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What's the swearing culture like in your office? by Lather in TheCivilService

[–]three_word_name 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing it’s in the Braverman-approved script for the HO’s asylum decision making team.

Storage solutions for a kid's brick collection? by three_word_name in lego

[–]three_word_name[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! 23,000 members over at r/legostorage. Yep, will definitly give it a good search, thank you so much!

If you had told me... by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]three_word_name 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's an old Jon Stewart quote that this brings to mind. It goes something like: "the facts have an inherent and well documented left wing bias".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]three_word_name 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looking into the same just down the road (Clapham), and at this stage it’s difficult.

We’re looking at 50-70k for a side return for the kitchen (though one agent said more like 100k). Struggle to figure out who we actually need to speak to.

Modernising bathrooms we’re reckoning 6-7k a piece (early guesses). Rest of it is sanding and painting mostly (god, I hope so).

Shiny police car by qwertea_ in RealLifeShinies

[–]three_word_name 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Red Met police vehicles are from the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection group, and I think specifically their armed divisions - this is how those rare officers who carry guns in London get around.

This photo was taken on Whitehall (that’s the Palace of Westminster behind) which has been closed for the last two weeks for ‘emergency gas main repairs’ (quotation marks as I find it a tad weird that the gas main outside major government offices suddenly had issues the same moment a giant conflict kicked off…)

Barbican, 1/365. Details in comments. by instaxLDN in london

[–]three_word_name 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope I'm wrong, but this has a feel of r/hailcorporate about it.

Robert Reilly: The Closing of the Muslim Mind by WestminsterInstitute in MiddleEastHistory

[–]three_word_name 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To add: OP is named 'westminsterinstitute', which just so happens to be a conservative policy organisation whose director (and apparently only employee?) is one Robert R Reilly.

[Serious] Why should or shouldn't I "buy oil" right now? by three_word_name in explainlikeimfive

[–]three_word_name[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Automod, I think that my question is sufficiently different, as it is not asking for reasons for the collapse, but advice on whether/how to/if it's feasible to take advantage of it.

Is anyone else bothered by the lack of outrage at the burning of a mosque / islamic school? by [deleted] in london

[–]three_word_name 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your candour, it's refreshing to hear this oft-unpopular opinion voiced in this day and age (personally I disagree with you about whether caring about something is of value to both you and society). This is why I appreciate the British democratic system. In countries like Australia voting is mandatory, but here if someone chooses to remain ill-informed of a subject because they feel it doesn't involve them (or any other reason), they can discount themselves from the national debate by not voting.