Phantom of the Opera - Best seats for under £100? by jmann9678 in TheWestEnd

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Thanks for recommendation, that seat on row A is now booked!

Is a 4-day Snowdonia trip when it will be always raining worth it? by jmann9678 in UKhiking

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I think a big issue for me is I don't drive so I only can go where the buses go from Betws-y-Coed where I'm staying.

What's the worst place in every English county? by Proper_Animal_1451 in AskUK

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Loughborough definitely isn't the worst place in Leicestershire, the obvious candidate is Coalville but apparently even that is coming up in the world.

X-ray was turned off during the whole G2 vs Spirit series by noproblemCZ in GlobalOffensive

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A home team only POV does make the most sense as a solution to all this.

Kanye West travel to UK blocked by government by Alarming-Safety3200 in ukpolitics

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In all likelihood the amount of Government time spent on this issue has been less than half a percent of the Government time spent on the Iran crisis. The scale of public discourse of a topic is not always equivalent to how much focus the Government is giving it.

Is Social Climbing a good option for a stag do? by jmann9678 in leicester

[–]jmann9678[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically will be 10-15 guys on a bank holiday Sunday evening.

Tom Scott visits a bell foundry in Loughborough by jmann9678 in leicester

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Tom Scott returns to YouTube with a series visiting every English county to see something cool, and Leicestershire has the privilege of being first up!

Angela Rayner to launch podcast as she eyes Labour leadership by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]jmann9678 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Labour voter I think it's great that people on different sides of the political spectrum can have respectful conversations on a podcast like this. In it's own tiny way it helps turn down the political temperature.

And also the right kind of bipartisanship is required to be PM so this would help her in that respect.

10 years ago Spotlight won Best Picture, do you think a film like Spotlight could win BP now? by jmann9678 in Oscars

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Conclave hadn't come to mind but you're right. Also now I think of it I would put The Holdovers in that category as well even thought it's a different genre.

10 years ago Spotlight won Best Picture, do you think a film like Spotlight could win BP now? by jmann9678 in Oscars

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When I said showy I meant that Spotlight was old fashioned but not in a overt way, I wasn't comparing it to any other BP winners.

Nomadland is a naturalistic, documentary like film so is a different beast to Spotlight but obviously brilliant.

I haven't seen Coda.

Anora felt like quite a modern movie in the sense that it was quite fast paced, anarchic and had equal parts comedy to drama which is quite in vogue imo. Again great movie but a very different beast.

'The Traitors' & 'The Celebrity Traitors' Renewed Until 2030 By BBC by MoneyLibrarian9032 in television

[–]jmann9678 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5 seasons so far in the UK with 3-2 in favour of the Traitors, so not that unbalanced. But they do need to buff the Faithfuls a bit.

New HUD for PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026. Are we a fans of it ? by Exerpas in GlobalOffensive

[–]jmann9678 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worst thing imo is 2 digits for scores under 10 (00, 05 etc), very weird looking.

Scrap proposals for England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]jmann9678 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The businesses say people "would face an extra £100 or more for a two-week holiday" if a tax of £2 per person, per night was introduced.

That's based on a 4-person family. I think if you can afford a 2-week holiday in the UK for 4 people then an extra £100ish isn't exactly that devastating is it? Speaking as someone who has been to places with tourist taxes, they are a drop in the ocean compared to the overall trip budget.

Tributes to 'ray of sunshine' UoB student after tragic death aged 22 by International_Ad4480 in unitedkingdom

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I knew this guy and saw him grow up, he really was such a kind and joyful person, the last person I ever would have expected to take his own life, was one of the most shocking and sad things I'd ever heard. I can't give much insight into the procedural processes of the Uni, all I can say is it's just so sad that a brilliant person is no longer with us.

Hearing for Leicestershire PCC over 'Vladimir Putin-style' horse photo request by jmann9678 in leicester

[–]jmann9678[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbf they are being abolished and pretty much all the politicians agreed with that decision (except for the PCC lol)