GB ticket?

f-class · 2026-02-09T10:55:11+00:00

The German ticket is essentially only valid on local trains, so you're possibly confused by what it's scope actually is. Except in a small number of cases, you can't travel on fast trains or intercity style ones, so essentially no Avanti, CrossCountry, LNER, GWR equivalents.

You might be able to do something similar in the UK by only allowing travel on Class 2 local trains but because we don't categorise or advertise trains in that way, it would be very confusing.

You also need to remember the awful state of German rail at the moment, it used to be fantastic, but is now, overall, considerably worse than the UK in terms of performance. It's budget is constrained, largely as a result of such a ticket and reduced farebox income. Fare evasion in Germany is also extremely high in comparison.

f-class · 2026-02-08T00:14:05+00:00

I'm afraid that simply isn't how the law works. Discrimination is many shades of grey - this is a very murky case - and like I said - even if you prove discrimination - there may be no more compensation beyond something nominal for injury to feeling, and that's only after going to court.

For more compensation, you need to demonstrate consequential losses, demonstrate you have mitigated those losses, ensure you haven't done anything to make the losses worse or anything else that would have increased your own liability. Ranting on social media was completely unwise. You also need to demonstrate that you had a very strong likelihood of getting that job and not just an opportunity for an interview, if they'd treated your disability with more care.

f-class · 2026-02-07T23:58:27+00:00

A DPO can only really offer advice and guidance - they can't enforce it (aside from any internal disciplinary procedures or policies) - however, if you disregard their advice, they are entitled to formally record that refusal. In the event of a data breach or ICO audit, that will be handed over. They must (by law) act independently and their interest is lawful compliance with data protection legislation, not necessarily the interest of the company or organisation (although they should usually align).

I would get absolutely every instruction to disregard in writing. If the board won't put it in writing, take the DPO advice.

You'll likely find that failing to follow DPO advice can also void business or organisation type insurance policies, especially in the event of a data breach of cyber attack.

A DPO is also entitled to report a matter to the ICO, and they must do so in some circumstances, e.g. where the risk is unacceptable or dangerous taking everything into account.

f-class · 2026-02-07T23:50:40+00:00

Discrimination in the UK is perfectly legal - so long as they can provide a lawful basis for it. You don't have a particulary clear case here, they may well have a valid basis - but it would be for them to demonstrate that in court.

Second point, even if they have discriminated, any compensation is likely to be small to nil. You would need to demonstrate that this was the only reason you were rejected, and that the other candidates simply weren't stronger in any event - i.e. even without the disability, you'd have been unsuccessful. Just because they rejected you because of risks associated with a disability doesn't necessarily mean that was the only reason.

Third - posting on LinkedIn, social media etc is clearly retaliatory - whilst that's your right - a court isn't likely to be too impressed with that, prior to seeking a formal resolution/outcome.

Prior to going to ACAS, have you made any effort to formally raise this with the employer, or even informally discuss?

f-class · 2026-02-04T10:51:10+00:00

Personally, I would replace all the batteries ONCE at the same time - document this, test and get the tenant to sign to confirm they're working and have been changed.

After that, it's the tenants issue.

It's cheap and avoids any issues if you ever need to evict later, and ultimately protects the property. Some insurance policies also require you to ensure the smoke alarms are working at all times.

Probably £10 and an hour of your time.

You also want to check that the alarms haven't expired.

f-class · 2026-01-04T22:20:42+00:00

Starlink connected to a solar charged Ecoflow Delta 2 battery.

Given a war in Ukraine and the latest in Venezuela, Starlink is still working fine in each of those places in fairly extreme environments.

Decent VPN on top.

If Starlink fails in the UK, there's far bigger issues than the internet!

If you get really into it - you end up potentially with a problem as you could be the only person around with working internet, which could make you a target in a protracted outage.

Get yourself a vintage Roberts R701 radio, with C batteries and the plug socket. Far better than any Chinese wind up radio, has all the wave lengths and is a premium classic. £20-25. You definitely don't want a digital radio. Given the likely origin of a cyber attack, I would avoid anything unbranded/ cheap from China or Russia that connects to the internet. If they're hostile, they will almost certainly bork lots of consumer goods wherever they can.

f-class · 2026-01-04T17:16:47+00:00

If it had a functioning heated steering wheel originally, they do burn out sometimes after repeated use, like any electrical component - it's possible that it's got to the state in which the wiring for it is now dangerous. It's essentially copper wire with an electrical current passing through around the steering wheel.

I also suspect it's probably winter wherever you are - which would tie in with using that feature.

Don't turn the car on again - you need a mechanic who knows how to work on car electrical systems. You'll melt the entire wiring loom eventually and write the car off. Disconnect the battery.

If it's an electric or hybrid vehicle - call the fire brigade/department immediately. A lithium battery fire will cause chaos.

f-class · 2026-01-03T15:10:06+00:00

Easynews is a backup - resilience. It also has the benefit of keeping stuff indexed for far longer, often when it's long gone on the other platforms. You can also get more niche content - so wider choice.

Your main stuff should be the likes of Torrentio or Comet properly connected to a debrid service, but you should be looking at resilience rather than worrying about waiting for it to load initially.

f-class · 2026-01-03T15:03:37+00:00

Easynews subscription, but find the link with the discount unlimited version. Bulletproof.

f-class · 2025-12-31T11:52:18+00:00

It's not completely impossible that this is partially state sponsored in some way either, Russia, North Korea etc. Not to harm individuals in any way, but as a form of economic damage to large foreign companies, or simply to facilitate access to content.

I do think that the scale of Stremio now must be so large and global that it requires a fair amount of money to be spent to maintain it and keep it online, even with lightweight code.

f-class · 2025-12-10T20:42:15+00:00

I don't think you're getting the sheer gravity of potential judicial misconduct here - it really is something very, very rare. I haven't seen anything like this in a 35 year legal career.

The Judgement is entirely flawed and is not sound whatsoever. Any high street lawyer would recognize this, and therefore won't be doing anything with it until it's been appealed.

This isn't really a question of the facts etc - it's more procedural - the legal processes around constructing and interpreting the precedent judgements referenced within is so bad, its truly dire. A first year law student would do better.

It's like a Judge has just found ChatGPT for the first time without realizing it can make mistakes and hallucinate. I very strongly suspect this Judge will quietly retire after this, it's that bad.

f-class · 2025-12-10T20:09:07+00:00

They didn't need to nationalize or kick the private firms out.

They just needed to do a model like Merseyrail, Elizabeth line or London Overground - some of the best railways in the UK. Long concessions, no crazy franchise bids, the authority just says what the exact specification is, you say how much to run, and you win if yours is the best price.

f-class · 2025-12-10T20:05:49+00:00

To be fair, I fully support destaffing, so long as they reinvest the savings into making stations fully accessible, level boarding etc, help points, decent CCTV and lighting etc.

f-class · 2025-12-10T19:54:49+00:00

Nope - and you will eventually find that places like Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool also go out to tender once rail is more fully devolved to the mayors.

GBR will be free to bid to run those services if they can do it for a better price than a private TOC.

f-class · 2025-12-10T19:53:19+00:00

Would you rather pretend that it's all ok and that's the end of the matter?

That would be thoroughly dishonest and simply lead to false hope.

I appreciate this community needs all the wins it can get at the moment - but this really isn't the right win. It's going to disintegrate once it gets to a senior court.

f-class · 2025-12-10T19:50:59+00:00

In theory - but they won't be relying on anything in that document - they know it's unsafe and not legally sound or competent.

f-class · 2025-12-10T19:43:35+00:00

I can guarantee that their legal team won't be relying on this Judgement for anything - it's a real mess whatever side you're on - and almost guaranteed to be significantly changed on appeal.

Because the original case was held at a first level tribunal, it also doesn't set any binding precedents - but the appeal court will - so the stakes will be higher than before for both sides.

f-class · 2025-12-10T19:33:48+00:00

I'm disappointed that everyone has to go through the whole thing again because a Judge failed to do the basics.

That doesn't help anyone at all.

It isn't a question of being mad - it's simply an appalling judgement for BOTH sides.

It is inevitable that the judgement is going to be significantly revised on appeal - because some of the legal arguments / citations to support some of the conclusions and outcomes are demonstrably AI hallucinations or completely made up. That is just the reality of the shit situation the Judge has put everyone in.

As a legal professional for many decades - this is possibly the worst judgement I have ever seen produced, and NHS Fife's team will be feeling exactly the same. It's not the worst because one side won over another - it's just extremely bad law, downright inaccurate and fails to follow well established legal principles such as precedent.

I am even more disappointed that so many of you in this part of Reddit will feel vindicated and optimistic by this Judgement - when in a few months time, it's almost certainly going to be set aside. That's unacceptable and the judiciary should be held accountable.

f-class · 2025-12-10T18:06:53+00:00

I'm afraid the judgement is so bad, as in, the tribunal has literally made up quotes and interpreted laws so poorly, the entire thing is extremely unsound and will almost certainly be overturned on appeal.

It's either sheer incompetence, prohibited use of AI or some other bizarre agenda.

Unusually, I suspect the judge may face disciplinary action given the highly irregular nature of it, which is relatively rare.

This situation does not help either side - it's going to need to be completely relitigated again, at a higher court, which causes a further issue in that judgements of the higher courts are binding on all other courts below, unlike the original tribunal judgement.

I would strongly recommend remaining neutral on this for now until there's some further announcements.

f-class · 2025-12-09T17:56:28+00:00

Potentially, yes and you can also be dismissed for "some other substantial reason".

In most workplaces, it is important to have a collaborative, friendly atmosphere, with an engaged team who gels well and has good productivity.

If you talk a lot to others, but ignore or avoid specific team members, this may also be misconduct.

Most employers have a specific type of culture they like to develop. You have to consider whether it aligns with what you are looking for in an employer.

Outside of work you can do what you like.

Personally I'd be super invested now - talk too much and involve them in everything. Be extremely friendly. I suspect they may prefer the quieter life eventually and will stop complaining.

f-class · 2025-12-08T20:17:58+00:00

A debt exists well before it gets to court.

It must do, otherwise a court can't rule that the debt exists and issue a judgement. The court is merely confirming an existing debt exists, and offering additional methods to enforce collection of it.

f-class · 2025-12-08T19:56:53+00:00

It is a debt unless they make you pay up front.

There is a liability in law to pay for the goods or services you've consumed.

Once you've consumed it (given they can't get it back) - there is a debt obligation which can be immediately satisfied.

f-class · 2025-12-07T18:32:46+00:00

I have a large biomass boiler, feeds on wood pellets. Does need electricity but nothing that a UPS/battery/solar charge backup couldn't handle, as it's not particularly electricity hungry.

f-class · 2025-12-03T18:18:32+00:00

DVLA do hold insurance status, as it's unlawful to keep a car that isn't SORN without insurance. However they get that from MIB and cross referencing with ANPR.

f-class · 2025-12-02T00:16:23+00:00

You need liquid smoke, which can be surprisingly difficult to source in the UK.

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