🚨 NEW: The SNP has conceded the Aberdeen South by-election to the Tories
This would be the first time the Tories have won a Scottish by-election since 1967
Gove was at fault for crossing red light, but with insurance, the first paragraph of rule H2 will put the rider at liability because he "should" have given way.
The paragraph is unconditional and complete.
Gove didn't have priority but rider should have given way.
@michaelgove So are you saying you think pedestrians should walk out into traffic when they have a red light, but vehicles have a green light??
You've backed some very dumb stuff (eg Brexit) but that's bonkers.
(And before anyone brings up HC2, no that doesn't apply in this case)
@thedaredean Fair enough if FIFA claimed that... there's is clearly strong commercial interest.
Anyways rules are made for men not men for rules. FIFA can change the rules, now that no one wants it
@thedaredean@theoldzealand You agreed with my point. The OP concluded (concerning) that it should be a penalty despite the benefit of slow-mo. Yes opinions can be bewildering but are entitled to be aired. 😂
The people I don't get the most are the "kids will find a way" crowd 😅
Think about the things western society almost UNIVERSALLY agrees children shouldn't have: alcohol, cigarettes, & restricted physical substances.
We put age restrictions on them b/c we understand the devastating physical & developmental consequences.
Do teenagers still find workarounds? Absolutely.
But the fact that a 15-yr-old can sneak a drink doesn't mean we should abolish the legal drinking age. Even the most rebellious adults who accessed drugs early in life will fiercely protect their own kids from having open access to those same substances.
So why is the proposed social media ban facing such fierce backlash?
B/c the damage is silent.
You can't see an algorithm eroding a child's mind in a lab the way you can see a cigarette damaging their lungs.
Let's make the invisible harm visible(which is what I believe the campaigns leading up to this should've done a lot more).
Nearly 40% of children ages 8 to 12 are already using social media. Adolescents spending more than 3 hrs daily on these platforms face double the risk of mental health issues like anxiety & depression.
When asked about the impact on their body image, 46% of adolescents aged 13-17 said social media actively makes them feel worse.
For teenage girls using platforms like Instagram, about 1 in 3 reported feeling worse about their bodies due to the app.
As many as 72% of teens say they have been cyberbullied. Cyberbullying is more strongly correlated with suicide attempts than traditional face-to-face bullying.
These apps are altering brain structure during a highly vulnerable developmental window, affecting areas like the amygdala that manage emotional learning.
If a legal, physical product was doing this much quantifiable damage to an ENTIRE generation, we'd pull it from the shelves immediately. We need to stop pretending screens are safe just b/c there's no smoke.
Some tricky conversations this evening about the impending social media ban.
‘I don’t even know who this government guy is’
‘Keir Starmer’
‘Keir Starmer, what does that mean’