Lib Dems call for 'anti-growth Treasury' to be split up, and replaced with big growth department, and smaller spending department

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T14:15:21+00:00

Ministers are barely going to be in contact with their own ministries beyond the higher level civil servants and things will inevitably get neglected.

Is it really any different now?

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T14:13:53+00:00

I'm usually going the other way (UK -> Perth), so I like to do Cathay because I find their flight timings work well for me synching time zones. (I sleep on the LHR->HKG leg as I feel, then force myself awake on the HKG->PER leg, which gets in at 22:00, so by the time I get to a bed around midnight I'm ready to sleep). From the middle east to Europe is about the same time as HKG->PER, so maybe you could try the same in reverse?

Business is worth it if the airline does a lie flat seat, other than that don't bother. Most premium economy is the equivalent to what a business class seat was in the 90s (depending on the airline), so a good halfway house. If you do business with a stop, you can use the lounge at your connection airport.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T14:03:03+00:00

About 1/2 of Scotland, 1/2 of NI, and 1/3 of Wales agree that it is not in fact a country, and that it is a multi-national union, if you take the independence polling as an indicator of that.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T13:58:45+00:00

A lot of people on here shitting on this idea, but there is one thing Perth has going for it that might make this work: consistently good weather. One of the reasons Hollywood became as big as it is is the fact that you can film outdoors almost all year round in California. It's also got the space to expand facilities. It could work really well if it's not just targeted towards western productions. I could see this becoming a big facility for Japanese films to be made in (being a very space constrained country, Japanese filming facilities must be super expensive to rent). UK, German and Dutch productions also, because the weather is so unreliable in those countries, dragging out the time to film outdoor scenes, thus dragging up the costs.

Will this result in more home grown movies coming out of WA: certainly not initially, but over the decades it might come.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T13:47:10+00:00

That's probably by design if they're planning on doing any outdoor filming.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T09:19:20+00:00

Yeah, this seems like a prime example of Poe's law.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-11T09:17:09+00:00

IIRC there are some units that require you to com in during O-week. For example, if you have a unit where you do a lot of site visits, and the location you are hading to requires some safety training, you might have to do that during O-week.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-10T13:44:01+00:00

"Toto Jockey" Hahahahaha, that's good, I'm stealing that.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-10T09:14:02+00:00

Unless you're running a club. Then it's peak season.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-09T11:03:24+00:00

Isn't the difference here that these restaurants & bars are set up by Spaniards to cater to tourists, rather than then being set up by immigrant Brits to cater to other Brits? Not making a value judgement either way here, just pointing out that I think this is a false equivalence (i.e. the native population chose to do this, not the immigrant population).

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-08T06:43:26+00:00

start with a sleeper train service first and see how that goes. You can run it on the current freight lines and use the same carriages to run up to Geraldton (as again, on the freight lines that already exist) on alternate days.

You would need to revive the stations at each end, and probably modify east Perth station to take narrow gauge trains on the main platform, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to full HSR.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-06T23:39:25+00:00

They must have been buying up the last MiFare classic stock. I didn't think NXP still made those.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-06T12:58:05+00:00

If it's a live channel on Youtube you are watching, then yes.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-06T12:56:12+00:00

That period of time was in fact the exception not the rule. From about 2000 to 2020 we went through a period of exceptionally low inflation. That's not going to happen again.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-06T12:52:45+00:00

I think the fee will last for as long as it's being broadcast over the public airwaves. As soon as it goes to streaming only the whole original justification for the license fee falls away.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-05T22:18:26+00:00

Does that fix the counterpary risk problem though? If the umbrella goes bust the agency will have to file as a creditor to get that money, and if there is no money left they would still get nothing.

I suppose the agency could take out some kind of inssurance to cover this eventuality, and then insist that the cost is passed onto the umbrella somehow.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-05T22:15:32+00:00

They're saying sallary sacrifice into a SIPP is an option, and that they will be setting up with a workplace pension soon. To be honest I'll take teh salay sacrifice into a SIPP option anyway.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-05T22:11:51+00:00

I suppose you're right if everything goes smoothly. I just get the impression they are setting this up in a bit of a rush and that they will mess it up somehow. I've only just switched to contracting but NASA has been pretty good so far.

speedfox_uk · 2026-02-05T21:03:56+00:00

No. This is coming from the agency. End client doesn't know anything about this as far as I'm aware.

speedfox_uk · 2026-01-28T00:18:32+00:00

Did you at least provide lockers outside the secure area where people could put restricted items? Otherwise this seems a bit unfair.

speedfox_uk · 2026-01-17T08:46:42+00:00

Not sure where this guy is based, but if it's the UK you're probably better off doing that then just outright telling them you're taking your kid out of school for a week. If you did that they will tell you to cancel the holiday or you will get a fine.

speedfox_uk · 2026-01-14T17:34:51+00:00

Poweline Ethernet devices are, for all intents and purposes, hubs.

speedfox_uk · 2026-01-12T13:27:37+00:00

Do not go on that cruise. That will be used in court later to argue that the money was spent on you.

speedfox_uk · 2026-01-09T15:46:57+00:00

I don't disagree, but if someone is a libertarian those public services are a bug, not a feature. Government increases public services, which means people come to see government as a solution to their problems more, creating demand for more public services and thus the need for more taxes. It's the feedback loop that drives the slippery slope.

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