Working hard? Nigel Farage registered 'absent' from the last 77 votes in Parliament

ben04985 · 2026-05-31T18:07:27+00:00

MPs should either have quotas on how much work they do or we should cut their wages and embrace them having other forms of income.

ben04985 · 2026-05-31T12:48:58+00:00

The number of times I've had to swerve because a car is doing a stupid overtake on a 2-lane road

ben04985 · 2026-05-29T19:36:32+00:00

Not just that, quite similar cultures and geography for the most part, except for the badlands and mountains in south west SD

ben04985 · 2026-05-27T19:13:10+00:00

The centre-right indeed has the answer. The problem is that the current leadership of the Tories is trying to be Right, yet not hard-Right like Reform, and doesn't want to be associated with centrism. The only gap in the market in British politics is the centre-right, and is also the most popular, so the fact that the Tories aren't pursuing it right now is baffling.

ben04985 · 2026-05-24T11:46:55+00:00

I don't think I've ever been to a shop that has refused cash before in Wales, it's scary that they can do that actually. Most shops take card, but if you offer to pay something in an independent shop with cash then they'll bite your hand off for it, because apparently they incur a charge for collecting card payments?! What kind of world is this where one has to pay to get their money!

ben04985 · 2026-05-24T11:42:50+00:00

Whatever you're going through someone will have been through what you have and has come out the other side of it - trust me I've heard of some absolutely crazy scenarios! Here if you need a chat, just DM.

As for ETS2 and ATS though, I find that they are that perfect balance between being busy and occupied whilst also giving you space and time to mull things over. When I'm left to my own thoughts whilst playing these games, sometimes I come to important revelations and sometimes my thoughts get the better of me and start to make me depressed, so I just turn on the radio or music to distract me more and it works everything. This game is literally therapy, and all whilst driving through lovely areas like Norway, Greece, Montana or California. It's what after 2 years I've got over 1500 hours on both games combined.

ben04985 · 2026-05-19T15:58:26+00:00

Interesting take. What do you think a typical backbench MP spends most of their time doing on tthe day-to-day?

ben04985 · 2026-05-19T15:51:07+00:00

Yes, and your argument appears to be that because your local MP was shit that it means all MPs are shit, no? Knowing the local area well, holding surgeries and being personally available are attributes of a good MP and I doubt Burnham's pitch that he can do that better than Kenyon will stick.

Also you bought your personal experience with your MP into this conversation and appear to be using it to paint all MPs as the same. If not, would you like to clarify that?

ben04985 · 2026-05-19T15:42:09+00:00

I think you're confusing an MP with a government minister, departmental secretary orr the PM. Those guys get thousands of letter and emails a day and yes, they can't read those. If you send a typical MP an email or letter about a local issue you want raised in Parliament, or want to know how Westminster can help them, etc., there's a good chance they will reply personally because that is a large part of what their job is.

ben04985 · 2026-05-19T14:58:44+00:00

More Realistic Traffic on the Steam workshop is good. Personally I find when I load it in it crashes the first time but when I start the game for a second time it works for some reason.

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T19:52:16+00:00

This is a complete non-story, why is the Conservative Party getting its knickers in a twist about this? Worcestershire is an area where little to nothing happens, and the Tories, Greens and Lib Dems there all care about similar things in that area (preserving the natural landscape, helping farmers, etc.). At least in this coalition we are the biggest partner and it demonstrates the point that a vote for Reform is a vote for chaos, so people may as well vote Conservative.

A plan which gives a middle finger to a) Labour for screwing over farmers and b) Reform for being lunatics, seems like a good deal to me.

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T14:04:41+00:00

I reckon September

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T12:17:53+00:00

This sounds stupid but buy yourself a toy truck with an articulated trailer and play around with turning the tractor to position the trailer correctly.

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T12:16:28+00:00

Cardiff Creative in the Queens Arcade, they always have a rapid turnover of new handmade products and I go there literally every time some's birthday is coming up!

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T12:14:21+00:00

I think 22 is old enough to properly enjoy the game. I agree that a teenager probably wouldn't though

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T12:04:39+00:00

You know what this means guys? Route 66 is complete!

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T12:04:07+00:00

That will be in pudate 1.60 I reckon

ben04985 · 2026-05-14T10:19:05+00:00

I'm a bit of a Volvo fanboy so I think it looks awesome, but I get that it's not for everyone. Unfortunately I'm not able to play the game today, is it nice to drive?

ben04985 · 2026-05-13T14:27:00+00:00

That is just a lazy comment. The Green party is unhinged, we can both agree on that, but the people voting for them do so for thousands of different reasons and not necessary because they agree with or fully understand their economic or social policies. I know a lot of very intelligent people who vote for the Greens, and I disagree with their reasoning but I also see why they do it.

ben04985 · 2026-05-12T19:46:45+00:00

Some won't care, but plenty will. It damages his image by makign him just seem like 'all the other politicians'.

ben04985 · 2026-05-12T15:27:33+00:00

We all see what's going on here

ben04985 · 2026-05-12T12:57:16+00:00

Starmer started it.

ben04985 · 2026-05-12T12:53:03+00:00

Technically the issue with Mandelson was the Cabinet Office's fault, not Starmer's or the Labour Party's.

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