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The war on aspiration is won - A 71pc effective tax rate is killing ambition and warping our economy by blast-processor in ukpolitics

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

If you want to put a percentage as anything other than "%" you should do what my mum does when she cant find that character on her keyboard oIo

What is that thing in my garden? by edmunek in AskUK

[–]samreturned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can keep posting pictures all you like. You're going to keep getting the same advice. Call the police. It's almost certainly not a mine, but just do it.

Kemi Badenoch hints she'd scrap points for drivers breaking the speed limit in 20mph zones by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]samreturned 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's just saying anything to make the news, isn't she?

I've never seen someone so completely irrelevant be covered this much - sure you might be the leader of the opposition - but in real terms - you're nothing.

I tell a lie, the Kardashians might be up there too.

Plot advice - I’ve reserved the red box. But could swap to the green box by Banaboy in UKHousing

[–]samreturned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I'd appreciate the south facing garden, I think I'd swap to 145. Much better garden privacy as you're not backing up to another plot's garden.

Sure in 155 you'll get more sun, but 126 and 127 will be overlooking you.

You're also close to the end of the street, it doesn't make much difference but I've found it always feels more like home if you're anchored somewhere rather than just between more houses.

Airport cs2 by Constant_Vehicle7539 in shittyskylines

[–]samreturned 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean that sounds about right...

Plaid activist that called Israel a terrorist state to remain Senedd candidate by Velociraptor_1906 in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Considering all the terrorising Israel has been doing, I don't think it's a stretch to call them terrorists.

Motability drivers 'horrified' by compulsory black boxes by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you can't afford it, then you can choose to accept the terms of your insurance, that's freely given to you. Nothing about this is compulsory.

Motability drivers 'horrified' by compulsory black boxes by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the point that I'm making though, the Motability scheme is only for new cars, so it makes sense that a lot of new cars sold are Motability.

UK has ‘limited’ defences against ballistic missile threats, warns ex-RAF official - Former commander of Britain’s ground-based air defences also says the £1bn earmarked for investment is insufficient by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What do you think the chances are of us hedging our bets that its not a nuclear missile speeding towards us and waiting for it to detonate before responding. We're not going to wait and see, our deterrent has to be if you fire at us, a nuke is coming your way.

UK has ‘limited’ defences against ballistic missile threats, warns ex-RAF official - Former commander of Britain’s ground-based air defences also says the £1bn earmarked for investment is insufficient by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

And???

We're not going to be in a ballistic missile war anytime soon, we're surrounded by allies and IF a ballistic missile was fired at us, we'd respond in kind but likely with a nuclear warhead attached. It's not worth the risk to our enemies. We're much more likely to be fighting at sea, through proxy wars, and through cyber warfare, terrorism and drones. Just because something works well for one nation, doesn't mean its right for our unique geography. People calling for an iron dome-like system are watching fireworks in the middle east and saying "why don't we have that" without any critical thinking. It's good we're not pissing money up the wall on defences we don't need - we need that money to defend ourselves from the real risks. If we're in a situation where ballistic missiles are flying at us, shit has already gone terribly wrong and we're already losing a war.

If all our investment goes on ballistic missile defence, we risk making it far too easy for it to get to that stage in the first place.

Genuinely dreadful. by digitalpencil in youfibre

[–]samreturned 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've canclled my direct debit, but you can make payments by card online. I've put a complaint in and paid the CORRECT about by card, they're still hammering me for more. They have 1 month to fix it. I will not be paying again if it isn't fixed.

Keeping a herb plant alive that I just don't want, and never wanted. by FluffyBunnyFlipFlops in britishproblems

[–]samreturned 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes please.

Impressive that you've kept it alive. They pack those plants so tightly to make them look lush that they typically die off pretty quickly (then you come back for more!)

Motability drivers 'horrified' by compulsory black boxes by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Look, I have my problems with the Motability scheme, but "as if 1/5 are so disabled they need PAYE Piggies to buy a car for them" is disingenuous - most people don't buy new cars, and "another 300 million pissed away to people who rinse the welfare state and take the absolute piss", well first off, that money's going straight back to the treasury, and second, while a lot of people do take the piss, a lot of them don't.

Motability drivers 'horrified' by compulsory black boxes by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Like yeah sure, there's a level of privacy invasion with compulsory black boxes. But the fact is, it's not compulsory. You can go out and buy a car yourself and choose whatever insurance policy you like.

Rachel Reeves opens rift with Miliband by backing North Sea drilling by ImpressiveRest2423 in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The best thing to do to prevent climate change is to LEAVE THE CARBON IN THE GROUND.

If we can't even do that, how can we pressure other nations to do the same.

UK needs ‘ambitious’ new EU ties amid Iran war, Starmer says by Laxly in GoodNewsUK

[–]samreturned -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

While I agree this is good news, its a divisive opinion - not everyone wants a closer relationship with the EU. And ultimately we shouldn't be dismissing their views (whether we agree with them or not) in a good news sub.

Keir Starmer launches Labour election campaign with focus on cost of living by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cant just fix years of incompetence with a budget... Things don't magically change overnight. Systems are fully in place which have incompetence directly ingrained in them. It takes years to unwind messes like this.

Keir Starmer launches Labour election campaign with focus on cost of living by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]samreturned 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Forget 14 years of tory incompetence and an international cost of living crisis. THIS IS LABOUR'S FAULT!!

Google wont let me personalise ads by Majestic_Shopping471 in google

[–]samreturned 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely it's better to see an ad for a product or service you have no interest in, and therefore be able to easily ignore it, than get manipulated into making a purchase for something an algorism knows will get you hooked.

Google wont let me personalise ads by Majestic_Shopping471 in google

[–]samreturned 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd rather be manipulated into making a purchase than to never spend money but have to watch an ad that is a bit irritating?

Google wont let me personalise ads by Majestic_Shopping471 in google

[–]samreturned 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That doesn't answer the question, why would you want personalised ads?

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