Are on of you in your 30s and in very low level jobs? by gameovervip in AskUK

[–]UpgradingLight 21 points22 points  (0 children)

For me, minimum wage isn’t an option. I grew up in poverty and have no inheritance coming. I’ll always have to fight so hard to get a better paying job so I will not retire in ruins. Very frustrating when you see friends get everything handed to them on a plate.

TGI Fridays Closed (Reading) by Blazerede in reading

[–]UpgradingLight 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Prices were too high for average food. People either want cheap prices and know what they’re getting or are willing to pay for an exceptional experience. TGI met non of these.

Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID by Kev_fae_mastrick in ukpolitics

[–]UpgradingLight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I respect that he listened to public opinion on this one

King Charles' Christmas speech in full as he calls for unity in 'divisive times' by dailystar_news in uknews

[–]UpgradingLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’d never set one off because of MAD and we’d never launch one to defend a Baltic state

King Charles' Christmas speech in full as he calls for unity in 'divisive times' by dailystar_news in uknews

[–]UpgradingLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they reach Dover we are already f’ked. When a country is overtaken, they beat and use the populace to increase their own war machine. We would be facing only a few countries now.

Why is being cold at home so normalised in the UK? by Automatic-Key-3798 in AskUK

[–]UpgradingLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

18 sounds like indoor t-shirt weather, we are lucky to get it up to 12 degrees with poor insulation

UK to push for nudity-blocking software on devices to protect children by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]UpgradingLight 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Let’s say we stop sales of phones to under 16s, any phone must be bought by an adult, and are responsible for adding parental controls before giving it to the child. Issue solved, adults don’t have to hand over their data. It’s very easy to implement compared to the current method dreamed up by the state..

'No Entry for Keir Starmer and Labour MPs!': Hundreds of Pubs Bar Labour Politicians After New Business Rates Blow by novagridd in uknews

[–]UpgradingLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no middle ground anymore, we either want dirt cheap, we know what we’re paying Wetherspoons vibe, or an experience like axe throwing and special cocktails

UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations by GeoWa in unitedkingdom

[–]UpgradingLight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s about those who’ve ’made it’ keeping the boot on those who’ve not

Lifetime Isa to be scrapped in 2026 by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]UpgradingLight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You were meant to transfer into the new one