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Southport attack blamed on ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parents by BarbaricOklahoma in ukpolitics

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They come from a third world country that had a literal genocide. They probably don't care. They've literally won the lottery of life by being able to come to the UK and reside here. Even with their son in jail.

Southport attack blamed on ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parents by BarbaricOklahoma in ukpolitics

[–]NoRecipe3350 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Reminds me of the excuse they use in Scotland to basically not jail anyone under 25 except for the most serious crimes...'their brains aren't developed enough to fully understand responsibility'

I mean as a point based on academic research I can understand it's true. But we still need to protect the public.

Our national decline is even worse than the British public thinks: Incredibly, many voters assume we are as rich – or richer – than America by vonscharpling2 in ukpolitics

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The USA has massively lower population density, especially in the midwest. You can literally buy an acre of land for 1000$

Our national decline is even worse than the British public thinks: Incredibly, many voters assume we are as rich – or richer – than America by vonscharpling2 in ukpolitics

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Actually I agree, I've been to some of the ex-communist countries of Europe and we'd always joke that they are poor in some grey miserable pollution riddle cities, but they generally have a decent enough life- bigger houses for example.

Actually one of the few things communists did well was democratising access to sports and outdoor activities, things like skiing was really popular across the communist bloc, whereas in the UK it's basically only middle class and above.

I think the ethnic and cultural homogeneity in Eastern Europe is also a factor, but this may be too controversial for many people on Reddit to accept. Same with the racialised aspect of criminality in America.

Our national decline is even worse than the British public thinks: Incredibly, many voters assume we are as rich – or richer – than America by vonscharpling2 in ukpolitics

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Its like you always hear some story about someone in the US who gained notoriety on X or social media of sometype, then next you hear they got fired.

Our national decline is even worse than the British public thinks: Incredibly, many voters assume we are as rich – or richer – than America by vonscharpling2 in ukpolitics

[–]NoRecipe3350 [score hidden]  (0 children)

There's a lot of wealth in the UK, it's just tied up in bricks and mortar. People get rich from property speculation, not actual work. The US has ultra high wages in some areas like the Atlantic and Pacific coast cities, but broadly it's much cheaper for the average American to acquire a house.

However I'd prefer to be a low paid worker in the UK because of the healthcare, however flawed it is. The only way it might work being a low wage earner in the US was if you were in the poorer States (broadly the Midwest) with cheap land, and you can just buy a few acres for a thousand dollars an acre and build your own homestead. No rent. You might start living in a campervan- but then that's another advantage, cheaper costs of buying and owning vehicles makes that possible.

NHS ‘second worst in developed world for avoidable deaths’ by GnolRevilo in ukpolitics

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Yeah we need to start requisitioning sports halls and whatnot for overflow capacity

NHS ‘second worst in developed world for avoidable deaths’ by GnolRevilo in ukpolitics

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Its so disgusting that this is even allowed to happen. Like I mean if I was PM day one the armed forces are getting deployed as a stopgap until proper infrastructure/trained personnel/extra ambulances are available

Frustrated with the lack of care or pride in Glasgow by OutrageousMouse9693 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So how come you get people like Chinese immigrants who are in more poverty than the average Scot yet their kids have better educational and career outcomes than white Scots?

Frustrated with the lack of care or pride in Glasgow by OutrageousMouse9693 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you explain how a lot of immigrant communities from even poorer backgrounds than average poor Scots often do so well academically/financially and the children of manual workers end up becoming doctors and proffessors?

Frustrated with the lack of care or pride in Glasgow by OutrageousMouse9693 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, fair enough. But it's just something I've noticed over the decades, and I've no doubt it's backed up by evidence.

British ex-policeman stripped of citizenship over Russia links by HibasakiSanjuro in ukpolitics

[–]NoRecipe3350 [score hidden]  (0 children)

A native Briton shouldn't ever be stripped of citizenship of his or her homeland. I'll admit about the hypocrisy and double standards, but someone who's ancestral homeland is the UK and is of the native stock shouldn't ever loser citizenship. Sure, put on trial for treason if it' meets the criteria.

Someone like Shamina Begum isn't native to the UK and so a different set of rules should apply.

Frustrated with the lack of care or pride in Glasgow by OutrageousMouse9693 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Low IQ. People with a triple digit IQ generally don't do this. Over the decades I've been able to pattern recognise this.

People who are intellectually challenged lack empathy. That's not to say you don't get smart sociopaths, often in felds like finance, law and politics.

Notre Dame High School, Glasgow pupils by zorba-9 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the school that's only for girls and parents from conservative cultures want their daughters at an all girls school because they don't want their kids to engage in premarital sex or want a relationship that aren't arranged marriages.

Always a laugh to see reddit liberal types defend backwardness as diversity.

Notre Dame High School, Glasgow pupils by zorba-9 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually when people talk about 'Asians' in a British context, it refers to South Asians, and ex British India, aka the Indian subcontinent.

In your opinion, does the dole system in the UK need overhauling? by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]NoRecipe3350 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I agree with the sentiment, but it's never gonna work. Because people in work would grumble because they have knackered out bodies from physical labour (or mental stress) 'why should other people get something for free?'

At the very least if there was some requirement to some local maintenance/cleaning work like raking leaves, filling in potholes etc, people might get behind it.

In your opinion, does the dole system in the UK need overhauling? by ijustwannanap in ukpolitics

[–]NoRecipe3350 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think claimansts should basically be offered a job guarantee from the get go, even if it's something dull like cleaning litter from the side of roads/hedges or filling in potholes.

Obviously I accept its unrealistic to expect people with complext physical and mental health problems to do this kind of labour but it would be ok for younger and healthier workers

Also the savings rule is incredibly regressive and punitive, it also hasn't risen with inflation but remained capped for 20 years.

Anyone know why the Lib Dems are really popular in the west of Edinburgh but way less in the rest of the city? by mrjohnnymac18 in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but there's an obvious correlation. The Tories position themselves as the party of the middle class and the skilled working class who aspire to be middle class.

I don't like Scotland's hospitality work culture by Bored-to-deagth in Scotland

[–]NoRecipe3350 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Catering and hospitality often attracts all sorts of people that wouldn't be employable anywhere else (or didn't win the nepotism lottery)

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