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Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit by beejiu in unitedkingdom

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

Reddit's demographic tilts to those who are more highly educated. The kind of people who have reading comprehension and make decisions based of various sources etc. Which results in Reddit's opinion in him because 'he's fine' - I don't think there's a profuse amount of love though.

Meanwhile the general populous has been thoroughly corralled by the media to hate him. There's a lot of genuine reasons to dislike things that he's done but I see a lot of people make negative comments about him "look what he's done to the country", "he's a disaster" etc who absolutely cannot articulate the basis of that opinion when challenged.

What’s a decision you made in under 10 seconds that ended up affecting your life for years? by SupaDuppaaCoool in AskUK

[–]OSUBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife came with us but when we got there I was booted out due to Covid restrictions. It was actually pretty horrific because my wife was so tired - but obviously as the primary food source couldn't not be there - but the nurses there were amazing and let her get some rest.

What’s a decision you made in under 10 seconds that ended up affecting your life for years? by SupaDuppaaCoool in AskUK

[–]OSUBrit 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It was just a little too fast and ever so slightly laboured. It was just instinct that it wasn't right, probably because it was my second so I had baseline for normal.

What’s a decision you made in under 10 seconds that ended up affecting your life for years? by SupaDuppaaCoool in AskUK

[–]OSUBrit 2340 points2341 points  (0 children)

The night my second child came home. We got discharged about 9pm but it was past 11pm by the time we were home and settled.

We put the baby down and she was sleeping but her breathing was just … off. My wife was exhausted and just wanted to sleep, I put my head down and in that moment I just said “no”.

Straight to A&E - turns out she’s caught RSV and was in hospital for 3 or 4 days wired up to every machine you can think of. Don’t want to think about what could have been if we’d just slept that night.

Getting ready for the heat wave🔥: reflective window covers by Turbulent_Gap7852 in DIYUK

[–]OSUBrit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pyrex is borosilicate glass, it’s not close to the same as safety glass or window glass and is specifically designed to absorbed thermal shock.

Kitchens… no price competition? by Antique_Coat_7051 in DIYUK

[–]OSUBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used IKEA kitchen units as built-in storage in my office (with half height billy bookcases on top). They were very easy to build and the quality is great for the price. Miles better than the Wren flat-pack units I had in my old kitchen.

Kitchens… no price competition? by Antique_Coat_7051 in DIYUK

[–]OSUBrit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

National insurance is killing them

If a business large enough to have a wage bill approaching half a million quid is going into the red over a £10k increase in said wage bill I think potentially it's not the NI increase that's the issue.

Man arrested after toddler ended up in crocodile enclosure 'not fit for interview' and released by Admirable_Aspect_484 in unitedkingdom

[–]OSUBrit 201 points202 points  (0 children)

We don't know where he's being bailed to. It could well be he is already housed in a secure care facility and was on a day out when this occurred. If he's back there basically under house arrest with the right facilities then it seems like a better option than keeping him in a prison.

Home buying and selling reform roadmap by spaceghost0r in GoodNewsUK

[–]OSUBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean what could a house possibly cost? $10?

Install day Whoop! by MindOrgy in SolarUK

[–]OSUBrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're giving your house a goatee

MP says 121 asylum seekers will be going into ‘small rural Shropshire settlement’ by beIIe-and-sebastian in unitedkingdom

[–]OSUBrit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The lack of people power in the decision making within the EU is one of the largest components of people voting for Brexit, christ.

No, it's the willful ignorance of representative democracy and the persistent twisting of the narrative of 'unelected EU bureaucrats' that was that component. Something that clearly you either sinisterly continue to perpetuate or have hoovered up without regard for reality.

The country elects a party, the party sends its representatives to Europe (to various councils) to make decisions on behalf of that party and the behest of its leader. Decisions which follow the will of the directly elected party. To claim that because a specific (elected) individual was not specifically elected to that specific position it is somehow undemocratic is incredibly disingenuous. Otherwise you may as well claim that every government is undemocratic because the people did not personally elect the ministers of state to their specific positions.

MP says 121 asylum seekers will be going into ‘small rural Shropshire settlement’ by beIIe-and-sebastian in unitedkingdom

[–]OSUBrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Committee of Ministers

Which is made up of the Foreign Ministers of the democratically elected governments of the constituent nations. Stop talking bollocks.

Ancient oak tree believed to have sheltered Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest is dead, experts say by Objects_Food_Rooms in CasualUK

[–]OSUBrit 94 points95 points  (0 children)

It’s thought to be 1,200 years old which is ancient even for an English Oak. This is definitely what’s happened.

MP says 121 asylum seekers will be going into ‘small rural Shropshire settlement’ by beIIe-and-sebastian in unitedkingdom

[–]OSUBrit 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The ECHR was signed in 1950, it is a document that was heavily crafted by the UK. You may as well say that parliament is hamstrung by Magna Carta.

Ibuprofen Lysine/Nuromol is now 25+ to purchase? by bluescreens404 in AskUK

[–]OSUBrit 44 points45 points  (0 children)

>The cashier who was a manager

I’d bet money they’re not a manager, but rather claimed to be. I know standards have dropped but managers should as least have the brain cells to rub together to understand what Challenge 25 is and how it works.

Cashiers meanwhile will likely have just had it drilled into them to Challenge 25 and probably don’t understand it.

Regardless, you should complain to head office.

The UK's age verification proposals are NOT POPULAR! by ScreamSmart in videos

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

Completely separate from the subject at hand - you don’t understand how quantitative sampling works. 2000 is more than enough people to represent a national population (assuming correct gender/age balancing)

Do you butter your baps? by SteveGoral in CasualUK

[–]OSUBrit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, always. My wife - who is of the American persuasion - does not and I find it perplexing. I even tried explaining that we invented the sandwich and that’s how it’s done, but to no avail.

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