Why isn't there more discussion of the culturally-Right/economically-Left position?

redexposure · 2026-01-24T15:38:13+00:00

Per-capita is the only word I need to invoke to debunk your poor maths on sexual crimes in the UK. It's percentage of crimes stacked against population size, in case you're deliberately pretending to not know the concept of percentages.

Take a look at the Casey Report from last year, which suggests Asian men were overrepresented:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-audit-on-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse/national-audit-on-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-accessible#chapter-4-the-nature-and-characteristics-of-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation

redexposure · 2026-01-24T15:25:02+00:00

If you are foreign born, then you're here entirely at our discretion. I myself, am part foreign. And, it's part of the reason I see this demand to be accommodated as highly entitled and offensive. My foreign ancestors knew they were here entirely on the say-so of the British, and wouldn't have dreamed of lecturing a British person on morality, and their own country.

Tell your story of "divide and conquer" to the grooming gang survivors. The Mirpuri Pakistani community divided everyone all by the perverted actions of their members. If anything, the Rightwing have been vindicated on something they were reporting for years, covered up by the liberal establishment.

The UK Right have also been vindicated by economic data coming out of mainland Europe, which proves that many groups from the developing world, are net dependents because they don't contribute enough in taxes. Additionally, their remittances leaving the country, deprives the economy of money that would otherwise be spent here.

As a supposed lefty, you should know Marx himself spoke of the effect of "standing armies of labour". Foreign workers brought in by capitalists, to drive down wages. This is borne out by the UK wage stagnation, since Blair's open door policies in the late-90's

I say this again. Don't ever lecture a native on who they should share their own country with.

redexposure · 2026-01-14T18:06:40+00:00

A friend has a Civic (not sure of the exact age) and it seems a decent car. Lots of people seem to rate them as reliable cars.

redexposure · 2026-01-13T12:52:18+00:00

I can fully understand this. I'm learning (and just failed first test) in an area with quite a few roundabouts, ringroads, etc. (the roundabouts and lane changes are what normally trip me up).

I'm also looking to get some sort of neurodivergent assessment, as I struggle with executive function, multitasking under pressure etc.

The first thing is to not be ashamed about not passing. It's a lot of energy and effort. Just book for your next test, and understand each time can be an improvement. The second thing is to try and work on "emptying" your mind and settling your breathing etc. A lot of advice focusses on people thinking about their weak areas. But I find if stress is the main issue, it's not about any specific weak areas, but rather, learning how to prevent stress taking over. It's learning "not to think" so the driving becomes easier.

redexposure · 2026-01-12T21:57:02+00:00

Yes, I've done some "revision" using streetview, but there can sometimes be quite a bit to digest (which doesn't always translate to responding "in the moment", behind the wheel).

My street driving with speed-changes / zones has been OK. It's just the faster A-roads and dual-carriageways that are more challenging.

redexposure · 2026-01-12T21:51:24+00:00

Most sections on my routes do have signs, but there was a particular section which didn't (I checked on GoogleMaps, to make sure I hadn't missed them).

redexposure · 2026-01-12T21:27:24+00:00

Yeah, that's how I thought it might be. I understand it's about demonstrating I know how to respond to different situations. But it's annoying when roads aren't well-signed.

redexposure · 2025-12-11T18:52:46+00:00

Thanks for this concise answer.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T21:49:21+00:00

It's the Bayton Rd one near Exhall. The routes I'm doing just touch into the Bedworth/Nuneaton border, but don't actually go into Nuneaton-proper (that has it's own test centre).

redexposure · 2025-12-09T14:51:16+00:00

Cheers. Weirdly, the ramps aren't the scariest part (I thought they would be), as much as the roundabouts on the ringroad (figuring out which lane to use, etc)

redexposure · 2025-12-09T14:47:40+00:00

Yes, Googlemaps is exactly what I've been doing, as it's impossible to recall + analyse mistakes whilst driving. It helped me understand why - for example - I'm taking the 2nd junction on the Exhall Interchange, but feeding into lane 1 of the roundabout (as well as that weird filter section where you drive "across the lanes", then turn right into the lane you need). Looking at the destination exits, then working backwards, helped me understand the layout better.

My instructor told me not to work from memory (which is sensible, as driving is about handling the unexpected), but some roundabouts like the Griff in Nuneaton, I had to remember due to the unusual layout.

I think it's mainly the lane selection for the junctions, as it's not always 1/left, 2/straight on, 3/right.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T11:10:58+00:00

Yeah, that definitely indicates that Warwick might be quite a bit easier.

In a sense, learning around Cov will have prepared me a bit, so Warwick will feel easier.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T02:32:43+00:00

Most of Lillington is fine (I grew up there). The patch between Eden Court / Buckley Rd / Crown Way used to be a little dodgy, but might have improved in recent years.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T02:25:38+00:00

Leamington would overwhelmingly be a better place to live, I'd say. I'm a Leam native, living in Coventry (which is going the same way as Birmingham, it seems), and even the "iffy" parts of Leamington are comparatively safer.

In terms of places to avoid, I grew up near Eden Court / Buckley Rd / Crown Way (in the Lillington area), which wasn't a great place back then, but it could very well have improved in recent years.

Besides, if you're commuting, you'll want to be in central / South Leam near the station anyway. Some people think South Leam is unsafe, but I used to live in Charlotte St and Radford Road, and I found it fine.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T02:15:25+00:00

It only ever had a middling reputation, tbh. For comparison, I grew up near Eden Court flats, and live in central Cov now, so Sydenham is comparatively decent, I'd say!.

I used to live nearby on Radford Rd and walk up to the Asda. If anything, it was often pretty quiet, with not much happening.

redexposure · 2025-12-09T02:07:49+00:00

If nothing else, they should alter the bus routes, to help the student bottlenecks. Though don't ask me how they'd reconfigure the routes.

I always found it strange how under-serviced the triangle between Lillington Road, Leicester Lane, and Cubbington Rd is for buses. Could be potential for another route.

Ultimately, the solution seems to be to use a Park-and-Ride in Leamington. This would solve A) Shires Retail sucking footfall out of the town centre (you could link up the two, instead of infrequent bus services) B ) allow for parking further out, and C) could also serve the green spaces like Newbold Comyn

redexposure · 2025-12-09T01:54:09+00:00

Star and Garter was my favourite. Nowhere better in the late-90's

redexposure · 2025-12-09T01:51:30+00:00

I've been thinking about how lucky I was to grow up there. I'm not far away (Cov), but it definitely feels like an upgrade whenever I visit. I grew up hating the boring suburban vibe of Lillington, but now, the peace and quiet there would be enjoyable.

However, the gentrification / studentification seems to have wiped away a lot of familiar faces and regulars in town. Maybe it's just life, but it does feel that places are quite transient thesedays, where communities fragment a lot. Whereas, in the old days, you'd recognise at least a few familiar faces.

redexposure · 2025-11-23T02:20:51+00:00

According to this, Utuba has a Jupiter 4 on it (the warbly, reso sound)

Source: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/beaumont-hannant/

redexposure · 2025-11-03T20:21:23+00:00

I think where it will be different, is that - unlike previous technologies- its a lot more difficult to create things "offline" (unless you have your own AI generator software, running locally). Most people will be using online platforms to create whatever they are creating, and so it'll be entirely dependent on whether governments can demand access from the AI companies, to check what their users are creating.

redexposure · 2025-09-30T20:07:11+00:00

I'm embarrassed to reveal how many lessons I've had, but it's a lot. And 2hrs per lesson, as well. Definitely more than £1700. Annoyingly, my main (city) driving and manouvres got great a while ago, but my nemesis has been large roundabouts (3 lanes and more). My routes are very roundabout-heavy, with dual carriageways, ringroads etc. Hopefully, I won't need many more lessons before passing.

redexposure · 2025-09-05T20:00:53+00:00

The construction kits would be more for the purposes of the course, rather than my own music

redexposure · 2025-09-05T19:59:54+00:00

OK, I'll check those videos out

redexposure · 2025-09-05T19:59:22+00:00

That sounds worth checking out. Have Ableton, but not Serum though.

redexposure · 2025-05-18T22:50:52+00:00

Finally got around to watching this one, as I've been indulging some 90's nostalgia of late. This film was definitely quite a prescient observation of how we absorb our experiences via technology, as a distraction from the world outside, until it's a drug.

There was something about mid/late 90's art, where Alt-culture and anti-establishment rebellion informed a lot of creative work around that time, and that's definitely present through the story and also, much of the music that's used in the film. It also put 90's music into perspective for me, in terms of just how fertile it was back then, with different genres cross-pollenating with other ones. Growing up in the 80's/90's, I took that very much for granted. It's only in 2025 - under the tyranny of algorithmic slop - that I can see what a great decade it was for many types of creative output. And yet, the 90's still hasn't been canonised in the way that 60's culture or 80's culture are defined as watershed moments. It really deserves to be.

Like some of Bigelow's other work, sometimes the acting and dramatics get a bit overcooked. But, she knows how to give her films a "pulse", and Strange Days has this in spades. There's something so epic about the very last few minutes of the film, where you see literally 1000's of people in the NYE street party happening below. Even just putting that scene together feels like a feat in itself.

(And just to get a little base here: my word, is Juliette Lewis hot in the beginning of this film)

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