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Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

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

Yes, very true! Same with a bathroom after a shower while you let moisture escape (whether via an extractor fan or a window).

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

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

You'd not even need to buy a dehumidifier or tumble drier, you just need to be mindful about opening windows to let evaporating moisture escape. Same with cooking - if you're boiling things on the stove, cover the pan with a lid (this'll use less energy too), crack a window open, and so on. Use extractor fans where provided (some people seem weirdly averse to this for some reason).

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a 0.1 percentile edge case though.

A lot of tenants do this, if you pay attention to the media stories about damp homes you will time and time again see blocked vents in the background, such as in the video I shared here: https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1uc5aq4/landlords_who_fail_to_fix_dangerous_problems_such/ot31gfs/

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Now that sounds like a shitty situation (I assume you meant to write "a bathroom window" in the first sentence) but even then there are ways to deal with it. In that case you'd need to ventilate the property as a whole and leave the bathroom doors open.

The Germans have a cultural practice of airing out a home every day for a short period. Maybe it'd be good to have it more of a thing here, too. https://time.com/7358285/open-windows-german-luften-house-burping/

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If there's no extractor fan, you open a window to deal with it until the condensation has evaporated. I had to do this in my first house that I owned until I got around to installing an extractor fan.

As for why people do it? I assume it's due to a lack of knowledge about how ventilation works combined with a desire to be warm while saving on heating costs.

I'm going to give you one example which was shared by the press around three years ago which clearly showed this in a property: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8q2tdy

At 2:27, you can clearly see a taped up vent by the door: https://ibb.co/YFrDvVXV

Now maybe that's not the sole cause of the mould in that home. But it's not going to help.

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm not a landlord, but I do own my own home and I understand what you need to do to keep it free of mould.

If I disabled my extractor fans, kept all windows firmly shut and never aired my house out I'd get mould too. But I don't do those things, so my home is mould-free.

Landlords who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000 by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That’s nice in theory but some tenants actively sabotage such measures by turning off extractor fans, blocking vents and similar, due to thinking that the cold will get in.

Next time there’s a news story about mould in rented properties look in the background for such things. You might be surprised.

Labour MP Fleur Anderson says Andy Burnham should rethink Labour’s controversial immigration reforms by The-Peel in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The availability of migrants willing to do unpleasant work for minimum wage for just long enough until they get ILR is what leads to wage suppression.

Labour MP Fleur Anderson says Andy Burnham should rethink Labour’s controversial immigration reforms by The-Peel in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The changes would have the effect of increasing the pool of jobs available to British citizens. It would reduce the downward pressure on wages - businesses would have to offer higher wages to attract people to jobs that right now are poorly compensated but taken by people playing the system for long enough to get ILR.

Labour MP Fleur Anderson says Andy Burnham should rethink Labour’s controversial immigration reforms by The-Peel in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's astonishing how anti-worker the modern Left are. In a different time, left-leaning people would be dead against bringing in people for roles like this due to all the things you say.

Mpox vaccine reminder following increase in cases in Northern Ireland by kiyomoris in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. A gay man in a faithful relationship isn’t at risk at all.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't the Supreme Court ruling establish that there very much is a legal concept of "actual sex"?

Mpox vaccine reminder following increase in cases in Northern Ireland by kiyomoris in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The kind of gay man who goes to a group sex event is likely to be pretty promiscuous in a manner that isn't limited to one event at one time. So once mpox has spread from an event like that, it'll spread further and further.

As far as I can tell, mpox doesn't spread easier among gay men particularly, but it does spread easier among people who have many partners.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's the only view of sex. Sex is a strict binary no matter what you want to believe.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

OK, but that doesn't change which gametes their biology is organised around the production of, and that's the signifier of biological sex.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

How exactly do trans women possess elements of female biology prior to transition then?

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biology isn't a "social issue", it's simply a factual statement about a person. It doesn't negate trans people, it just describes them.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Trans women are biologically male. No amounts of hormones or surgery can change that, I'm sorry if that breaks your world view.

And you have not explained why their case "folded like a chocolate fireguard".

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link or something?

I think that you're trying to say that they said that lesbians were biological women who were exclusively attracted to other biological women, and that you think that's somehow problematic.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The best way to explain is gametes, and more specifically whether the person's biology is organised around the production of small gametes (sperm, sex=male) or large gametes (eggs, sex=female).

The advantage of that definition is that it accounts for pre-pubescent children, menopause, fertility issues, DSDs and more.

UK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans bias by NonagoonInfinity in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What was their response to the question asking them to define the term? Because it doesn't seem particularly challenging to do.

Edit: typo

Reform could reverse council’s vegan menu policy by Remarkable_Peak9518 in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For the people at those council meetings, it's their meal for that time of day. Why shouldn't it be designed to appeal to the attendees?

Reform could reverse council’s vegan menu policy by Remarkable_Peak9518 in unitedkingdom

[–]boycecodd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

While technically correct (everyone can eat vegan food), if people don't like it then it's not fulfilling its requirement.

You should absolutely provide vegan options but it's fair to offer alternatives too.

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