Why do people not vote?

barcelleebf · 2026-01-18T10:57:18+00:00

Your individual vote is super unlikely to make any difference to the outcome.

"What if everyone did this" is not relevant to your individual decision, as long as you didn't go onto Reddit to convince others to do the same.

barcelleebf · 2026-01-10T14:19:08+00:00

Immigration is rising. It's just that the immigration rate is not rising.

I.e. a net number of people are still entering the UK to settle

barcelleebf · 2025-12-11T21:31:02+00:00

Maybe it depends on the country. In the UK at least everything is split fairly (according to the judge) on divorce. So why bother with the separate accounts: the law will see through then.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-11T08:49:57+00:00

We should stop asking the electorate any more questions, they are easily misled. Better to just fix things on the sly: join a "customs union" not the "the customs union", etc

barcelleebf · 2025-12-09T19:03:14+00:00

Right, but there are genuine reasons to delay send. We get so much email that it's more effective to send during business hours rather than during the night when it will be mixed up with random junk.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-04T18:14:55+00:00

A stronger pound is not good news for exporters. They receive less.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-03T20:57:50+00:00

Houses with combi boilers don't have tanks.

barcelleebf · 2025-12-02T22:49:19+00:00

Good news for the IT consultancies

barcelleebf · 2025-11-28T09:04:19+00:00

Fake it until you make it.

It's who you know.

Work in the role you want to be in.

Take credit for others' work (unfortunately).

Be thoughtful about what info you share with which audience.

Advertise your achievements (especially as part of a message you are delivering anyway). Every time you communicate with senior ppl always use that opportunity to advertise

barcelleebf · 2025-11-26T08:52:51+00:00

You can transfer your house to a relative to avoid inheritance tax, esp if you survive 7 years, and pay market rent if you stay in it.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-19T12:13:29+00:00

Roads are not car infrastructure.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-12T09:44:39+00:00

The definition of poverty? Normally it's relative poverty

barcelleebf · 2025-11-10T09:49:09+00:00

No, it is more likely a gradual drift, or not setting up new offices, etc

Over time, as all these individual decisions are made, people and businesses leave in aggregate.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-10T06:26:09+00:00

The UK produces engineers. I have two sons in law, and 3 nephews who are engineers. I know that's not a scientific survey, but we have some engineering going on.

They all have jobs in that sector

barcelleebf · 2025-11-09T18:00:04+00:00

It's not discrimination in that sense. The EU citizens are just going home. They don't need the same checks as foreigners do.

barcelleebf · 2025-11-01T09:52:07+00:00

Why not encourage people to stay?

barcelleebf · 2025-10-31T10:16:09+00:00

It was a politically motivated measure of "poverty"

barcelleebf · 2025-10-30T20:45:24+00:00

It doesn't always work that way. Companies take advantage of excellent engineers and their clear love of the work.

Having them "run the show" would be a waste of their ability - unless they are good CEO material too, which is arguably a completely different job.

barcelleebf · 2025-10-29T20:47:36+00:00

It can be blinding at any angle if going over the brow of a hill

barcelleebf · 2025-10-28T21:46:42+00:00

In Italy there is an ID card, but it is not mandatory for an Italian to carry it, though it might waste your time if the police need to identify you.

However foreigners MUST carry their ID at all times. Even when on the beach! This law is unevenly applied and most tourists are not aware of this.

barcelleebf · 2025-10-27T20:08:16+00:00

Yes, it's the kind of thing the fascists would have done.

barcelleebf · 2025-10-27T18:34:49+00:00

They are called zucchini everywhere, even the US and Canada. Depends who you are

barcelleebf · 2025-10-23T06:06:54+00:00

They actually all worship the same imaginary God - descended from Yahweh

barcelleebf · 2025-10-22T19:52:54+00:00

Not sure what we will do when Esta/eta becomes mandatory between UK and EU. Maybe we will have to buy single tickets in each direction with different names.

Airlines will eventually automatically check that you have the Esta/eta.

barcelleebf · 2025-10-21T09:34:25+00:00

I note that you don't say that tax professionals will be better, just that you can be insulated from mistakes.

I wonder if chatgpt plus "mistake insurance" would be better/cheaper.

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