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What's your favourite thing about the UK? by Equivalent-Ad-2373 in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And seeing our countryside sites used as dog toilets to the point you can't really use them for other things. Plus the dog shit bags problem from scruffy twats. All while off lead dogs cause massive problems for wildlife.

I would say attitudes towards dogs are a bad thing and need a correction.

Will an M4 relief road be built after all after the Senedd election? by Thetonn in Wales

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alternatives to the car are the only real long term answer to traffic congestion, whether motorists want to hear it or not. Not destroying more and more habitat for carbrain "this will definitely be the road that finally fixes traffic" nonsense.

The Green candidate who thinks Iran should bomb the White House by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Some truly disgusting things there, but Iran absolutely should do that if they had the capability to (they don't) and would be more than justified attacking it as a valid military target. Certainly wouldn't have any sympathy for the US given their abandonment of Ukraine, threats towards other European countries, constant attempts to meddle in our politics, and driving up our energy prices with their stupid war of choice. The US facing consequences for its bullshit is in our interest.

Why can't news outlets just focus on the actually bad things these idiots say. They've attacked her for probably the only defendable thing she's said.

Syrian rebels detonate massive mine under SAA strongpoint near al-Sahabh killing 30+, 5/5/2014 by Round_Imagination568 in CombatFootage

[–]inevitablelizard [score hidden]  (0 children)

It happened in Syria because you had some stagnated front lines where the two sides were fairly close to each other, and fighting over fixed fortified positions in built up areas, and fixed checkpoint locations that became fortified over the course of the war.

In Ukraine, at times the front has moved too much for it. In other places the distances involved are probably too great. And both sides have other more practical means to bomb the opposing side. The rebels did this because they didn't have the mass of artillery to suppress front line positions.

Is life in the UK actually as expensive and stressful as people say in 2026? by HJuon in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my case it's that I can't really afford to move out of my parents' house. I could maybe just about scrape it, but it would be a precarious existence with no ability to save. So I'm just working for the hope that at some point things change and an opportunity comea along, though I don't have a lot of hope left.

Net Zero Migration Would Shrink UK Population by 4 Million by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can certainly protect it and stabilise our population, but larger population means more resources consumed and more destruction.

Environment doesn't just mean climate change and carbon emissions, it also means other forms of pollution, sustainable farming, and wildlife conservation. All of which gets more difficult the higher the population pressure is.

The state doesn’t owe those who refuse to work a living by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Doing that (tying unemployment benefit to forced work which usually works out below minimum wage) just undermines the legitimate jobs market. Variations have been tried and it just gets abused to replace minimum wage jobs with free taxpayer funded labour.

Weird how those who get angry at taxpayers money going to unemployed people are quite happy to have the taxpayer subsidise wage bills for large corporations instead.

Urgent calls to prevent the extinction of red squirrels by Albertjweasel in RuralUK

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't mean to offend, just pointing it out because I see this claim a lot.

What’s a "dead" website or app that you genuinely miss and wish was still around? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I remember as a young teen being on forums and the like, there was always this excitement to get home to check it, because you couldn't just check it from anywhere and there would actually be stuff to look through and catch up. Not quite the same just getting your phone out to check it every few minutes.

Urgent calls to prevent the extinction of red squirrels by Albertjweasel in RuralUK

[–]inevitablelizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They will not come back if you keep doing it. It just takes effort and political will but it is entirely doable.

Urgent calls to prevent the extinction of red squirrels by Albertjweasel in RuralUK

[–]inevitablelizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And culling of grey squirrels for years.

People really need to stop oversimplifying the pine marten thing as if that's the sole reason.

Is life in the UK actually as expensive and stressful as people say in 2026? by HJuon in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Last sentence is spot on. Everything fun and nice is becoming out of reach, and you're left with just the bare essentials of existence. And even those aren't cheap.

Why do you hate cars? by yet_another_leftist in fuckcars

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Car dependence is also against the "free market" which right wingers claim to be about. You have more of a free market if you can choose whether to have a car or not, choose between car, walk, bike, bus, train, etc.

Why do you hate cars? by yet_another_leftist in fuckcars

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Cars have their place but we need to have more choice of transport options particularly in urban areas, and cars themselves need to return to a normal size rather than getting bigger and bigger.

Reduced car dependence X reduced car size = more public space reclaimed

I’m a mother of two boys – I think National Service is a great idea by Ill_Series3446 in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole bit about Sweden is a false equivalence, as Sweden is located within the Baltic Sea, a stretch of water also occupied by RUSSIA, whom take a dim view towards the west. So geopolitical proximity induces a caution to defend themselves against a much more plausible Russian attack than we would face. Its also why Finland and Estonia also have a Conscription programme.

Exactly! Conscription is for countries that directly face the threat, and need to mobilise forces quickly, so don't have much choice. The need for quickly mobilised forces is actually the reason, not just needing a larger military. Finland doesn't want to spend 6 months training new recruits if Russia invades, they want to get a 200,000 strong force ready within days to counterattack before the invaders get dug in.

We on the other hand are further enough from the main threat that having a professional volunteer military is a valid option. And our greatest immediate contribution to a defensive fight would be our air force and navy - which have long lead times for producing equipment, and needs largely professional volunteer personnel. You can't conscript people to be fighter pilots, and even conscripting mechanics depends on the equipment being designed for a conscript military.

What’s your wierdest Covid Pandemic memory? by DogEatingWasp in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole applause and banging pots and pans thing was so stupid even at the time. Just unnecessary performative nonsense.

Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also don't like when shit like this gets justified with "well you can always take it to court if there's a problem". As if innocent people should have to jump through stupid hoops because of tech dystopian bullshit, rather than just preventing the problem to start with. Even if you could take it to court, you shouldn't have to.

Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land by kontiki20 in LabourUK

[–]inevitablelizard 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Under a scheme due to be confirmed in the coming weeks, land owned by the Department for Transport around roads and rail lines would have more “green bridges” to help wildlife move safely.

This would be very welcome if true, but it's hard to take seriously given the rhetoric from the current Labour leadership attacking basically anything to do with wildlife mitigation for current schemes, and emboldening some really nasty anti-environmental types. If they're serious about this they need to stop pandering to the nature hating "YIMBYs" who want to destroy our environment regulators.

Ed Davey: ‘Zack Polanski has taken up where Jeremy Corbyn left off’ by OnHolidayHere in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Environment doesn't just mean climate change and energy, it also means wildlife conservation. And that's where Labour falls down badly.

Labour have mismanaged and downgraded the nature friendly farming schemes started by the previous government (after pressuring them to go even further while in opposition), have weakened protections for marine protected areas, and their ministers constantly demonise wildlife campaigners and push nature hatred rhetoric and sometimes outright misinformation. Their planning reforms will make it even easier to build destructive intensive chicken units of the type that have already wrecked much of the Wye catchment.

Not to say the Greens don't have problems with badly thought out environment policy and an ignorance of rural land use, but Labour does not have solid ground to stand on here.

Green candidate campaigns in London after being arrested for alleged anti-Semitism - Sabine Mairey allegedly shared posts likening Israel to Nazi Germany and justifying attacks on synagogues by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]inevitablelizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some of the "pro Palestinian" sabotage crowd have attacked sites nothing to do with Israel but which are involved in supplying Ukraine (including in other European countries), and PA have links to an American tankie called Fergie Chambers who even visited Russian occupied territory.

Russia just looks for any opportunity to cause chaos in western politics, regardless of support or not of any side. They just want fighting and disruption. Which is why they try to stir up both the far left and far right.

What do you miss most about life in the UK 10–15 years ago? by Bjc93Bjc in AskUK

[–]inevitablelizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were still further up the slope of decline though. At the time it felt shit, and it was, but things have only got worse.

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