Reality of our ageing population: older voters block things younger voters need in order to work and pay taxes to fund things the older voters need.
Older voters them complain young are entitled and should "work harder" like they did. MPs indulge them.
Rinse and repeat.
One of the most sensible takes on ‘cancel culture’ I’ve seen. Sensible, honest, smart. I’m posting the video directly as Times Radio tweeted it with a clickbait and somewhat misleading headline that unintentionally confirmed his point. More of this please.
The replies and QTs to this show again how much mainstream anti trans media is directly contributing to increases in transphobic hate crime . . . Over 1000 articles in a single month attacking a marginalised group who make up <1% of the population
wages haven’t gone up in a decade, inflation is 10%, you can’t get an ambulance, GP, or dentist, energy bills have doubled, interest rates are heading to 6%, the rental market has gone mad, rail fares up, childcare is bonkers, and a pound is now worth one dollar. what did I miss
@goustocooking You've swapped out pork loin for chicken in one of my recipes and I have a chicken allergy, would've been more useful to me if you'd just removed that meal completely. How come there's nowhere in your website to put what allergies you have?
The more you *think* you definitely understand more than the experts on a particular issue, the more likely you are to be wrong.
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We had everything, free dentists, free education, free eye tests, we owned all the services, rail, telecoms, water, gas, electric, masses of social housing, EU benefits,convalescent homes, we were conned out of all this to make money. Nothing came of it just cash to the rich.
Private water utilities have racked up debt of £48bn since privatisation, with an annual interest cost of £1.3bn. Despite this debt, in the same period they’ve paid out £57bl to shareholders.
They pollute rivers; waste water; rack up debt and asset strip.
Nationalise water.
Just heard on LBC…
Water firms are leaking 2.4bn litres of water EVERY DAY.
Since privatisation
Rather than repair pipes or build reservoirs
They have given £72bn to shareholders
And poured raw sewage into our water
Yet, they’ll fine us up to £1k if we water our gardens.