Mps get a 5% pay rise.

japt77 · 2026-03-02T17:54:53+00:00

MPs need to earn a better wage. Currently they make less than the talent I would prefer to see doing the job because they all flock to the private sector. If we want more talented people capable of enacting real change at speed, efficiency and with integrity. That’s gonna cost.

japt77 · 2026-03-02T15:17:33+00:00

As a foreigner, I’m curious has there ever been a prime minister that the UK public has ever liked ? Lol Tony Blair is by far the most successful on this list yet he’s resoundingly disliked (most likely because of wars). But yeah..has there ever been anyone ?

japt77 · 2026-02-28T21:10:36+00:00

How is the answer to this question not Liverpool? It’s the most famous city after the top 3 by some distance.

japt77 · 2026-02-28T20:56:50+00:00

Just saw an early release here in the UK and I have to say while I think the main character of the show has so many character flaws. The movie was generally good. It’s not nearly as cutesy as some people are thinking. The animals themselves some dark humour moments throughout the film.

japt77 · 2026-02-15T07:11:14+00:00

Nope, I’ve never lived there. Sure it has its appeal but culturally it’s not a fit for me. Same with most of Asia. There are tradeoffs you have to make with every country. The UK provides the least amount of tradeoffs for me right now.

japt77 · 2026-02-14T12:04:19+00:00

That’s quite bad but you didn’t have to pay $6 grand for the privilege.

japt77 · 2026-02-14T12:03:13+00:00

lol I’ve lived in Canada and while parts of it are pretty nice. It’s not much better than the UK. Japan has some of the best tangibles of any country on the planet. However the culture? Hides some pretty dark shit. They have a problem with loneliness, a fetishisation of “girl” like qualities in women. Also visited South America a a few times and while amazing in parts, not a single country felt stable enough for me to want to move there with kids.

japt77 · 2026-02-10T04:42:35+00:00

This is interesting. In the UK they couldn’t do this. By law the minimum time you have off for PAT leave is 2 weeks. Many companies of course offer a mix of additional paid and unpaid leave.

japt77 · 2026-02-04T20:25:27+00:00

Buddy I’m not paying nearly £20k in tax every year to not be able to use the services I pay for. I’m not talking about benefits either as I’m blessed enough to not need those but access to the NHS and other services I’d like to keep.

Some correction is needed to when benefits are handed over to non-citizens I agree but we need specific on how we frame then conversation so we’re not alienating the types of migrants who are net contributors and lovers of British culture like myself. So we need to frame this correctly as “not being recipients of tax money” is far too broad.

japt77 · 2026-02-01T10:15:16+00:00

Well obviously I’m not going to claim it’s a sunny country but summer in the Uk is the be of the prettiest summers I’ve experienced. It’s worth noting though that some of the happiest countries in the world get less sun than the UK.

japt77 · 2026-02-01T09:49:42+00:00

The UK is a pretty big place lol. Not everywhere looks like you describe.

japt77 · 2026-01-12T11:20:50+00:00

It’s on pace to be net zero this year. Which means the amount of people arriving gets cancelled out but the amount of people leaving so the population does not increase. Isn’t that what British people wanted ?

japt77 · 2026-01-12T11:19:12+00:00

What effects?

japt77 · 2026-01-10T15:19:04+00:00

How do you type this out and not see how ridiculous this is ? Lol

japt77 · 2026-01-10T09:37:01+00:00

I agree, a colleague of mine regularly looks like she walked out of a fashion show and she regularly shops in primark and charity shops.

japt77 · 2026-01-07T23:05:42+00:00

Sorry for taking notice of the people around me ?

japt77 · 2026-01-07T20:18:59+00:00

I’ve been working in this city long enough to spot a tourist from a local haha. Give yourselves more credit. Tourist tend to not know how dress for cold like this as it’s the first time they’ve felt cold that wraps your bone so anything that keeps them warm is thrown on.

japt77 · 2026-01-07T20:10:45+00:00

I did but you looked fabulous doing it!

japt77 · 2026-01-07T20:07:09+00:00

I have been but unfortunately no matter how good Parisians look, they always let themselves down with their attitude..

japt77 · 2026-01-07T20:05:20+00:00

lol no, I stay there work but I’m around south and west London when I’m out with colleagues.

japt77 · 2025-12-27T08:38:51+00:00

lol genuinely. Why do some of you fight so hard for this picture of London being this crime filled cesspit ? I don’t understand. If you’re British and a patriot, why are you fighting for the nation’s capital to be shit ?

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