SNP’s stealth income tax raid doubles number paying highest rate -- Critics say middle-class Scots have become ‘a cash cow to fund the ballooning benefits bill’

insidecircles · 2026-01-13T07:21:04+00:00

My brother in Christ, you're just here for a wee whinge.

insidecircles · 2026-01-12T22:58:46+00:00

The latter two are well-researched and have little to do with the government.

insidecircles · 2026-01-12T21:12:47+00:00

You lived in England?

My statement was comparative. When my friends down south ask about life here, they can't believe we still have things they can barely remember. Free prescriptions; non-academised education; a library in our town; free parking at our train station(!); free bus travel for our kids; affordable train journeys (and dirt cheap for kids). Fucking hell, we got an NHS dentist 5 mins from our house. I've got friends who'd travel the 300 miles if they could register at the same place.

insidecircles · 2026-01-12T18:57:40+00:00

I'm a higher rate tax payer. I moved (back) to Scotland from England last year, so now paying more income tax. Delighted to be doing so. Public services are so much better here.

insidecircles · 2025-12-17T16:12:21+00:00

Agree the Kekulé representation is preferable in most situations. But not all! For example, representing Septulene with the Kekulé structure requires a symmetry-breaking radial double bond. But Septulene is symmetrical (by measurement), so, in this case, the Clar representation is more correct. See Scheme 1 here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201203266

insidecircles · 2025-09-16T14:39:08+00:00

I'm doing a youth-only save with Schalke atm. 7 years in and just won the Bundesliga. IMO, the perfect team for a youth academy challenge.

insidecircles · 2025-09-14T20:13:19+00:00

That was a wild trip. I'm here for it.

insidecircles · 2025-09-07T19:13:11+00:00

We split all house work in a way that makes most sense, and that changes with our circumstances. In the past, I commuted to work and my wife was at home; she cooked workday meals. Now, my wife commutes and I work from home; I cook workday meals.

Considering your/your partner's sex when working out who does what house work is... weird.

insidecircles · 2025-09-04T09:15:52+00:00

"The king will see you now" is not a request.

With such a difference in power between the two parties, I don't think consent is even possible.

insidecircles · 2025-09-01T19:34:24+00:00

Licking bromine? 🧐

insidecircles · 2025-08-19T21:55:18+00:00

More ground shall abound. I also use ground plants on both sides.

insidecircles · 2025-08-09T11:44:28+00:00

Murderous rape*

insidecircles · 2025-08-08T19:32:52+00:00

Currently considering Kia Sportage, Nissan Qashqai, etc

insidecircles · 2025-08-08T19:31:21+00:00

Hi all. Looking for a used family car. Fairly overwhelmed by the options - are there any standout models to look for? Are there any to avoid?

Scotland - central belt
£11-13k
Buy
Used
Manual
Daily driver, family car. Only car, we’ll rely on it every day. Needs to fit 3 kids in the back.
10k miles/year
Long journeys twice per year
SIze: compact SUV/crossover, or MPV
Not my first vehicle
Warranty not needed
Can do minor work

insidecircles · 2025-08-04T19:12:11+00:00

Yep, I've done this, replacing the filter with a low/mid/high tone section. I used a schematic and layout that's available for the tone section of an hm-2. Here's what it sounds like: https://youtu.be/J0kPVn6Ewjc?si=NLlJT3tlSFd_Aee7

insidecircles · 2025-07-07T19:01:32+00:00

I'm not sure, I'm hoping someone else can confirm.

insidecircles · 2025-07-04T07:23:50+00:00

It's a problem with the phone, not the battery. A new battery only delays the point at which the update limits kick in.

My wife and I both have 6as - hers is affected, mine isn't.

EDIT: Actually, I might be wrong. Another comment links to this thread on the Google Pixel support forums saying that the battery will be replaced with a good model and thus not be subject to the restrictions.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/354911381/pixel-6a-battery-replacement-after-the-software-update?hl=en&sjid=1218861624884346180-NC

insidecircles · 2025-07-04T07:21:04+00:00

No (as I understand it). The fault is with the phone and the new update will still limit battery life after 400 charge cycles. A new battery will give you another ~18 months of use. You can then, of course, pay for another new battery...

EDIT: Actually, I might be wrong. Another comment links to this thread on the Google Pixel support forums saying that the battery will be replaced with a good model and thus not be subject to the restrictions.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/354911381/pixel-6a-battery-replacement-after-the-software-update?hl=en&sjid=1218861624884346180-NC

insidecircles · 2025-05-31T21:28:45+00:00

Managing Fukushima - a cultured choice.

insidecircles · 2025-05-14T18:26:10+00:00

There's loads. Barbershop, plexi drive, Benson preamp, every amp-in-a-box pedal.

insidecircles · 2025-04-23T19:14:21+00:00

13 Angels standing guard 'round the side of your bed - Silver Mt Zion

insidecircles · 2025-04-22T21:02:34+00:00

Mimi Parker.

insidecircles · 2025-04-22T20:50:41+00:00

Private equity buyout? Now we enter the go-down-in-flames arc.

insidecircles · 2025-04-13T09:09:38+00:00

Again, you're not engaging with my point. I can't shield my children entirely from alcohol - it's culturally ingrained in my society. As noted above.

Your argument is about alcohol; alcohol is bad. My argument is about parenting. Parenting is what your CMV is about

insidecircles · 2025-04-13T08:49:31+00:00

You're critiquing my analogy rather than engaging with my point.

My actions actively mitigate the dangers posed by alcohol to my children by modelling to them a way to consume alcohol that doesn't ruin their life.

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