samc
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- Comment on Reeves ‘plots tax raid on landlords’ to help plug £40bn Budget black hole 16 hours ago:
Probably not. Same way that increasing employers NI contributions will have led to slower wage growth (its too early to tell for sure I think)
- Comment on YSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projection 1 week ago:
I was referring to the text at the bottom of the press release:
By signing the petition you take a stand against a false narrative that downplays Africa’s vast size and diversity as the second-largest continent, reducing its perceived importance in global politics and economics. You can correct the narrative.
It seems to single out Africa because this campaign is led by Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa. I just thought it was amusing that the campaign text mentions Africa repeatedly but only indirectly mentions south america when referring to the global south.
- Comment on YSK There's a campaign to replace the distorted Mercator world map with the fairer Equal-Earth projection 1 week ago:
Firstly, I do think that projections which enlarge Europe and north America relative to the global south are a problem and every curriculum should include education about how this happens and what the world really looks like.
But also, kinda funny how this project is very specifically about fairness for Africa. Why not include south America in there too?
- Comment on Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill 1 month ago:
Just about to head out for 3 nights on Dartmoor to celebrate the recent ruling in favour of wild camping. Makes me sad to read articles like this.
I think these stories are particularly worth bearing in mind when people say that British livestock is raised on marginal land that couldn’t grow crops. Even if that were largely true, it doesn’t mean we should shove a sheep on every square inch of land that can’t be ploughed.
- Comment on Members of public to be selected for ‘honest conversation’ about MPs’ pay 1 month ago:
The problem isn’t the reward for becoming an MP, it’s the cost of campaigning. Candidates are expected to put up £10-30k of their own money to contest a seat. Some spend considerably more.
Personally, I don’t think paying MPs more will do much harm, but it won’t fix any of the problems with the quality of the politicians we get.
- Comment on ‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback 2 months ago:
I think the article said CVLR would be battery powered to eliminate the need for overhead cables. I’m not saying I believe it is worse than e.g. and electric bus. But even the company producing it seems to struggle to articulate its advantages.
The reason I care is because I really want more trams in English towns/cities. But not if it’s a pared down version that gives the entire concept a bad image
- Comment on ‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback 2 months ago:
That’s kind of my concern. I’m worried they’re cutting so many corners that the competitive edge over busses all but vanishes and, best case scenario, this ends up being a bizarre PR campaign for public transit.
- Comment on ‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback 2 months ago:
Whilst this is very cool, I’m a little concerned about how the pros for “very light rail” basically amount to having better vibes than busses. Not that I even disagree with that premise, but I’d want something more concrete…
- Comment on The Witcher III is currently on sale for 3€ until 25th May 3 months ago:
Witcher 1 really has old-school difficulty syndrome. Getting past act 1 was a nightmare for me, then somewhere around late act 2 the combat became trivial and I could just stunlock everything.
- Comment on "Reach" news websites 6 months ago:
Found the Private Eye reader