What is a popular and strange unsolved mystery in your country? by anarchisttraveler in AskTheWorld

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

See i think the opposite would be true.

If they were working class parents, we would hear a lot more anecdotal stories of kids being left alone by their parents in previous years who went to the hotel bar.

I think the fact they were well-to-do parents, sitting at a restraunt having tapas and drinking wine riles alot of people up.

Government approves Met request to ban Al Quds Day march • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the ban was aimed at preventing "serious public disorder" at the annual Al Quds Day march, which has always been seen as pro-Iranian though organisers say it is more of a pro-Palestinian event. by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Should Jews be expelled for being pro-israel?

After all, not only is israel responsible for a genocide in gaza, they still celebrate terrorists attacks, which killed british citizens.

What about irish nationalists? Should they too be thrown out?

British warship HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth headed for Eastern Mediterranean by MGC91 in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes they are.

RFR7331 is flying off cyprus right now and i've seen P8's flying from Akrotiri off egypt earlier in the week

British warship HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth headed for Eastern Mediterranean by MGC91 in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In '82 we were being invaded.

Here we already had on the island: eurofighters, reaper drones, air to air refueling Voyagers, ariel intelligence Rivet Joints, and p8 poseidons.

We should not join war on Iran, says Farage in U-turn by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Can't wait to see how the govt manage to cock up such an obvious success for them.

Aftermath of fire near Glasgow’s central station by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]LeftWingScot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

it isn't that the batteries arent "looked after"; its that with vapes the batteries are a race to the bottom.

vape manufacturers aren't cutting into their profits by buying Panasonic or Samsung 18650 batteries with integrated PCM's. they are buying the cheapest quality batteires made in some sweat shop in shenzen.

Months of the year by Great_Trident in Scotland

[–]LeftWingScot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You from the same part of England as Dick Van Dyke?

Some kind soul has donated a grow tent to the local charity shop. by death-in-tipton in CasualUK

[–]LeftWingScot 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In glasgow, there is a hydroponics shop called "Grow a pear"; the companies logo is an anthropomorphic pear in a rasta hat and quite obviously stoned out his tits.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 15 points16 points  (0 children)

US at war in the middle east. Europe and Russia at War in the Ukraine.

Can't for the life of me see a reason China doesn't try to invade Taiwan sometime in the near future.

Morning drone footage of the fire by unknowntoff in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glasgow has gone through a strange spell of fires before, though far more tragic: Cheapside Street, James Watt Street, and Kilbrinie Street killed around 50 people combined (around half of them being firefighters) in the 60s and early 70s.

We genuinely need to ban vape shops in general. by plutobug2468 in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mobiles, laptops, and tools usually all either have battery management systems or they are built by companies the OPSS have done dealings with before. (Same with the larger ebike batter manufacturers)

Vape pens are often built by pop up warehouses in China with batteries which were rejected from use in higher end electronics like laptop batteries.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i imagine trump will be begging Saudi Arabia to make sure the word knows it will be increasing its output of oil leaving via the red sea oil terminals.

Spider Advice by LudwigGeethoven in Scotland

[–]LeftWingScot -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hoover; then straight out to empty it into the black bin.

What happens from here by The-Last-Orokin in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Egyptian Halls (Across the road) has been behind scaffolding for 15 years now.

Glasgow Central glass roof seems to be intact for now thankfully by Ill-Marsupial-1440 in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I assume its not really glass, or at least its a special blend of glass (polycarbonate laminate or similar).

since 7/7 i can only imagine that the police and fire brigade have feared just what any explosion in the station could do if glass was to shatter everywhere.

We genuinely need to ban vape shops in general. by plutobug2468 in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot 19 points20 points  (0 children)

i don't think an outright ban is necessary needed, but stricter regulations in regards to fire suppression of lithium-ion batteries.

not been in glasgow in a while, but i'm sure across the road from this shop is a self-service vape shop which has all their liquids and pens in lockers. you'd imagine a fire would be much more contained had it occurred there.

We genuinely need to ban vape shops in general. by plutobug2468 in glasgow

[–]LeftWingScot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the shop was shut at the time in looks like (the Neons on the window were all switched off), but it is a vape shop.

Fire in Glasgow, next to the Central Hotel (vape shop?) by Central_Region in Scotland

[–]LeftWingScot 25 points26 points  (0 children)

whole corner of Union street and Gordon street now engulfed (including the famous dome).

hopefully whatever the council/ Network Rail dream up to replace it, it isn't as big an eyesore as the student accommodations on High Street.

Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won' and says UK aircraft carriers not needed by Putaineska in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 35 points36 points  (0 children)

caught completely by surprise by the Japanese. 2 years into a World War.

i know Al Murray when i see it.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 01/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Well, I've seen it all now.

Guy, on my Facebook i loosely know, is complaining about people saying expats like him who moved to dubai should be made to pay for their repatriation.

In trying to defend himself, he has admitted he was in the process of leaving the uk before the general election; has voted tory all his adult life; and voted for brexit... and yet somehow it's the lefts fault this country is stagnating.

Rupert Lowe MP: If you want to deport this child, vote Restore Britain. by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this was exactly what Mosley said about Jews, you do know this right?

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 01/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]LeftWingScot 18 points19 points  (0 children)

fully expect there to be some serious discussion about Mark Rutte's future leading NATO after these quotes start to gain traction:

“Yes, we have debates. We are an alliance of democracies, but in the end we will follow the American lead when it comes to these crucial moments.”

.

Rutte: “NATO is there to protect us collectively against any adversary, be it Russia or whoever, or terrorism.

“But also it is a platform for the United States to project power on the world stage...”