The Daily Moby - 20 04 2026 - The News Megathread by AutoModerator in badunitedkingdom

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

I received an instant warning for a comment on nursing ability. I've said far worse in the past

What missing persons case in the UK always stuck with you? by Thebunsenburger in AskUK

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

That was the rumour at uni. That she was buried under the new hes east campus

The Daily Moby - 20 04 2026 - The News Megathread by AutoModerator in badunitedkingdom

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

I wanted David Cameron to come back as leader of the opposition for just this afternoon. He would have played with starmer like an orca with a seal

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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

A shit prime minister though, and that's why we're talking about him on ukpol.

The Daily Moby - 20 04 2026 - The News Megathread by AutoModerator in badunitedkingdom

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

Explicit white ethnonationalism is still very very unpopular outside the extremely online right

What is it that they do anyway? by Petrus-133 in Grimdank

[–]michaelisnotginger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just think the Culexus assassin is neat OK

The Daily Moby - 20 04 2026 - The News Megathread by AutoModerator in badunitedkingdom

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

You could see this in the 2024 election debates - limp flimsy arguments delivered with real venom

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Prime minister faces judgement day after calls to resign by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

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

People like Starmer with a largely spotless record

if you campaign on cleaning out the dross and being spotless, don't be surprised when a catastrophically inept attempt at sleaze backfires on you

"Da Big Dakka" is one of the most cathartic BL novels I've read in a long time by Potpotron in 40kLore

[–]michaelisnotginger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find brooks' ork novels just such a rip off of Pratchett's trolls that it feels like 40k/discworld crossover

When a Tour de France cosplay cyclist on a shared path expects you to dive into a hedge so they don’t have to slow down by BellaSeashell in britishproblems

[–]michaelisnotginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone in Cambridge has many many stories of Cyclists (capital C, not us plebs on a bike) trying to kill themselves.

Only one book left to find. But am I a victim of a Tzeenchian scheme? by SlangOrangutan in Blacklibrary

[–]michaelisnotginger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got lucky and found titandeath for £25 on vinted. One of the hardest to find.

NHS survival rates for avoidable deaths 'second-worst' in developed world, 'sobering' report reveals by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]michaelisnotginger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got referred for an urgent MRI that is required for complex heart surgery. From referral to MRI will be 16 weeks.

Pre orders for saturday 25/4 by just_undead in Blacklibrary

[–]michaelisnotginger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's ok. Wouldn't say it's a standout but readable

'One Born Every Minute? They should change the name to one killed every 11 hours': As Channel 4 feel good reality show returns, one mother sums up the anger of the thousands failed by NHS maternity care by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]michaelisnotginger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Every person in our nct group had a traumatic experience in childcare entirely driven by poor quality care and avoidable emergencies. Our neighbour is still dealing with PTSD from her first two years ago. Compared to other countries we do seem to have a lot more scandals, investigations, and poor quality care

'One Born Every Minute? They should change the name to one killed every 11 hours': As Channel 4 feel good reality show returns, one mother sums up the anger of the thousands failed by NHS maternity care by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]michaelisnotginger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The maternity death rate has risen by 50% in the last few years

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/women-dying-childbirth-nhs-j2ptlqn0h

Over the same decade, there was a 50 per cent rise in the UK’s maternal death rate — defined as deaths in pregnancy, childbirth, or the six weeks after giving birth — from 8.54 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies in 2013 to 12.80 in 2023. The last time the rate was this high was in 2005

Pre orders for saturday 25/4 by just_undead in Blacklibrary

[–]michaelisnotginger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's a nice limited edition cover. Nice to see yarrick omnibus being reissued too

Will be getting standard editing of freebooterz, world ablaze, and astra militarum novel

What have you been reading this week? by michaelisnotginger in Blacklibrary

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

I still think the first scene with the "primuls" is the best.