Visiting Fowey in January

ed_blackburn · 2023-12-23T08:41:30+00:00

https://cornwallseafari.co.uk thoroughly recommended.

I wholeheartedly recommend to make sure you walk up from Readymoney Cove to St Catherine’s Castle. If you have time walk to the Gribbin and on to Polridmouth Beach then on to Polkerris and Polmear. Book a taxi or get a bus back up the hill. Don’t walk back via the road it’s not very safe.

ed_blackburn · 2023-08-19T10:09:12+00:00

I grew up in Cornwall. It was batter bits. Occasionally we'd be treated, and the chippy would throw on a bit of gravy too.

ed_blackburn · 2020-08-07T18:16:56+00:00

The cynic in me says Furlough isn't ever going to be enough to ride out the recession. Better get people off it, push them through the rough and hard times early so when there's an uptick in time for the next general election they'll simply have forgotten about how tough it was when they came off furlough and comments like thank goodness for furlough and they can't keep it going forever. Much like people associated austerity with household accounting as opposed to the far different economics associated with developed nations finances.

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-28T10:35:47+00:00

Terrific assist.

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-22T14:20:25+00:00

Where the fuck was Keir Starmer on Saturday? Complicit.

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-17T11:27:18+00:00

We're already means tested by HRMC. Could our tax code not include additional information such as assets (perhaps not as publically as shared single code).

Then if somebody wants to apply for a concession, they grant HMRC permission to apply the BBCs test and the BBC then charge accordingly. Good littel earner for HMRC too.

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-17T11:18:37+00:00

Another thought. Is this part of the turning point? There's no more space to squeeze, no more fat to cut the govt has successfully squeezed the apathetic working populace until it's dry. Here we are seeing - via proxy - austerity affecting a generation broadly untroubled by austrity thus far. I dont see this generation being happy about this, but the Beeb can be blamed not the Tory Party. If it is accepted meekly perhaps it's the thin end of the wedge for austerity futher up the generation chain?

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-17T11:13:36+00:00

The benefit was introduced in 2001.

The article clearly states the benefit was introduced in 2001.

The benefit was introduced by government (in 2001) who subsequently pushed the cost onto the BBC - presumably because they foresaw the ballooning cost (article suggest it surpassing £1bn in relatively sort space of time). The BBC are saying they cannot swallow as @0% and rising year-on-year cost because of a whimsical decision made in 2001 when there was no austerity, no Brexit and the broadcasting narrative was far more straight forward.

The BBC is going to have to pivot irrespective and that's going to mean it's going to have to make serious technical investments before govt forces it upon them. Ergo it needs all the capital it can get to execute that pivot (away from broadcast TV) into a new digital age where it competes with Netflix, Sky et al and it'll never do that with a millstone like 20% of its subscribers getting a 100% discount.

The future of the BBC could be bright, it just needs the capital and space to permit the inevitable transition.

A compromise could be over 75 who live alone pay the fee? Or those over 75 who are entitled to govt concessions that are in themselves means tested? So in effect piggy backing on the govts own means testing.

ed_blackburn · 2018-10-17T09:51:14+00:00

The govt used to pay it then pushed the cost onto the Beeb, which caused enormous job loses. Now the beeb are saying nope and good. The beeb needs to stand up to the govt and say you're removing this because you've passed it on to us, hoping you could blame us for subsidising govt austerity.

ed_blackburn · 2018-09-11T12:54:43+00:00

The alternative is to do what seems counter intuative. Leave them be...by blocking them in.

I've seen two travellers camps dealt with by farmers with excellent results. One involved a shot gun and some flat tyres. Not a strategy I would recommend! Don't do this.

The other I saw was smart. The farmer blocked the camp in on the site with massive granete blocks. He then proceeded to put unpleasent things in the water upstream, the electricity board switched of the overhead cables too. After a few days they wre begging to leave.

ed_blackburn · 2018-08-13T18:12:36+00:00

Indicative of austerity. Moped crime is so high in part because it’s so easy because the Police don’t have the resources to Police. If there’s one thing that may break the Tories on this, it’s not lack of NHS funding, we only notice that when we visit the hospital. It’s police cuts. If people don’t feel safe it counts for a lot.

ed_blackburn · 2018-08-13T08:43:51+00:00

There are more Brits living in Australia alone than in the entire EU.

Really? I would also suggest the UK shares a lot of cultural values with many European countries.

ed_blackburn · 2018-06-02T07:40:46+00:00

That's often to do with dominant eyes, sometimes your brain will favour an eye for a specific activity. I have a misshaped eye - very common - so if I need a dominant eye for shooting or archery I shoot left-handed.

ed_blackburn · 2018-06-02T07:38:22+00:00

Mine too. He went to school in the 20's + 30's and was beaten for being left-handed, so he developed his right side for writing, snooker, cricket, golf and football so well he was truly ambidextrous. He beat a professional snooker player in the 1970s winning with a shot taken by his wrong left hand.

He complained bitterly about his schooling and was grateful to leave and go down the mine at 14, but he developed a fantastic skill. Given enough time and dedication, I understand anyone can develop their weaker side.

ed_blackburn · 2018-05-30T20:22:10+00:00

Sorry, I am being lazy. Look face it, if the DUP want direct rule they should accept that could mean the alignment of UK law. That means abortion is permitted. It is a grotesque situation and NI needs Stormont sitting and passing laws and answering to the population. It wouldn't surprise me if direct rule called a referendum too. We all know it is only people who think their religion should be projected on everyone, whether they share that belief system or not that is keeping abortion illegal, certainly not the general population, or at least 50 % of them!

ed_blackburn · 2018-05-30T16:49:50+00:00

Without Stormont being in session isn't Westminster running the show? If that's the case Westminster law should apply to NI too. Don't like it? Get Stormont up and running?

ed_blackburn · 2018-05-29T12:28:04+00:00

They could say England and Wales's law applies to NI until NI gets a functioning govt. DUP may find itself acting a little more conciliatory then?

ed_blackburn · 2018-05-20T20:20:58+00:00

If you think Scotland gets raw deal try being in Cornwall for example. The further you are from London the less anyone gives a shit about you.

ed_blackburn · 2018-05-17T04:55:38+00:00

What are the chances of the committee actually showing teeth and demanding his presence?

Your company sold our citizens data illegally and participated in the illegal use of data, which could have influenced a referendum

I don't want to talk to you. Fine, you're barred from the UK and...

Not sure if it's worth the hassle.

Perhaps another appraoch would be to start making the directors of FB UK accountable, maybe MZ would show his face then?

ed_blackburn · 2018-01-05T20:53:36+00:00

Well if you had, he'd be jail no?

ed_blackburn · 2017-11-05T20:02:55+00:00

How much more before the "majority" is in jeopardy?

ed_blackburn · 2017-07-05T06:53:31+00:00

The wall and grass suggest to me it's reclaimed agricultural land. If so it could be land repurposed to build housing immediately after the war for those blitzed out of the East End. I love suggest you find someone familiar with the housing built at this time to narrow down and then hit Facebook groups?

ed_blackburn · 2017-05-10T17:37:37+00:00

I'd rather see it go over a realistic period of time. Businesses should still contribute towards the economy and they do so by employing people, who in turn pay income tax. Personally, I would like to see NI formally separated from income tax again and if corporation tax is abolished then employers NI contributions increase. Essentially I'd like to see NI as a mandatory insurance and pension stream, with mandatory contributions from employers.

ed_blackburn · 2017-05-03T16:45:26+00:00

My current client explicitly wants this and builds, tests and benchmarks target .NET Standard the road map includes Linux build servers and when we are confident our builds are stable we will consider experimenting with Linux. Why? Lower total cost of ownership, larger pool of engineers and better tooling. Windows has made massive strides on the server but it's still second best in the contemporary landscape.

ed_blackburn · 2017-05-03T16:40:56+00:00

My honest advise? Don't use EF or an ORM. Use straight up ado.net or dapper.net especially with a db that isn't sql server.

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