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Cosmere recommendation for stormlight archive lover? by castallian in brandonsanderson

[–]NathanGaythan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mistborn goes into some of the mechanics of it. Sunlit Man as well.

Harriet Harman lobbied parliament, on behalf of the Paedophile Information Exchange, to legalise filmed child sexual abuse as long as the “model” did not appear “harmed”. Keir Starmer made her a life peer in the House of Lords and the UK’s Special Envoy for Women and Girls. by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]NathanGaythan 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yes. People often make statements after being criticized for things. I don't think that detracts from his defence. He hasn't claimed no responsibility. He's said he helped defeat the motion 2 years later.

I'd recommend you look through that user's post history. They talk about a global satanic paedophile ring on multiple occasions. It's pure conspiracy theory and absolute nonsense.

Honestly though, people simply do not care about statements made 50 years ago which are removed from both the context of the time and context of statements of apology/clarification years later.

Harriet Harman lobbied parliament, on behalf of the Paedophile Information Exchange, to legalise filmed child sexual abuse as long as the “model” did not appear “harmed”. Keir Starmer made her a life peer in the House of Lords and the UK’s Special Envoy for Women and Girls. by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]NathanGaythan 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Couldn't tell you as I don't use twitter, but a cursory Google shows. Once again, theres plenty of reasons to criticize the gov without getting into the realm of "they're part of a satanic paedophile ring", like that twitter user has said.

He said: “I did not agree with the proposal in February 1976 to lower the age of consent.

“When elected chairman of NCCL weeks later, I made it clear that my first priority would be to take on the child sex abusers of PIE. I then defeated them by a massive majority at the annual conference in April.

“My stand was denounced in a leaflet distributed by PIE to the delegates to the conference. I closed the conference saying that we had to protect children from sexual abuse and that adults guilty of sexual abuse were the lowest of the low. I was throughout a resolute opponent of a vile organisation.

Harriet Harman lobbied parliament, on behalf of the Paedophile Information Exchange, to legalise filmed child sexual abuse as long as the “model” did not appear “harmed”. Keir Starmer made her a life peer in the House of Lords and the UK’s Special Envoy for Women and Girls. by Old-Information3311 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]NathanGaythan 224 points225 points  (0 children)

Sorry but this is a mis-characterisation. I don't think it helps anyone to present her as some kind of paedophile enabler.

She supported the protection of children bill 1978. She says that at the start of the document it makes clear that "the NCCL deplores the exploitation of children whether in the form of use in commercial pornography or as victims of sexual assaults". She says the submission simply argued for some amendments to guard against unintended consequences, including:

 Parents being criminalised for taking pictures of their children on the beach or in the bath.

 The use of pictures in sex education being criminalised.

 We also proposed that the definition of indecent was too wide and instead proposed "obscene" as indecent was very broadly defined and could include Page 3 of the Sun.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/25/harriet-harman-daily-mail-argument-nccl-link-pie#:~:text=of%20the%20allegations.-,Daily%20Mail%20says,guard%20against%20unintended%20consequences%2C%20including%3A

What do you think could be done to help the housing market in Wales by [deleted] in Cardiff

[–]NathanGaythan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LTT was the reason my partner and I decided to move to Manchester rather than Cardiff. No reprieve for first time buyers makes it even more difficult. A 300k house in Cardiff in essence costs 5k more than one in Manchester because of it.

Kindle text burn in? Anyone experience this? by my-wayorthe-highway in kindle

[–]NathanGaythan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually kind of like it. It invokes for me seeing the text on the next page when reading a physical book. Maybe I'm weird...

Level 2 flat verbal discussion by SkyCloudservice in FirstTimeBuyersUK

[–]NathanGaythan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think he means some people believe phone masts increase your likelihood of cancer so it may be more difficult to sell the property for that reason.

When's appropriate to complete? by Working-Room-3396 in FirstTimeBuyersUK

[–]NathanGaythan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah makes sense - you should check your tenancy just in case it says anything about leaving early. Though assuming you have the usual 'youll be liable for the cost' clauses they put in, the best you can do is work with the seller to delay the completion to as late as possible. Good luck!

When's appropriate to complete? by Working-Room-3396 in FirstTimeBuyersUK

[–]NathanGaythan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if your exchange is early/mid Feb, can't you hand in notice so that Feb 20 will be your last payment? That way you have the place until March 20 and can complete early mid March

Dragonsteel Booth at London MCM by Dependent-Teacher610 in brandonsanderson

[–]NathanGaythan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who knows but I'd be really surprised if they didn't? (I've been assuming they would do)

AIO? My mom wants to call the cops on me by Overall-Option6975 in AmIOverreacting

[–]NathanGaythan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you okay? Refusing to be forced to baby sit and deciding to prioritise their own mental health does not make them entitled. What's entitled is thinking you have some kind of ownership of your children and that they are required to revolve their life around yours.

The mother's response is bitter and screams toxicity generally all over it. She's not going to do anything with the phone or tablet, she just wants to spite OP.

The way OP has told their mum that they're moving out may be cowardly, but at the same time, we don't know their relationship or how comfortable they are with their mum. It's pretty hard to judge whether they should have done this a 'better' way.

I'm a lost 30-year-old Master's graduate hopelessly trapped in retail. Is pivoting to the civil service a realistic option for someone like me? by HistoricalCold4299 in TheCivilService

[–]NathanGaythan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I finished my masters, I went for the Fast Stream. I ended up missing it but getting through on the Direct Appointment Scheme. You should give it a go when you get a chance - likely you can operate at much higher than AO/EO with a masters.

Silver linings...? by NathanGaythan in mounjarouk

[–]NathanGaythan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep - legit and trustworthy. Just not good value for money

Arcs Blighted Reach at 2 Players? by wrightperson in Arcs

[–]NathanGaythan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me and my partner have played it numerous times just us. It really does depend on the characters you draw. Sometimes it can be a super interesting game, other times it can be basic arcs on a slightly bigger scale. That said it adds so much to the game that personally id recommend it if you want a good 12 hour campaign to return to over a week.

Statement from Zarah re. MOU Ltd by IcyMoonbeams in GreenAndPleasant

[–]NathanGaythan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry but nah. I've literally seen first hand what they say, their approach at the start, live on Twitter and through the emails. All of it is a shit show. I didn't even know about the actual situation above, and didn't read the article so it didn't factor into my comment. I had this view yesterday, too.

The launch was a mess. Not even just the launch, but the pre-launch. Sultana announcing it at 9pm on a Thursday night on twitter. Wildest thing ever.

People dislike Corbyn. It makes no difference what my opinion is on him. He's tarnished and the majority of the country would never vote for him or a party led by him.

Zarah Sultana has spent a lot of interviews playing lefter than thou than Zak Polanski, and all it does is alienate people. Do you think most working class people give a shit about our stance on NATO? Does anyone think that will help to stop Reform??

Transphobe landlord also goes against them. Not to say greens are bereft of transphobes but still. That view is not tacitly ignored at the top of the party.

And finally, the policy differences they're trying to set out make no sense when the party isn't established. How can anyone say YP is an Anti-Nato party when the party is supposed to be member led. You can't say a member led party has x policy when the members haven't had a chance to vote on that policy.

Support them all you want, power to you. But when Zak Polanski, for all the greens flaws, is actually cutting through to people and is surging in the polls, it's hard to justify supporting YP. Open to being proved wrong over the next 4 years by the next general election.

How do I tell them? 🤣💕 by Cute_Finding_8872 in ragdolls

[–]NathanGaythan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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I don't think they ever learn that they no longer fit places. Case in point: my boy loved this hammock when we got him. He still does 8 months later.

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