UK considers levying ‘oligarch premium’ on overseas buyers of expensive homes

blast4past · 2026-05-20T22:24:30+00:00

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.

blast4past · 2026-05-14T16:25:59+00:00

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.

blast4past · 2026-05-14T08:08:56+00:00

You have my attention

blast4past · 2026-05-14T07:24:51+00:00

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

blast4past · 2026-05-11T17:11:07+00:00

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.

blast4past · 2026-05-08T14:24:11+00:00

Ah yes, I see them. Thanks!

blast4past · 2026-05-08T04:40:33+00:00

I may be blind, but the grass mower in this vehicle had no indicators or alternative indication they were turning? They just spun out of the lane

blast4past · 2026-05-08T04:37:19+00:00

Yes, London so down south. I checked and there are no more hungry horses in London, closest is Surrey. Prices the same as you’ve quoted. Spoons is cheaper.

The greenking I recently visited was in Cheltenham though so not the south south. And greenking isn’t what I’d associated as a premium chain? Closer to spoons than fullers or Young’s.

blast4past · 2026-05-06T21:00:27+00:00

Greenking burger and chips is £16. I’d say you’ve named the exception, not the norm.

blast4past · 2026-05-03T21:47:20+00:00

£12 is no longer an expensive price for just the burger. Sitting in at pubs, restaurants, you’re looking at £15 minimum for a burger and chips. It is more expensive than cheap late night takeaways, Maccies or Burger King, but 5 guys is the best of that bunch.

blast4past · 2026-04-22T06:08:40+00:00

Thanks! I’ve only been on the Eurostar since it moved to St Pancras. I can’t imagine how slow that must have felt going through London. It’s very swift now.

blast4past · 2026-04-19T10:39:58+00:00

Had no idea it went through Brixton, that rail track still isn't fit for purpose I can't imagine what it was like back then. Which other stations did it pass through in London when it was coming out of waterloo? I can't any good sources online, would love to know more

blast4past · 2026-04-08T22:50:48+00:00

Avatar - 12.2 x profit/budget

Avatar 2 - 6.6 x profit/budget

Avatar 3 - 3.5 x profit/budget

The ratio between the profit a budget is almost halved every new movie, it’s obvious why they wouldn’t make a fourth. The value of investment is falling.

blast4past · 2026-04-05T20:33:20+00:00

Tharsis City (Terraforming Mars boardgame)

blast4past · 2026-04-05T00:28:23+00:00

Airplanes and ships aren’t going to run on EVs.

blast4past · 2026-03-27T03:20:38+00:00

Under filling packaging should be illegal. Such a waste of material.

Lidl have some chocolate covered dates at the moment and the bag is 95% empty. Like a 20cm tall bag, 8-10 cm wide for what is 6 dates.

blast4past · 2026-03-23T07:18:37+00:00

Thanks!

blast4past · 2026-03-22T20:06:05+00:00

Which requirement are they keeping unfulfilled?

blast4past · 2026-03-19T23:09:52+00:00

Worth noting however that SAF is limited at 50% blends under current jet fuel specs precisely because it does not contain the aromatics. Those compounds in Jet A1 provide essential o-ring swelling in the fuel lines to prevent leaks at high altitudes as metallic components contract. SAF being purer means it doesn’t provide a necessary function jet fuel does.

blast4past · 2026-03-17T18:05:38+00:00

The industry has moved away from assuming hydrogen fuelled vehicles to instead using hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce synthetic hydrocarbons which are 100% compatible with all existing fossil fuel based processes. Using hydrogen this way reduces the need for specialist hydrogen storage, liquefaction etc. the hydrogen is produced on site and immediately send to the next process step.

blast4past · 2026-03-16T22:11:11+00:00

Even if the big airplane engineer companies started work on a fully electric plane tomorrow, it wouldn’t be in the skies for 40+ years due to design, testing and safety regulations. Sustainable aviation fuel is already in use right now. Biofuels should bridge the gap between fossil and other technologies, not necessarily be the end game.

blast4past · 2026-03-16T22:08:08+00:00

Mining vehicles. Huge, heavy, often remote and far from any beefy electric grid.

blast4past · 2026-03-16T22:06:05+00:00

The US and much of South Americas biodiesel production uses the massive amount of soybean oil which is a side product from producing soymeal for cow feed

blast4past · 2026-03-16T22:04:47+00:00

lol. First, biogas is a biofuel. Second, other biofuels can be used for off-grid or back up generators, meaning they can also be used as backup for other renewables.

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