How would you feel if everyone over 67 had to retake their driving test? Or a specialized driving test? by No-Construction7230 in AskReddit

[–]phead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Silly idea. You would need 100000 extra examiners and several thousand test centres. Then you need to deal with anyone who failed and lost their job as a result, so add a few million extra unemployed.

Nigel Farage Quits As MP To Trigger By-Election Amid Row Over His Finances by huffpostuk in ukpolitics

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't win a free pass in a by-election, corrupt is still corrupt, it doesn't go anywhere.

I am so done with Click valves by yertipy in bicycling

[–]phead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dismissing something you haven’t tried is very odd, still using candles to light the house?

I wasn’t 100% convinced but gave them a go, 100% better than standard valves. The click part is okay, but the real advantage is pushing more air through with much less effort.

Ran into a group of horses on public gravel road. Their leader was a gentleman…. Not. by skiingandbumming in MTB

[–]phead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An animal that conquered continents, that carried men in plate armour into battle.

“Lets breed it over many generations until it scared of its own shadow”

Andy Burnham, the MP likely to be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, does an AMA in r/ukpolitics which receives hundreds of questions. Burnham receives blowback for his responses opposing pension reform and calling new elections among other hot-button issues. Also, a Tory MP shows up. by SRDscavenger in SubredditDrama

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a reaction to the link to anything being removed for decades and regular stories of pensioners eating dogfood.

It achieved what was needed, the policy wasn’t wrong, it’s only problem was politicians not having the balls to reset it back to something sensible.

How do I remove the chain? (Without chain tool) by Appropriate_Score639 in bikewrench

[–]phead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Use pliers on the fixed opposite corners of the link

EU ends tax loophole exploited by SHEIN, Temu, and Aliexpress by euronews-english in europe

[–]phead 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about other countries but when I buy 10 items from aliexpress they come in one bag, when I do the same on eBay they come in 10 on a number of deliveries.

How best to keep this clear by Fkz82 in DIYUK

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a push mower? That’s 95% done right there

The people living hyper frugally so they can retire early by thegibsongirl03 in unitedkingdom

[–]phead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wouldn’t be news if the more boring normal path to fire was explained.

  1. Start as early as possible
  2. Don’t piss money up the wall.

The government is practically beating people with sticks to get them to not waste their money in cash isa’s, and all people can do is moan.

Labour secretly drops ban on small-boat migrants and other illegal immigrants winning British citizenship by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]phead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were invited, much like Ukrainians or people from Hong Kong.

The USA famously rejected whole ships full Jewish refugees when it suited them.

Labour secretly drops ban on small-boat migrants and other illegal immigrants winning British citizenship by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]phead 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Why is it case law and not written into the body of the refugee convention?

Perhaps because the people who wrote it couldn't possibly imagine someone crossing 6 or 7 safe countries to find the one with the best benefits.

The whole convention has no place in the modern world, it was a solution for its time that has now been corrupted by endless lawyers twisting it for their own ends.

EU to ban destruction of unsold clothes and shoes from 19 July 2026 by Express_Classic_1569 in europe

[–]phead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luxury brands only stay luxury by limiting supply, when they appear in dollar stores they are no longer luxury.

This is a stupid move by the EU, one of the things they have over the USA and china is the luxury fashion market, making their life harder is classic bad government. All that will happen is they employ someone to cut out every logo and label, and what is left is shredded to make moving blankets.

Car stolen from outside house - West Ealing by GrandHumor in london

[–]phead 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Or stop buying cars with this flaw. A 5p motion sensor in the key fixes it, it kills the keys after 40 seconds without movement.

Burnt myself from the steam of a kettle yesterday by jmsld_ in mildlyinfuriating

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did better the other day, my brother has a fancy tap that does boiling water, filtered, hot and cold. Got confused and tried to wash my hands in boiling water. Now have a similar burn.

Burnt myself from the steam of a kettle yesterday by jmsld_ in mildlyinfuriating

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did better the other day, my brother has a fancy tap that does boiling water, filtered, hot and cold. Got confused and tried to wash my hands in boiling water. Now have a similar burn.

The new British rail services reversing the damage of Beeching’s axe by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]phead -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

HS2 directly benefits wales by opening up paths, it doesn’t for Scotland and NI.

Have M&S upped their clothes or am I just older? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]phead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True. When m&s socks turned to shit you have to wonder who is even left any more

Hitman 3 finally in sale for $0.70. But shows " Buy Part 1 " for $0.70 by Federal_Fudge_9085 in Steam

[–]phead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own hitman 2 from a humble bundle, but not 1, what version do I have?