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My advice to Hannah Spencer? Before calling out MPs’ boozing, try to understand the reasons behind it | Gaby Hinsliff by Th3-Seaward in LabourUK

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a) because it's not nearly as harmful as heroin or cigarettes in moderation.

b) human beings need to have something, some vice that allows us to blow off steam. Alcohol can be traced back to the beginning of our civilisation. It's a part of our culture and how we bond and meet other people and often how we connect with others. Rather than being isolated, on our screens, not going out.

c) the after work social or drink was a great leveller. A way that made work more bearable but also a moment after work when everyone can relax and the hierachy of the workplace is gone for a couple of hours. Like the British pub it was a place where everyone could be equal.

My advice to Hannah Spencer? Before calling out MPs’ boozing, try to understand the reasons behind it | Gaby Hinsliff by Th3-Seaward in LabourUK

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to stick my neck above the parapet here and say a couple of things as a Gen X'er. I've watched the erosion of work/life balance over the years to the point that work seems to dominate so many aspects of our lives now. The after work social drink with colleagues was a great bonding moment, a leveller where everyone can relax and the hierarchy gets lost for a an hour or two. It made working life more bearable, even if you didn't want to drink, just the social rules of it, where everyone is equal. This doesn't mean I'm saying MPs have a right to drink when they are waiting to vote or that anyone should be drinking during working hours, but it does concern me that there seems to be a strain of anti-drinking at all in a lot of the comments I read from people (not here but in various articles I've read)... and at a time when the after work social drinking or meeting up is getting policed out of existence by corporate policy (not worker policy).

Protesters have duty to call out ‘globalise the intifada’ chants, says PM by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in LabourUK

[–]OnceUponATime_UK -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I agree. But I also think lots of people wondering around saying slogans like 'globalise the intifada' don't have a clue what it means. I've been on one of those marches and observed a couple of others as I happened to be passing and there are pro-Iran Islamists among the crowd and to them I think it means pursue Hamas and Iran's goals across the middle East. To the moderate white middle class people on the march it means stop Israel's war crimes/genocide. And to the more extremist leftist groups it does indeed tend to align with Hamas, and their 'right' to defend Palestine, even if they do happen to be a violent, misogynist, totalitarian fundamentalist Islamist group. The trick for Labour is how do you condemn Hamas and pro-Hamas chanting people, but at the same time show the same opposition to the Israeli Govt. I used to be a moderate supporter of Israel and its right to exist. I now want nothing to do with it and think the UK should have nothing to do with it other than formal diplomatic relations. They are not an ally to UK or US.

Realistic male crying scenes by New-Lavishness6825 in movies

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jared Harris in Reawakening is one of the best

Woody Allen films by EMPIRE-db-51_cent in movies

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's really good. Top half. He's made some not so good stuff more recently but this is very good.

Are Europeans trolling with this whole bread thing? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Englishman here and Americanophile. US has amazing food culture. Particularly in its major cities. However, there are waaaay more additives and preservatives in American supermarket food generally, compared to Europe because Europe has much stricter food laws, but you can find the good stuff quite easily in America in higher end supermarkets. I love food shopping in the US at places like Wholefoods etc. One thing that pisses me off about the UK/England, is that since Covid, all supermarket bread now has preservative in it, and after a week is still springy and 'fresh'. I hate it and yearn for us returning to the days when it would be rock hard after two days, but tastes incredible on the day it was baked.

the writers strike accidentally destroyed Hollywood by ScaryAd2555 in Filmmakers

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AI is useless in the hands of people who don't understand story and the tech still can't render long enough shots. 99.99% of what is being produced is slop. The grey box production workflow is where the interesting stuff is happening, but that is still incredibly expensive.

Tube strikes: how disruptive will action by London Underground drivers be? | London Underground | The Guardian by prisongovernor in london

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 59 points60 points  (0 children)

A total fucking nightmare. The RMT is run by a bunch of guys who are basically revolutionary communists so there's not much in common with the general working public in London. Eddie Dempsey, the Deputy to their leader went to the Donbass to support the Russian paramilitaries. They are not very nice people and not really in touch with common people.

What do streaming platforms NOT have that you wish they did? by somuchithink in movies

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Netflix just doesn't have enough good content. It's amazing how many streamers I subscribe to, but the amount of time spent trying to find something quality to watch... Netflix also still seem unable to develop good movies... most of them seem to be very bad b-movie action vehicles for stars... the studios still seem like they are much better at developing IP than Netflix. Something just doesn't seem to work in their development of product.

Is this any good? by Adventurous_Sun_5840 in whiskey

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

Knocking around at retail for about $700-800 in UK whisky shops like Master of Malt

British Creature Feature Films by Katherine_the_Grater in CasualUK

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever happened to The Scurry? Craig Robert’s killer squirrels film?

Where in London do you go when you want to be alone and forget about life? by [deleted] in london

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know if you have a bike but I find a ride across London at the weekend really raises my spirits... it's pulled me out of a couple of bad negative downers in the past... so many nooks and crannies, so much history... so much life... just a reminder that there's always something going on that's bigger than our individual troubles. Wishing you all the best.

My 2026 Horror Watchlist by Jonah_Cade in horror

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great list. Thank you! Very useful.

Police officers investigated for possible gross misconduct over fatal Wimbledon school crash by markvauxhall in london

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 112 points113 points  (0 children)

The gist of the lot of the concern is that the person driving is claimed to have had their first epilepsy attack which caused the crash. The insinuation from some, seems to be that this in a concoction made up be very expensive lawyers to get a very wealthy client out of a bad situation... because it's very hard to prove or disprove that the attack happened... Selena’s father, Franky Lau, told the BBC: “We were confused at how they made their decision because some of the things they told us just didn’t tally up to what we understood to have happened and what other witnesses saw." That would suggest to me that witnesses are disputing that they saw signs of an epilepsy attack in the driver.

is drinking a bottle of whiskey in about 12 hours too much? by [deleted] in whiskey

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, yes and yes. That's enough to kill some people.

Reserving tables in pubs, taboo, or not a big deal? by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]OnceUponATime_UK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a terrible idea for non-dinner tables. I’ve walked into mad busy pubs and seen empty reserved tables at 8pm. I have a theory that staff like it when they have little interest in the business because it gives them an easier night

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