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- Comment on US-led Gaza plan to force Palestinians into dystopian re-education camp leaked 6 days ago:
So war criminals lecturing Arab child amputees on why everything is their fault?
- Comment on UK grassroots music venues show lowest decline since 2018 as sector stabilises post-pandemic 1 week ago:
They’ve just increased alcohol taxes and high street business rates for pubs which would be amplified for particularly for venues - they necessitate a significant square footage to accommodate attendees, and they are only retaining about 12p per alcoholic drink sold.
- Comment on UK grassroots music venues show lowest decline since 2018 as sector stabilises post-pandemic 1 week ago:
The fact that it’s also been reported that grassroots venues are making no money, maybe a more accurate reporting stance would be after contant regulatory pressures, venues have just hit the figurative floor and are just barely surviving without shutting down entirely.
- Comment on UK: Labour minister tells local councils they could be sued for boycotting Israel 3 weeks ago:
I thought this was how the free market worked. What exactly entitles the state of Israel to our public funding?
- Comment on 'If people let this fail, it'd be unforgivable': councillors ask Your Party to 'leave egos at the door' 3 months ago:
They almost let this fail already with the membership debacle. I hope it works out, but my confidence currently lies with the Green Party.
- Comment on Parents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey finds 5 months ago:
If schools want to be precious about logos, they should just be forced to offer iron-on patches.
- Comment on Thames Water says new Abingdon reservoir could cost bill-payers up to £7.5bn 5 months ago:
It probably would have been a lot cheaper if they had built the infrastructure at the time it was needed. Now all that land is pribably considered prime housing stock hoarding land by Taylor Wimpey.
- Comment on Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse' 6 months ago:
Just casually removing the right to be judged by a panel of your peers.
- Comment on What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas 6 months ago:
The Bude Tunnel surely, who could deny that pinnacle of human achievement?
- Comment on The European Commission says it is investigating Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for potential child safety Digital Services Act (DSA) violations “as a matter of priority” 8 months ago:
Or, you know, parents could actually use parental controls.
- Comment on In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico 11 months ago:
Since Trump is slang for fart in UK, I propose it be re-renamed to Guff of America in his honour. I bet he wouldn’t even notice.
- Comment on Trump to visit battered North Carolina towns still suffering months after Helene: 'Treated badly by Democrats' 11 months ago:
Is he going to throw paper towels at them as well?
- Comment on M4 Mac Mini Power Button Has New Bottom Location 1 year ago:
I had to check of this was an Onion article…
- Comment on Afghanistan morality ministry spreads 'living things' images ban 1 year ago:
Their flag clearly has wheat on it - is that not a living thing?