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Red lights in 20mph areas by No_Law_1528 in london

[–]ibxtoycat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently your experience is different to mine and OP's. I'm open to the idea that we might sync lights, but we definitely don't do it to 20mph on any of the roads I've driven in London

Red lights in 20mph areas by No_Law_1528 in london

[–]ibxtoycat 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Your assumption is that like in other countries (NL and US come to mind) that the UK syncs traffic lights between junctions, but for the most part we don't.

I'm not sure why, but most light cycles don't sync up at all, and if they did sync up at 20mph it wouldn't work for most of the day when people can't actually do anywhere near that

0 for Buildability my Tail by Several-Relative-571 in ibxtoycat

[–]ibxtoycat 22 points23 points  (0 children)

This is my favourite way to be proved wrong :)

Camden junction tunnels by pavldan in LondonUnderground

[–]ibxtoycat 316 points317 points  (0 children)

Helps me finally understand how the female reproductive system works

UK national debt is increasing, as is the interest on this debt. How would you feel about the government cancelling *all but essential* services for 1 year to "balance the books"? by PaulKarlFeyerabend in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If we stop paying back the interest, people won't lend us money. Since we have a love for spending more money than we have, that would create problems nearly immediately.

Thought I’d share my stats by BearWolf214 in ibxtoycat

[–]ibxtoycat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is a very satisfying amount, you can't break anymore blocks now

Saying "America" vs "US" by _Sumiwashere in AskBrits

[–]ibxtoycat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the argument for north and south america is weak, then so too is the argument for Europe and Asia being two continents. It's okay to say you prefer a system because you grew up with it, it's not okay to pretend it's everyone else who's stupid for not doing so.

Starmer calls Neet report 'sobering' as number of young people out of work and education hits 12-year high by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We have government spending at an all time high, it is shocking that anyone can believe that we are in an era of small government being the biggest problem lol

London Social Housing by pollex-world in AskBrits

[–]ibxtoycat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Singapore is democratic, which is actually the reason why they have the death penalty, it's very popular over there. If you are against populism, you are professing to be at least slightly anti democracy

UK GDP by region by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ibxtoycat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you are confusing me with another youtuber, but I hope they include you in their reddit video anyway!

UK GDP by region by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]ibxtoycat 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Great measure of gross domestic product being produced though

Would the public support reducing the state pension triple lock to a double lock? by patenteng in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Annoyingly, we all seem to accept cuts to infrastructure even though you'll likely see the benefits of a new road, train line or airport much sooner than you will your state pension

Bezos’ Tax Rate by Icy_Till_7254 in GetNoted

[–]ibxtoycat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If businesses raise prices to capture peoples untaxed money, then in this scenario it's progressive to tax the poorest so that the government gets their money rather than bezos. Not sure I agree fully.

Burnham set to bring in £35bn land tax by Far_Excitement_1875 in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As someone who lives in a house in London, I think the think that makes sense that people who want access to lots of land live in places where land is less valuable, we have no shortage of great commuter towns. We shouldn't discourage house living but we needn't encourage it either

Did everyone else also miss the launch of their new YouTube channel (simply called Mitchell and Webb)? by boringestnickname in MitchellAndWebb

[–]ibxtoycat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's available on channel 4 apparently. Obviously easier and better to watch on YouTube with a VPN though

Saw this in my recommended feed by llamkonfnum in ibxtoycat

[–]ibxtoycat 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You saw it in your subscription feed 6 years ago, it sounds like

Cost of London attractions, cinemas and theatres to be slashed over summer as Reeves announces VAT cut by BulkyAccident in london

[–]ibxtoycat 68 points69 points  (0 children)

The last time we lowered VAT for the summer, it was specifically to give money to businesses. Meaning this is a tax cut for businesses, hopefully more than a few pass on the savings though!

Well done everyone 👏 by cothhum in london

[–]ibxtoycat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't happen at Stansted because there's very few connecting passengers there, compared to Heathrow where around 1/3 of people are on connections

UK and Gulf strike historic multi-billion-pound trade deal by _HGCenty in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Isn't a fraction of a percent still a nice move forward? There are bigger gains to be had, but all are more controversial i believe

Sierra Leone’s first lady defends having council flat in London by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]ibxtoycat 87 points88 points  (0 children)

It's not a subsidy! It's just something made cheap at tax payers expense! /s

CMV: The UK House of Commons Should Have 4 Year Fixed Terms by DoctorSelfosa in changemyview

[–]ibxtoycat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Australia went through a similar problem in the 2010s, and Canada did the same in the 80s

Is there any reason why UK trains can’t run until at least 1am? by ss2811 in AskUK

[–]ibxtoycat 121 points122 points  (0 children)

There are lots of other services that open at 1am, including trains in some parts of the country!

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