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[–] brewery@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

If they truly cared about dirty money, tax evasion and all the tricks the rich do to keep their wealth, the tax regimes in these places would mirror the tax regime for working people in the UK (and tax capital gains in the same way as employment income BTW!).

It's pathetic complaining about these places not doing such a minor thing after decades of using them to hide their wealth, please their wealthy overlords and/or evade taxes...

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Finally, some good news for once and progress!

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Do you reckon Israel/Mossad has some proper dirt over the UK, is it the City's financial interests or something else? It's just shocking that we continue to support a genocide despite it clearly being opposite to what the majority of us want.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 8 points 4 weeks ago

Will be interesting to see once the fines start. Might just be an inconvenience to the ultra wealthy who might carry on but on the other hand people don't like losing money, and it just takes a few cars to slow down to force everyone else to. Do you have ant points system or mechanism that will take away your licence for multiple tickets?

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 24 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously? I'm almost impressed with how they're managing to help richer people out, encourage unnecessary consumerism and hurt the environment in so many ways that the average person can not understand or keep up with

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago

I could only watch 25 minutes (so far) of the doctors in Gaza documentary the BBC refused to show, because I cried at least three times. The multiple children being carried to try to get help with serious looking injuries. The solar panels being destroyed which meant premature children died. The blood soaked floor around the ambulance. The absolute pain of the doctor talking about when a nurse brought in his daughter who was killed. The people watching the bombing of Gaza through those fucking telescope things you get at the beach or from tall buildings like it's a tourist attraction. The guys being stripped naked, blindfolded and led about in a stadium.

An artist said a few words at a concert that is crazily expensive to go to, which doesn't even meet the threshold of hate speech (in my view).

Where should we focus our attention and outrage I wonder?!?

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Yes please. At this point, we need local councils to lead this as it's just impossible at a parent or school level. We need the infrastructure changes too as I can't see us getting there without it. It takes just one car driver to enforce their right of way on a road if it's just open

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

I really resonate with this article as a parent and really want to give more independence but I think car brain really does get in the way. We cycle to school and people have bigger cars on smaller roads, don't give enough space, park dangerously and just don't seem to care about cyclists or pedestrians. Even cycling home today by myself I almost got knocked off so how can I let my child face that by themselves? It's a vicious circle them that more people drive and the problem gets worse. Even going to the local park we have to cross or cycle on roads at some point. Most of the other parents drive, even if living really close. I've also had parents "telling me off" or commenting for letting him cycle on the road in front of me. Feel like I can't win.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Half a battered sausage, half cod (both shared with the other half) and chips covered in salt and their homemade onion vinegar

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We're very aware in the UK but it's not too easy. We have some the oldest housing stock in the world. We don't have central air with no real way to retrofit so it would have to be one room at a time. Our windows aren't designed to house those units I see in NY. We have to rely on very inefficient portable units so I only use it on the really hot days. Energy prices are still high after Russia's invasion. People are adding proper units when extending but only the rich can really afford that.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

Gaming and wanking

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Wait, the police are going after a royal, I thought that was impossible?!? (speaking from the UK where we clearly have a rapist and paedophile...)

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