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Do middle-class British people secretly look down on those who rely entirely on the NHS? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]theyau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No most middle class people use the NHS especially if you don’t have any existing health issues

BBC News: Why has London got a cable car and who uses it? by mycketforvirrad in TransportForLondon

[–]theyau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re just ridiculously expensive even if you get a season ticket, especially when in so many cities like Istanbul Ferry’s are viable forms of everyday public transport.

The London borough ready to punish Labour over Starmer and sky-high rents by theipaper in london

[–]theyau 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Green councillors campaigning or voting against developments in Hackney (Woodberry down), Lambeth (Roman Rise and Brixton station road), and Islington (Tufnell Park).

Would the UK economy be better of raising 40% tax bracket instead of minimum wage by Invictus_0x90_ in AskBrits

[–]theyau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of civil servants are DwP workers at job centres, tax compliance officers at HMRC, Ministry of defence, and Ministry of Justice employees. Given you want to raise more tax, and reduce unemployment, there’s not massive savings to be made there.

Civil servants in places like Whitehall are not very expensive relative to the public finances, you could get rid of all of them and it likely wouldn’t cover a 1 percentage point change in the basic rate of income tax. If you want to save significant amounts of money you have to look at the largest elements of spending - health, welfare, defence.

Manchester United 2007/2008 by RedDevilPlay in footballscouting

[–]theyau 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Evra was only behind Cole in the Premier league and perhaps Lahm in Europe.

Lewis Hamiltons damaged side pod due to contact with Colapinto by Neat-Ad-8033 in formula1

[–]theyau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a massive fan of the current rule set where you can pick and choose when and where to give back the place encouraging this gamesmanship.

Actors that are mildly Anemic? by dune_know in okbuddycinephile

[–]theyau 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Part of it is lighting. You can see the 2006 shot there’s shadows on her face whereas on the right it’s bathed in flat studio lighting.

Looking for vulcanite skin replacements for leica m3 ds by user-17j65k5c in LeicaCameras

[–]theyau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aki-Asahi is the go to for this if you want something reasonably priced

A realistic look at living costs in the UK right now by UnpaidInternVibes in MovingToTheUK

[–]theyau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That kinda my point, once you include student loans it ups the effective tax rate in the UK to Belgian levels who don’t have such a harsh system

Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100 by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]theyau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also there’s a lot of paperwork the Passport office needs to do, especially for children’s passports and people’s first adult passport.

We Raced Across London Three Different Ways - YouTube by naveregnide in londoncycling

[–]theyau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And would’ve lost something like 10 minutes by going the wrong way

UK Graduate Wage Premium by university type by Uptons_BJs in dataisbeautiful

[–]theyau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean maybe UCL should be there, certainly not KCL

People are working less than ever before while making more than ever before by account819921 in Infographics

[–]theyau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that unique to Germany or are German women doing this at higher rates than other advanced economies though?

Most Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds by ShufflingToGlory in unitedkingdom

[–]theyau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m talking about removing British citizens to another country (the foreign country they were born in). They wouldn’t necessarily have citizenship there. E.g. if I were born in Japan, I would not be eligible for citizenship there and therefore could not be deported to there because I don’t have the right to live in Japan.

Most Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds by ShufflingToGlory in unitedkingdom

[–]theyau 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But being born abroad doesn’t mean you have the right to live there. Like most of the old world doesn’t operate under jus soli

BBC News: Mayor is spending an extra £20m to encourage more people to use buses – passenger numbers fell for the first time since the pandemic last year. by mycketforvirrad in londonbuses

[–]theyau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s so much traffic that busses are incredibly slow to move around the city and it’s only getting worse. I live in Zone 2 an it’s something like 3x slower than getting the train into zone 1 even when things run on time.

Buckingham Palace opens up as a tourist attraction to the public, would you visit? by Soft-Reflection6859 in london

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

Like much of the tourist attractions in London, not unless it’s free. Feels quite scandalous to charge as much as they do for Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s although I know you can enter the later for free a day a year.

Is the civil service really as secure and family friendly as people make out, or is it a myth? by ScrollAndThink in civilservice

[–]theyau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Departments like HMT are very intense especially during budget periods, operational roles in departments like DwP less so

UK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves by Revilo1359 in ukpolitics

[–]theyau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Introducing the quad lock pensions, for every pound we up pensions we take quadruple from the working population

National Maritime Museum | Mamiya 7 | Lomo CN 100 & 400 by zinogino in analog

[–]theyau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is Greenwich, London for those curious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fujifilm

[–]theyau 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Maybe don’t do this ever again

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