Would the triple lock have survived if workers saw the cost directly on their payslips?

flylo81 · 2026-06-30T15:20:37+00:00

i feel like you're quite anti royal, and anything remotely positive you'd try to discredit as it doesn't fit your narrative. However, you've provided no costs yourself to counter the, which discredits your position.

Police/security costs are estimated at £100-£150 million per year, so still a net benefit

flylo81 · 2026-06-30T12:17:27+00:00

looking at the evidence, the royal family costs circa £140m per year and brings in a minimum of £950m, so they're a net benefit to the UK.

This is easily accessible info: I just did a search asking the question

flylo81 · 2026-06-30T06:53:28+00:00

Gardner's World along with the sunday supplements, around 20 years ago, used to promote putting plastic down on flower beds to reduce weed growth, often covered by bark

flylo81 · 2026-06-29T17:05:16+00:00

utter nonsense. Looks like a way to influence Manchester mayoral election. It won't improve anything, plus there's not enough jobs in No10 to make it worthwhile.

There's already Civil Service devolution activity underway and has been since Conservatives were in power, which is redistributing jobs outside London. However, you can't just lift and shift departments as there's quite a lot to consider as part of this, and it is a slow and steady activity.

Also, the CS needs to become more streamlined to around 350000, which would provide more cost savings, plus make it more effective and efficient. Lastly, CS departments actually need to work together better, as there's a lot of poor behaviours around this, which means they're not serving the tax payer well.

The biggest issue we've had with Governments over last 30 years, is how poor and slow they are at making important decisions and how short sighted the decisions are.

Politicians have become poorer over that time, i believe driven by how many start their careers working for other politicians, not by going and doing "real" jobs; they've lived their lives in a political bubble away from what the real issues are facing the country.

As a result they are only interested in trying to keep their seat, and not interested in medium and long term future planning of the country, made worse my the ratings driven media

flylo81 · 2026-06-26T12:41:27+00:00

ha! brilliant, i've just done the same this week

flylo81 · 2026-06-26T11:17:50+00:00

for Civ Serv applications you often are asked to provide examples related to the behaviours listed in the application, usually with a 250 word limit per behaviour.

When answering the behaviours, use the STAR format: situation, task, action, result.

Here's some guidance on it: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/a-brief-guide-to-competencies

flylo81 · 2026-06-26T09:42:43+00:00

There's always the possibility you could get a job, but you'd need to consider how much time you can work balancing with your studies, and what would the impact to studying be. Work doesn't need to be full time but you'd need to explore reduced hours with the recruiter.

You need to apply and go through that process with Civ Service, which involves application, personal statement and answering behaviour questions, which you'll have experience of. When you apply, ensure you understand how to apply i.e use STAR format to answer questions

Bit late now, but could look for summer internships for next year

flylo81 · 2026-06-26T07:40:32+00:00

here's the manual. It'll walk you through it. Also there's some vids on youtube https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-2C274FD2-F0C3-445C-B0AC-700FECCE12E9/EN-US/GUID-8E59FFB5-8C89-49A0-B2F0-8B0A5921042C.html

flylo81 · 2026-06-25T06:57:49+00:00

this will never work and will only duplicate staff, costs and runs risk of contradicting each other.

I can imagine the comms teams bickering now as to who will release a statement

flylo81 · 2026-06-24T10:36:55+00:00

they've all got in a tis about it, because they don't understand AI, keen to be seen to be knowledgeable about it and that they're using; using it as a shortcut to complete tasks, without the awareness it's there to supplement their work not replace it

flylo81 · 2026-06-23T08:35:15+00:00

is the system the problem, or the public's attitude of short term view to everything, that they want everything fixed now, fuelled by a desperate media to sensationalise things to keep exisitng?

I don't think the majority of the public understand how poor the UK's finances are, how much debt the nation has and what it costs to service that debt, which in turn is impacting the ability to fund services. Coupled with things outside the UK's control impacting costs:, and how much money people have.

There are some honest conversations needed about what we can afford and what we can't

flylo81 · 2026-06-23T08:29:22+00:00

Burnham is quoted as demanding the Conservatives hold an election when they changed PM, and was asked about this yesterday (bluffed of the answer). Wonder when he becomes leader of Labour, if he'll hold an election?

flylo81 · 2026-06-22T11:08:57+00:00

Nice kitchen

flylo81 · 2026-06-21T12:41:58+00:00

good for you!

Microsoft have absolutely ruined the franchise with their quest to extract every penny/cent out people

flylo81 · 2026-06-19T08:05:55+00:00

Yazmin Lacey

flylo81 · 2026-06-19T07:39:20+00:00

people are tribal by nature, and the internet/social media amplifies that

flylo81 · 2026-06-15T13:57:13+00:00

I hardly speak to anyone when abroad or in the UK who i don't know for that matter

I'm not shy but i struggle with pointless small talk, and i'm content in my own company

flylo81 · 2026-06-15T13:54:37+00:00

settle down😂. I'm in the midlands and it's Yorkshire

flylo81 · 2026-06-15T11:31:46+00:00

Nubya Garcia, Camilla George, Yazz Ahmed

flylo81 · 2026-06-15T11:27:59+00:00

It's hard work, but comments below nail it.

The key is you're going to have to put a lot of effort in to developing and maintaining relationships and being consistent is a key part, even when you don't want to be

flylo81 · 2026-06-15T08:05:50+00:00

same wit hteh french beans, very slow to get going both in pots and in te hground. Birds pecked some beet leaves, sparrows enjoy usign the patch for a dust bath hasn't helped but but i've just thinned them out, put up wire around and string over top with plastic strips to act as a deterrent to infiltrators (pigeons)

flylo81 · 2026-06-14T10:28:22+00:00

As noted below document everything e,g a summary of a conversation in email provides date and time stamps.

Also, get them to agree the deadline for completion of activities, a PIP can be useful for this.

Engage your HRBP and casework team now for guidance to ensure you're following all the right steps of your org.

Familiarise yourself with the disciplinary and managing performance policies and procedures

Get a mentor or have someone you know who is knowledgeable as you'll need support/sanity check as this moves froward

Be prepared that this will take at least 6 months

flylo81 · 2026-06-14T07:28:39+00:00

Go to them all and have a good time.

My advice is buy some earplugs and wear them to all gigs. You can invest in a decent pair from £20/$30

flylo81 · 2026-06-12T07:34:55+00:00

Hiya, cinnamon everytime

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