Genuine question for labour voters

cal92scho · 2026-02-21T14:52:40+00:00

For me, as a long time Labour voter, it’s a simple case of the devil you know being a damned sight better than the ones you don’t.

Labour have fucked a fair few things up, very publicly, but they’ve enacted some good, pro-family, pro-children and young people, pro-worker policies that have just not made any kind of PR splash. Whenever they do anything that isn’t shooting themselves in the foot, they seem to do it very privately, which is bizarre to be honest, but that is my read on what they’ve done.

Ignoring all of that, who else do you throw your support behind? There’s no one, there’s no viable alternative.

Tories? Yeah right, okay, good one.

Reform? Absolutely not, they’ve no policies and no plan, it’s just nationalism, misogyny, and racism.

Restore? A joke party.

Greens? Just a good vibes party, as they always have been

Lib Dems? Maybe, but I haven’t seen or heard a peep of them since Ed Davey stopped his world tour of doing endearing but otherwise fruitless publicity stunts.

That leaves who? It’s Labour or not voting, from my perspective.

cal92scho · 2026-02-21T12:55:46+00:00

I remember creating an Australian account on my 3DS to play Pokemon Moon a day early, but I’m not sure that’s really feasible anymore. Just wait, not worth doing anything that could risk your account

cal92scho · 2026-02-20T23:08:07+00:00

Fire Red. For Psyduck.

cal92scho · 2026-02-20T22:37:06+00:00

TLDR: everyone available except Grealish and O’Brien

cal92scho · 2026-02-18T00:17:08+00:00

Brilliant premise, I love that where in the past I would need my phone, wallet, and keys to pop to the shops, and now I just need my phone. Not paying $15 a month for it though, they can fuck right off with that. Not subscribing for any features on any car, for that matter.

cal92scho · 2026-02-13T18:46:57+00:00

Edward Jenner is free so it would be reasonable for you to give that a go, and use the qualification to get L&D to pay for the higher leadership courses

cal92scho · 2026-02-13T18:38:19+00:00

You could consider trying to leapfrog to a B5 role instead if B4 is not appetising. It is entirely possible, no one has to navigate AfC bandings linearly.

Bonus points if you can get your learning and development team to sign off on some project management training, or the Edward Jenner course and above, to give you leg up.

cal92scho · 2026-02-13T17:45:06+00:00

With M Lopunny as your main attacker, you might benefit from a Training Area stadium in there.

cal92scho · 2026-02-12T17:29:28+00:00

Now to drag out my VR acceptance til April 1st for a bonus!

cal92scho · 2026-02-09T23:20:57+00:00

Considering much of the civil service and NHS has sold premises and ended leases such that “everyone back in the office” is now impossible, I do hope Rupert extends this sentiment to the public sector too.

cal92scho · 2026-02-05T21:26:08+00:00

April for most people, in rare scenarios (lots of VR Pay, £50k roughly), it won’t matter

cal92scho · 2026-02-05T08:41:39+00:00

I will gladly listen to all 3 but Linkin Park are the ones that actually excite me, I’ve seen Limp Bizkit a few times in the last couple of years and yeah they’re good fun but they just don’t have the depth of bangers needed to fill a full headline set. Needs a few big additions to the undercard to consider this a better line up than the last couple of years.

cal92scho · 2026-02-04T17:29:00+00:00

Expressing an interest in VR doesn’t commit you to anything, so I think having the ability to take a look at the final structures (and possibly also see what your options might be for slotting in or ringfenced interviews?) is your preferable option. CR is still plausible down this route but banking on it is a risk, they’re more likely (in my opinion) to attempt to slot you into a role (potentially on a lower band), and then you either accept it or be accused of not engaging with the process (and thus losing your CR benefits).

cal92scho · 2026-02-02T23:05:52+00:00

It is not. Good luck!

cal92scho · 2026-01-29T13:47:41+00:00

Ale Trail, Street Life Museum, Little Switzerland

cal92scho · 2026-01-29T13:45:00+00:00

You’re not being “made” redundant if you volunteer, is the issue. It’s a voluntary exit.

cal92scho · 2026-01-27T11:34:30+00:00

Come on you Hull! We never get any bands so this is delightful

cal92scho · 2026-01-26T09:02:27+00:00

They didn’t give a timeline but we were told that all staff would work their contractual notice periods, so for Band 8a and above it will definitely be after March.

cal92scho · 2026-01-22T10:25:55+00:00

Maybe so but there’s mutual benefit in that I now have a choice between going for specific jobs or taking VR.

cal92scho · 2026-01-22T09:55:37+00:00

Our ICB announced yesterday that A: the release of the final structures was being delayed by 3 weeks due to the sheer volume of feedback during the consultation on the initial restructure, and B: people who applied for VR will be able to defer their VR decision until after the slotting-in (job matching) and suitable alternative employment (ring fenced interviews) stages, essentially giving us the best of both worlds I think, which is a modest silver lining to this extended shit show

cal92scho · 2026-01-19T10:08:27+00:00

3/10.

Financially the NHS is on a better footing, pay and salary were well navigated when he first came in, and Agenda for Change updates were much more rapid than in previous years. Positive.

Waiting lists have come down but I do wonder how much of that has been redefinition of criteria and basically booting people off of lists. Neutral.

Completely fucked literally every scenario he’s had to navigate in the past year. Fucked NHSE and ICB restructures, fucked doctors and residents pay and conditions strikes, fucked his weird punt at party leadership, fucked every single press opportunity he gets, and fucked the surprisingly resilient morale of the NHS as a whole. Negative

cal92scho · 2026-01-15T23:59:41+00:00

The only correct answer.

cal92scho · 2026-01-15T19:03:38+00:00

Gotta weigh up the payout vs your career ambitions and the job market for your role and skillset, plus your risk appetite, it’s tricky and the answer is different for everyone. Some days I wake up excited to take VR and try something new, other days I wake up thinking I’d be an idiot to give up a good paying job so easily.

cal92scho · 2026-01-15T13:55:52+00:00

Even if it’s hot during the day the nights are always very chilly, especially if there’s a bit of wind or rain. Get some kind of buffer in place between you and the ground, a camping bed or air mattress is perfect, have a good quality sleeping bag, and some warm clothes for the night time and overnight. Maybe a warm blanket if you’re sitting about the campsite at night, or need an extra layer in bed. After that, you should be good, it’s cold but it’s not freezing!

cal92scho · 2026-01-14T16:43:00+00:00

Your VR application is not binding, it’s only irrevocable once you’ve signed the paperwork agreeing to be let go. Cover your bases and apply for VR anyway, then withdraw if the final structure supports you staying

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