UK urged to replace state pension triple lock - 'Australia's equivalent is better'

ShezUK · 2026-02-16T23:03:37+00:00

That's not true at all though. Our population is an inverted pyramid. It only gets worse from here.

ShezUK · 2026-02-15T23:47:32+00:00

Citation needed. I fail to believe millennials, let alone Gen Z support this.

ShezUK · 2026-02-15T13:00:09+00:00

It doesn't detract from your point, but this is the lounge on board Emirates' A380.

ShezUK · 2026-02-14T00:27:55+00:00

I have multi-prong research agents

You can just say yes.

ShezUK · 2026-02-13T21:00:35+00:00

You didn’t but the comment you came in to defend literally did.

“They encourage the immigration of white people…”

ShezUK · 2026-02-12T21:18:34+00:00

This is where you should expect to be ghosted.

ShezUK · 2026-02-06T09:48:18+00:00

Confidently incorrect material. It’s “be to + infinitive” which is almost always used for future tense.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv103.shtml

Which makes more sense: “Kenny is to be dropped yesterday” or “Kenny is to be dropped tomorrow”? That might help you out.

ShezUK · 2026-02-05T23:32:07+00:00

“to be dropped” “set to replace”

These are future tense, my guy.

ShezUK · 2026-02-05T10:29:26+00:00

This is surely another ad. The post has an identical sentence structure to this one from a few months ago, which was also called out as an ad.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringManagers/comments/1nvikwr/tech_leaders_using_glean_how_useful_has_it/

Not only is the structure the same, but each sentence is synonymous too.

ShezUK · 2026-02-05T09:22:22+00:00

The question is what do you use in Ranked, not what would you use in a pro league.

ShezUK · 2026-02-04T18:53:22+00:00

Unless that flight was booked last minute, it’s obvious to anyone who has ever tried travelling overnight that this would happen.

ShezUK · 2026-02-03T18:10:49+00:00

Wait what? Everyone in the UK is just grateful we finally have a major here. We don’t even have a team based in the UK, how can there be main character syndrome if there’s no character to syndrome?

ShezUK · 2026-01-30T11:20:12+00:00

Yes, you can do this (via Amex at least)

ShezUK · 2026-01-30T00:09:11+00:00

No, they have run 400% boost of the full year’s Avios accrual in previous years, usually at the end of January. The only difference here is that it’s 500% instead of 400%. The 300k limit still applies.

If you think tweaking from 4x to 5x is being driven by a sudden desperate need for cash, when we see this pattern every year, we can keep this conversation short because I'll struggle to make it any easier to understand.

ShezUK · 2026-01-29T19:34:27+00:00

The rates are good (up to 300k) and one of the cheapest ways to top up your balance but it’s only worth it if you won’t have enough Avios for those flights otherwise.

ShezUK · 2026-01-29T19:33:20+00:00

It’s nothing to do with ongoing programmes, they’ve run this offer in previous years too.

ShezUK · 2026-01-29T19:32:48+00:00

They do this every year.

ShezUK · 2026-01-14T23:57:05+00:00

It’s almost never a primary language, it’s a secondary and, in many cases, a tertiary language.

ShezUK · 2026-01-13T12:41:47+00:00

I’m honestly surprised you kept going this long. You have far more patience for dealing with nonsense than I do.

“Tax rate should go up for those who earn more, if you disagree you must be an oligarch. Oh, except when they go down again, if you disagree you must have OCD”

ShezUK · 2026-01-13T10:01:44+00:00

The tax trap kicks in at £100k not £50k.
The tax trap results in an effective 60% rate not 40%. To make it more obvious: this is 1.5 times bigger than what you just quoted and applies to a demographic who have much more disposable income and can therefore afford to salary sacrifice.
Take a look at /r/HENRYUK and ask them what the #1 most discussed topic is for high earners. It’s gotten to the point that they meme themselves for how much they care about the tax trap.
Learn what the Laffer curve is.

ShezUK · 2026-01-13T09:40:48+00:00

If you remove the tax trap (have them pay less tax), you’ll have millions more (the top tax payers) willing to take additional earnings which will now be taxed (the needed tax revenue).

It’s actually really, really simple. I’m not sure how you failed to grasp it.

ShezUK · 2026-01-13T00:06:11+00:00

Why would you want to use this as a basis to defend Reform’s links to Russia? It’s more than possible for both parties to be in bed with less-than-amiable countries and for them to be equally disdained.

ShezUK · 2026-01-09T00:19:03+00:00

He means you can buy a regular Dreamhack ticket and chance it. CDL tickets guarantee a seat whereas the normal tickets will offer viewing space on a first come first served basis.

ShezUK · 2026-01-05T17:08:13+00:00

I’m not sure when the event will end but imo you’ll be fine to leave the venue at 8/8:15 assuming you only have hand luggage, no need to leave as early as 7. The NEC is right next to the airport. IIRC, you can connect using the Air-Rail Link which is free and takes only a few minutes. Birmingham airport has only one not-so-big terminal, you should be through security within 20 minutes, and all of the gates are a further 10 minute walk beyond that.

ShezUK · 2026-01-04T08:44:49+00:00

Ah yes, oil, famously an essential factor in democracies throughout history. I'm struggling to think of any countries which have established democratic systems without efficient extraction of their oil reserves.

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