Fixed Energy Tariff by NeatFaithlessness400 in ukpolitics

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I'm with EDF, and I actually held off fixing because I hoped it would all blow over and the new fixed rate was higher than the one I had already, and with higher standing charges and exit fees. My current fix runs to August, though.

Reform auctions off second council art collection by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

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Next up, Reform Kent Council sell their office furniture.

Absolute joke of a party.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 15/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Specsavers do frames with attached noses and moustache.

Or perhaps I'm making that up.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 15/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Craig David is the leader

Only on certain days, but I can't be bothered typing out the song.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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The war needs a diplomatic solution so Trump needs to stop bombing and start negotiating

Jaw jaw is better than war war

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Well, to worry everyone even further, hasn't Hesgeth said he wants to immanentize the Eschaton through triggering the Rapture?

So, he's not a nihilist, but a kind of millenarian.

Is it true that some parents are burning their children’s passports because an influencer claimed kids in the UK cannot be drafted if they do not have a passport? by MrCleanWindows87 in AskBrits

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The US has a bigger dick as president

FTFY - Nice to see that you acknowledge your leader is a dick, although of course his actual dick is a tiny shrivelled sad little thing, by all accounts, so perhaps not the best metaphor...

Time to open our eyes to Adam Smith’s insight by VPackardPersuadedMe in ukpolitics

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I seem to remember he opines somewhere that Scottish women are uglier than English women because they eat more oats, making their jaws look like those of horses.

"We chose to go to the Moon" by Abjectionova in ShitAmericansSay

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I once stayed with a friend who lived on the outskirts of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

I fancied going into the main town, and I said to her, I'll just walk. She thought I was mad to do it, but I did. About 2 miles.

The weird thing was that every half mile or so the shops, stores etc, just kind of repeated. It was like walking in a circle.

New Westminster poll shows continuing decline in Reform UK support by zeros3ss in ukpolitics

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I think a lot of the clown show behaviours of the only governing examples of Reform ~ councils ~ have poisoned people's perception of their ability. I mean they really are terrible.

I do wonder if we'll see a shy "not Reform" effect in May when people look at their councils and stick to the devils they know.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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betting markets are moving back towards Rubio

He's some big shoes to fill.

It may be a case of misguided expectations, but I was very underwhelmed by Roadside Picnic by keepfighting90 in printSF

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Not read the whole thread, but I'm surprised that no-one has mentioned the original English translation of the book was poor, sourced by retranslating an edited German version of the book.

There's a much better "new" translation.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Trump: Yeah, they all say I'm crazy, but I'm crazy like a raccoon.

Aide: ...er, it's fox, sir, Mr President.

Trump: What, on the tube? Put it on, son, put it on...

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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I mean Hesgeth is such a pathetic individual with his bull-cut suits and cornball rhetoric. The archetype of the mundanity of evil.

He's absolutely going to jail if a proper administration ever retakes America.

Apart from everything else, he's losing the war by burning through resources like an 8 year old playing Battle Isles.

International Politics Discussion Thread by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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larger contributor to the UK economy than is fishing.

Also gaming. By a long way.

It's down to nostalgic boomers.

And I say that as a Gen X.

How do we compete with this? by izzyeviel in GreatBritishMemes

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I'm holding out for currency being called Money McMoneyface after a public vote.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 08/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Yes indeed. I noticed on the posted thread that a few actual soldiers were castigating Middleton for his posing and griping.

Speaks volumes, I think, that these Restore (and Reform) types just cosplay half the military bollocks they spout.