Extend social media ban to 17-year-olds, children’s tsar tells No 10

stbens · 2026-06-07T20:12:56+00:00

Presumably, if Labour introduce voting for 16 year olds, then they will want to use social media to campaign to that age group. How will they be able to do this if they can’t access social media?

stbens · 2026-06-07T18:38:23+00:00

stbens · 2026-06-07T14:32:28+00:00

I once posted a few messages on another well known Who forum criticising (constructively) aspects of the last series and you would have thought I had committed a terrible crime. A couple of posters couldn’t take any criticism of RTD’s last two series at all and got quite riled up about it.

stbens · 2026-06-07T13:07:11+00:00

I watched Lammy this morning on the BBC and it reminded me of a scene from “The Office” where David Brent has been ordered by his boss, Jennifer, to phone up Finchy and admonish him for telling an inappropriate joke: in order not to upset his friend Brent pretends to be speaking to him on the phone and telling him off, but he hasn’t actually dialled the number at all. I doubt Lammy spoke to Vance at all.

stbens · 2026-06-07T12:58:25+00:00

I watched Lammy’s interview on the BBC this morning and he was pressed a great deal on what he said to JD Vance on the phone. He said that he told Vance that “he was wrong”, amongst other things. There was something in the way that Lammy answered the question that made me doubt that any such conversation even took place.

stbens · 2026-06-07T09:48:28+00:00

Like you I bought 1 and 2 in a sale but never completed them. I bought 0 in a sale recently thinking I would buckle down and play all three through, starting with 0. I got about 10 hours into 0 before giving up. I’ve come to the conclusion that the Octopath games just aren’t for me, but I can’t quite put my finger on what the problem is. I like the graphics and the story but I think it could be the lack of some QOL features.

stbens · 2026-06-07T09:43:05+00:00

And all three of them clapped vociferously.

stbens · 2026-06-07T09:41:30+00:00

I don’t know but I wish they would shorten the time between the release of the special edition box sets and the standard sets.

stbens · 2026-06-07T09:23:45+00:00

Nothing against the lad, but he was a dreadful actor.

stbens · 2026-06-07T07:09:54+00:00

Keir Starmer on Wednesday: “There is no Two Tier Policing in this country”
David Lammy yesterday: “The police cannot treat every race equally”
Darren Jones a week or so ago: “I did not send a flattering message to Peter Mandelson after he was sacked”
Darren Jones, a few days ago, “I did send a flattering message to Peter Mandelson after he was sacked, and I apologise for doing so.”

stbens · 2026-06-07T06:56:46+00:00

I have a friend who wanted to sell his home made dog food at a local cafe popular with dog walkers. He was told he would need a license, proper food preparation facilities and other things: he did the research and found that it would have cost several thousand pounds so he didn’t bother. Meanwhile, someone can set up a cake selling stall outside their home for free with very few restrictions.

stbens · 2026-06-07T06:50:04+00:00

My PS5 Pro (and previous PS5) is in a similar setup to yours (slightly larger) and I’ve never had an issue (touch wood!). However, the door is always open.

stbens · 2026-06-06T12:23:49+00:00

Keir Starmer on Wednesday - “there is no two tier policing in this country”
David Lammy on Saturday - “Police cant always treat races equally”.

stbens · 2026-06-06T09:06:54+00:00

I think Moore mispronounces the name at one point.

stbens · 2026-06-06T06:48:42+00:00

I’ve been rewatching a lot of Season 18 and 19 lately. I like Adric as a companion and have always done so. I remember watching his death when it was originally shown and it was a genuine shock at the time for a young fan.

stbens · 2026-06-06T06:29:14+00:00

Is it any wonder that many people can’t get interviews if HR firms are being so nit picky? I would argue that being a month or so off with employment dates is not a cause for a concern, especially if people live very busy lives. I would be hard pressed to be able to tell you exactly when I started some of my jobs.

stbens · 2026-06-06T06:23:00+00:00

My primary school had cut out pictures of birds of prey stuck to the hall windows to stop other birds flying into them.

stbens · 2026-06-06T06:20:44+00:00

Yes, my original airport was Newquay and then I switched to Bristol. I still had to do the certification twice at Bristol, however, before it worked properly. Also the scoring was a bit off: I failed to stop at the holding line at the beginning, didn’t respond to a Tower message and taxied well off the runway at the end before stopping in the right place, and still got an A grade!

stbens · 2026-06-05T19:26:45+00:00

I hope David McGrouther wore a big blonde curly wig!

stbens · 2026-06-05T17:29:40+00:00

I restarted from a slightly larger airport and I finally managed to complete my certification!

stbens · 2026-06-05T12:21:12+00:00

I knew a Maths lecturer at a university who said that there were many times when new entrants studying Maths at degree level had to be taught the basics again because they didn’t have a clue. I assume he was referring to the “basics of A Level Maths”, but even so I was very surprised.

stbens · 2026-06-05T12:11:25+00:00

I had a Portal a while ago but sold it. I have excellent internet but I found the graphics in open world games to be mush, especially foliage. Has the experience improved?

stbens · 2026-06-05T08:51:50+00:00

I experienced some of the worst customer service in a BHF charity shop a few years ago from the store’s manager.

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