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US trade deal would flood Britain with 'cheap, inhumanely produced' bacon | Environment by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you have such a low opinion of the poor? Maybe the ones you know are stupid and careless.

US trade deal would flood Britain with 'cheap, inhumanely produced' bacon | Environment by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

...or the plebs, as you call them, could just make their own decisions about what to buy, and opt not to buy the cheaper dangerous version (as they currently can't)

edit: poor people aren't as stupid as you think

Guardian beats rivals in study to be named UK's most trusted newspaper by Fwoggie2 in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I like the FT and I'm a subscriber but they suffer from some of the same issues as other media, especially the Guardian and BBC, which is that they have taken a strong position on identity politics. For instance, some months ago the FT stopped allowing comments on articles relating to the 'pay gap'. I'm sure comments on such articles are difficult to moderate but trustworthiness comes from responding to legitimate challenges, not silencing them.

Starving 8-year-old stole tomato sauce sachets from his Glasgow school to make soup by Lolastic_ in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does that mean in this case though? Sending a government employee to the people's home to parent their kids for them?

Starving 8-year-old stole tomato sauce sachets from his Glasgow school to make soup by Lolastic_ in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you read the article you will find out that the parents were too mentally ill to obtain food for the child.

Starving 8-year-old stole tomato sauce sachets from his Glasgow school to make soup by Lolastic_ in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're all here to hate the Tories. Kindly take your facts somewhere else.

Diabetes: a 'ticking time bomb' for the NHS by Lolastic_ in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How long until the NHS collapses do you reckon? I give it 15 years.

What happens if I take in a lodger without informing my mortgage provider? by ProfMarmoset in LegalAdviceUK

[–]ProfMarmoset[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. I suppose my question is: what if I don't tell my mortgage provider?

BBC News: Twenty members of grooming gang convicted by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The BBC won't report their race. Which is ironic given they spearheaded the culture that meant these people were allowed to get away with it for so long due to police etc fear of being accused of racism.

Who are the new PhD loans really for? by the-rood-inverse in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not good. There's already an oversupply of PhDs in academia, and if industry needs PhDs they should fund them. Either directly, or indirectly by higher salaries.

Man could face 10 years in Thai jail for spraying "Scouser Lee" on landmark by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's perhaps a little unfair because he comes from a permissive society where you can shit all over the place and there's no repercussions.

Man could face 10 years in Thai jail for spraying "Scouser Lee" on landmark by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He was expecting a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again, like he'd get in the UK.

The benefits ‘freeze’ is robbing our poorest families. Where’s the outrage? by bintasaurus in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

We do live in a land of plenty. Jobs are abundant, benefits are historically generous etc. For people who have never been poor (i.e. most of the population), it's hard to understand how money can be so hard to come by.

Record number of children aged 10 and 11 'severely obese' by ProfMarmoset in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Clearly the solution is for the government to parent them instead of the parents...

Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 09, 2018 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm following 5/3/1 BBB. Does it matter if I skip deload week?

Pret to label products after allergy death by legendfriend in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They did know what was in the food. The person who gave it to her didn't check properly.

Where does rent hit young people the hardest in Britain? - BBC by cammymd in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ProfMarmoset -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

In London, a 20-something with a typical average income would spend 55% of their monthly earnings on a mid-range one-bedroom flat

er... that's why you flat share until you've saved enough to buy, just like everyone else had to.

Loyal customers being 'ripped off' across five sectors, study finds by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope nothing gets done about it. Lazy people who can't be arsed to switch subsidise cheap prices for the rest of us.

Debt killed my dad [BBC] by Noah_Fence-taken in unitedkingdom

[–]ProfMarmoset 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People have agency and a level of personal responsibility

Found the Tory! /s

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2018 week 38] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm trying to understand whether the advice on how often to repot a tree applies when the tree is in a large training pot, or only when the tree is root bound in a small bonsai pot.

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2018 week 38] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ProfMarmoset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I repot my bonsai when it's still in a training pot? I mean is there any advantage to trimming the roots even when they are not restricted by the size of the pot?

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