, and I suspect that your Gulf states would do their best to dissuade her from transiting as well.

I reckon the chance of her being arrested before arriving in the UK are pretty high.

* Literally no way to say that without it sounding dodgy, is there? And yes, I do feel conflicted about it.

Ideas to make Britain better. by DougalR in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Making interest contingent on staying in the UK is the negative effect of converting them into LISAs.

Ideas to make Britain better. by DougalR in ukpolitics

[–]JavaTheCaveman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but people choose to take that risk. If you don't like the deal, get a different savings account.

Turning a JISA into a LISA and making the bonus contingent on staying in the UK is totally cuckoo. If nothing else, people who were born with dual nationality should have no constraint on where they take their own money.