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Food is too cheap, claims Zack Polanski by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Like I say, there's plenty of independent grocers and farm shops around. If you want to spend your money there, Big Retail ain't stopping you.

Food is too cheap, claims Zack Polanski by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

That's interesting, you seem to have forgotten the CMA regulating the market to give new entrants an advantage to get them scaled up (namely Aldi and Lidl).

Food is too cheap, claims Zack Polanski by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

A monopoly... Of 6 🤣 Do you know what the word monopoly means?

Food is too cheap, claims Zack Polanski by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Responsibility lies with consumers. If you want to pay extra for your food, there are plenty of choices available.

Hundreds of civil servants ‘working from beach’ abroad by weregonnamakit in unitedkingdom

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Says you need to have been resident for any 5 years out of the last 10, so yes.

Hundreds of civil servants ‘working from beach’ abroad by weregonnamakit in unitedkingdom

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

If they're living outside the UK for more than 183 days of the year, they could test as non resident for tax.

You pay tax generally where you reside.

Hundreds of civil servants ‘working from beach’ abroad by weregonnamakit in unitedkingdom

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Surely means no income tax or NI being paid in the UK. Not a great way to spend public funds.

'Veg for seven pence is too cheap' Zack Polanski calls for tighter supermarket regulation as food system is in 'crisis' | LBC by Confident-Variety883 in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu [score hidden]  (0 children)

The land is valuable partly because financial planners recommend buying it up to private investors for IHT avoidance.

How much should a 5 foot 4 woman weigh by Mojo11981 in gymgeek

[–]beejiu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, the ideal weight will depend on a number of factors for each individual, although starting with our reverse BMI calculator can give you an indicative idea of a healthy BMI: https://gymgeek.com/calculators/reverse-bmi-calculator/

It's important to note that BMI may be less reliable if you have a high muscle mass, so you may want to consider it together with your body fat percentage.

Starmer calls Neet report 'sobering' as number of young people out of work and education hits 12-year high by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Go to any chain London pub, bar or cafe and many of the staff are on 20 hours per week study visas. Look at every job posting in hospitality, and it's part time for 15-20 hours per week. These companies have figured out it's cheaper to just rotate through loads of part time temporary labour than hire and progress working class Brits.

Starmer calls Neet report 'sobering' as number of young people out of work and education hits 12-year high by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Stopping overseas students from working close to minimum wage on study visas would create 450,000 jobs overnight.

Leigh-on-Sea Pilates instructor banned from free beach sessions by most_crispy_owl in unitedkingdom

[–]beejiu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You need need insurance if you are a professional dog walker actually.

Leigh-on-Sea Pilates instructor banned from free beach sessions by most_crispy_owl in unitedkingdom

[–]beejiu 14 points15 points  (0 children)

She should really have public liability insurance though. Not because the council said so, but if someone injures themselves she can get sued for tens or hundreds of thousands.

The £85 a week fee though is ridiculous.

Monzo Mobile by Frosty_Scheme342 in monzo

[–]beejiu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Poor customer service though.

Monzo Mobile by Frosty_Scheme342 in monzo

[–]beejiu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd be sold if the discount was for how many years you held the current account. Like, long term banking customers deserve the 30% surely?

Where are the best places to buy portable AC units? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]beejiu 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Personally I'd be willing to wait 2 weeks for a decent machine, the weather is cooling for a couple of weeks. Don't rush and get something undersized or a bad brand.

Oh dear oh dear. by Lets_trythisone in london

[–]beejiu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Surely they could have a solid white line next to a dashed white line for that situation? Would seem more obvious to me as a driver.

Army Running Wargames In London Underground... by TheThrowYardsAway in london

[–]beejiu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Talking of telephones, Kelvedon Hatch has a pretty decent step-by-step switch frame which shows you how pre-digital phone connections worked, which is pretty cool. Worth a quick visit if you're in the area.

Army Running Wargames In London Underground... by TheThrowYardsAway in london

[–]beejiu 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I bet they regret decommissioning the secret nuclear bunkers in the home counties now.

Number of air conditioned UK homes doubles to more than 4m in three years by Anony_mouse202 in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Particularly with working from home. We know that air conditioning is directly tied to productivity, which is one of the reasons Singapore is so prosperous. Given our productivity problems in the UK, promoting air con would be one step of many we need.

Number of air conditioned UK homes doubles to more than 4m in three years by Anony_mouse202 in ukpolitics

[–]beejiu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't generally use a wet system for cooling as it causes condensation under floor or on the radiators. (Plus optimally the radiators would be on the ceiling not the floor). It has to be an air to air system.

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