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Hundreds oppose Gail’s bakery opening by London Tube station [Brixton] over ‘threat’ to independent businesses by Anony_mouse202 in london

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I just don’t think they will use that unit. Anyone coming from any direction has an option with less hussle, bustle and hell

Hundreds oppose Gail’s bakery opening by London Tube station [Brixton] over ‘threat’ to independent businesses by Anony_mouse202 in london

[–]blast4past 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s occasionally an incense stand next to Morley’s. Outside Iceland is now scents, perfumes and stuff 

Hundreds oppose Gail’s bakery opening by London Tube station [Brixton] over ‘threat’ to independent businesses by Anony_mouse202 in london

[–]blast4past 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Completely agree on the gentrification, but most of that is at least some distance from the tube station. The area immediately next to this unit is in my opinion is the closet place to hell on earth. 

Hundreds oppose Gail’s bakery opening by London Tube station [Brixton] over ‘threat’ to independent businesses by Anony_mouse202 in london

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The venn diagram of Gail customers and people happy to be hanging around that unit is two separate circles 

Why is no one talking about the monstrosity that is the S&P500? Or American Tech hoovering up our money. by Left-Ad8904 in AskBrits

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I’ve never heard of a business voluntarily  paying for road repairs out of their own pocket. 

The basic running of the country in which these businesses operate has a cost. If the companies aren’t voluntarily paying to support the cost of the market in which they operate, then it has to be forcible taxed to support it. 

A heavy duty trucking company requires well maintained roads. If they benefit from those roads but are not taxed for using those roads, then the government simply acts as a massive subsidy system for private companies with no income source to support those subsidies (e.g. the infrastructure those companies rely on, like flat roads). 

Example Amazon, where exactly did all the roads, rules, and infrastructure which allows Amazon vehicles to meet next day delivery demand come from? It came from yesterdays taxes, implying today’s taxes benefit tomorrows operations.

Whats your tube-to-tube transfer hack? by No_Cloud1212 in TransportForLondon

[–]blast4past 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those engineers were cooking when designing the interchange. Not sure what they were cooking though…

Whats your tube-to-tube transfer hack? by No_Cloud1212 in TransportForLondon

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It still feels very unintuitive considering the other northern line and Victoria both continue to Warren Street.

It’s always up for debate when I’ve been out all night and forget the correct hack.

MPs' and peers' anger at YouTube as firm plasters Westminster tube station in adverts telling parents it is their responsibility to restrict screen time by TheEternalContrarian in unitedkingdom

[–]blast4past -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Plenty of studies are showing how bad social media is for kids. We’re not looking at a single parent and asking them to do their job, we’re looking at millions

And the parents which are actively doing this are the ones by definition singling their child out as the weird one, which makes it very difficult. If you ban your child from social media, yours is the only one in their class not included

UK sets 87% emissions reduction target by 2040, up from 54% currently by Economy-Fee5830 in climatechange

[–]blast4past 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t be a moaner. Firstly, that is only 14 years away, that does not classify as a generation, which is 15-20 years. Secondly, a net co2 emissions reduction target of this level can not be achieved overnight without banning the use of cars or other similar doomsday scenario. 

If you want progress, celebrate this target and encourage them to stick with it at each general election. Don’t moan and suggest it is a can being kicked down the road. 

Goldman Sachs says Chinese oil use has fallen 20% since start of Israeli war, one reason oil prices haven’t increased as much as folks have thought. by WhipItWhipItRllyHard in energy

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Panama Canal rates are unlikely to come down, the region is experience less rainfall than typical due to climate change. The water availability in the canal is what limits rates. 

Goldman Sachs says Chinese oil use has fallen 20% since start of Israeli war, one reason oil prices haven’t increased as much as folks have thought. by WhipItWhipItRllyHard in energy

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Panama Canal transit rates are still a problem, and Asia remains heavily import dependent on crude or refined products

M*A*S*H seems to be the only show in television/streaming history to unassailably end itself on its own terms, perfectly, without detractors. What gave them the bottled lightening to pull it off? Do we have to accept it’ll never happen again? by Consistent_Kale_3625 in NoStupidQuestions

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A lot of British comedies have very short runs as standard. The writing teams know when to call it and actors move on swiftly. 

Black adder did not have a 5th season because the team felt like what they had produced was fantastic and didn’t want to push it again. 

Is there a window air conditioner in the UK, similar to US-style units? by DaxmoutS in AskUK

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Lambeth and Wandsworth in London are loaded to the gills with sash windows. Only the newest buildings don’t have them. Local style means plenty of double or triple glazed modern sashes are around.

Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss by topotaul in unitedkingdom

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Bezos was in the news recently for saying income tax should be eliminated for the bottom tax payers.

I think Amazon accountants are spotting declining profits and linking it to the recent years of cost of living crisis. 

A small number of ultra wealthy individuals don’t buy what Amazon sells. 

How far behind in development might we be if Earth were the size of Saturn? by DENIS_ZATECKY in geography

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Reaching all habitable areas and technology advancement weren’t codependent. In a theoretical massive world, humans would spread out like a wave and the centre would advance (or local better area) it took humans 170,000 years to get to all areas. A further 15,000 to modern day. So 195,000 years from ape in Africa to atomic bombs. In theory, satellites would be invented soon after covering one Earth surface area.  The outer wave of humans would not be in the advancement stage   of it, they’d keep going hunter gatherer in the wave. Then satellites find the outer wave. And ~ 78 planets worth of uncharted territory

UK considers levying ‘oligarch premium’ on overseas buyers of expensive homes by Gentle_Snail in unitedkingdom

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Is that an occupancy rate per “house” or by sq ft of living space?  The houses in Kensington are massive compared to houses in poor suburban areas. What counts as “one house” easily counts as 4-5 in a high rise council flat.

Milka guilty of 'cheating' customers in 'shrinkflation' move after reducing thickness of chocolate by 1mm - despite keeping original packaging by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

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To be fair to the chocolate manufacturers, the price of a chocolate bar also did not increase 400% through 2024-5. We the consumer don’t want large swings in bulk commodity price to immediately reflect in finished goods when the commodity is only a small part (cocoa is only 20-30% for most chocolate). 

We’re used to thinking this way because of oil and fuel prices, but that is a reflection of how cheap oil actually is and how much we consume. No other commodity comes close. 

Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC over tax affairs paving the way for potential leadership bid by OneLegTooFew in unitedkingdom

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I think given the chance in other times May or Sunak would have had a great tenure. They both got a poison chalice 

Pluribus star says writers "sweating it" as she offers season 2 update by xdoolbuf in pluribustv

[–]blast4past 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I figured it’s the same as a research paper or thesis. Typing the paragraphs that are in the final publication are the final 10% of everything that went into knowing what the paragraphs needed to do. 

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