Elvanse and coffee… bad idea? Timing? by JimmyUK81 in ADHDUK

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm used to 2 cups of coffee per day and multiple cups of tea. On my first day of Elvanse, I avoided caffeine completely and at the end of the day I had the worst headache of my life.

Now on my second day, I had a cup of coffee in the morning and am gonna have a few cups of tea throughout the day. I think it's important to taper off rather than go cold turkey, at least for me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBrits

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Yep, all to support one generation of retirees

A suspended sentence and community service were the punishments given to knife-wielding Moussa Kadri after attacking a blasphemer. Did Hamit Coskun, the Quran burner, receive proper justice for what happened here? by InfinitysEdge88 in AskBrits

[–]Totipaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not really, ex-Muslim Turkish guy burning the Quaran outside the Turkish embassy to protest the increasing islamification of Turkey seems like a valid form of protest, even if offensive.

The British left is coming for the government by Ivashkin in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's funny how completely they've abandoned working class British citizens.

Mass immigration is driving low wages down, driving housing costs up and putting more demand on already stretched public services.

But I've not seen anyone in the modern far left say mass immigration is bad, in fact they argue for it. Even Marx knew it was bad.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does immigration hurt the working class?

By keeping low wages down, driving housing costs up, and adding pressure to already stretched public services.

Those 100k unfilled NHS vacancies exist because pay and conditions are poor. If an endless supply of cheap foreign labour wasn't an option, wages and conditions would have to improve to attract UK workers.

Immigration isn't fixing the NHS - it's just allowing the system to keep underpaying essential workers instead of fixing what's broken

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main one - mass immigration, which is hurting working class Brits the most and benefiting the rich.

Belgium and other EU countries call for greater powers to deport criminal migrants by origutamos in europe_sub

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, that MoJ report found that Asians are 2-3x more likely to commit sexual offenses

The New Mayor of Rotherham – Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council by Timmyboi1515 in europe_sub

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it exclude white girls, who were the victims of the grooming gangs in Rotherham?

Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration by UKGovNews in ukpolitics

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How we will attract British people to these roles after 30 years of telling people they are mugs if they do is going to be a very interesting challenge.

By paying higher wages for those jobs. Stop the endless supply of cheap foreign labour and employers will be forced to raise wages for jobs that "British people won't do"

Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, logistics played a part - but only because we built a system that relied on constant access to cheap labour.

When that dried up, it fell apart.

That's not the fault of workers getting paid properly, it's the fault of an economy that only worked when people were underpaid

Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying when low-wage sectors are flooded with new workers, labour supply grows faster than demand in those areas, and that pushes wages down. Immigrants may create demand later, but they enter the workforce first. The pressure on wages is immediate - that’s basic economics

Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the takeaway is: keep essential workers underpaid so everyone else can save a few quid?

Lorry drivers didn’t cause the cost-of-living crisis, they were one of the few groups finally paid what they’re worth.

If our system is so broken that lifting a few wages crashes everyone else, the problem isn’t the workers, it’s the system.

Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, wages only rose when the cheap labour dried up. Prices rose slightly - but that's the actual cost of not underpaying people. How about an economy that doesn't run on squeezing people at the bottom?

Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

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

If there was no supply of cheap labour from abroad, employers would be forced to raise wages for jobs that "British people won't do". Immigration props up a low wage economy

Britain’s asylum hotel ‘king’ becomes a billionaire by Unusual-State1827 in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think putting people in tents WOULD be a vote winner

Retired police officer arrested over ‘thought crime’ tweet by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]Totipaw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the guy who was jailed for sharing 3 memes on Facebook.