steeznson

@steeznson@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Can someone check if the lemon party domain is taken?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not stealing⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  200 IQ child thief

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour to abolish most short prison sentences in England and Wales⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It sounds like the prison system is at capacity but idk if this is the right move for them politically.

  We don’t need to do Broken Window Theory but there has to be a repercussion for low level crime, otherwise the perception amongst the public is going to be that crime has got much worse. Most serious crime is going to be invisible to the general public so even if we throw the book at those criminals the perception won’t change.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately this is in tune with the public sentiment. Reform are probably the most in tune with polling on the issue and Labour are half-heartedly going along with it.

  I’m generally quite pro immigration but the perceived unfairness of people skipping the queue has become a hot button issue / small fire which politicians can’t reframe. I think they’ll have to cut the gordian knot at some point and leave the ECHR. The asylum laws were great for the 20th century but don’t fit for the 21st century migration patterns, which only seem to get worse with climate change becoming more of a problem.

  In Australia they had their off shore processing system in Papa New Guinea which was absolutely brutal and I think people are still stuck in those internment camps despite the policy ending more than a decade ago. On the flip side of that the Australian public are the consistently most pro-immigration Western countries in the world in polling. If people feel that the govt has control of immigration then they will accept migrants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I work in that industry and it’s really not thriving in the UK from what I’ve seen. I work for a US brand and that’s really where all the money is. In the UK younger people are (sensibly) not picking up the habit, additionally the new (sensible) government safeguards are making people prove they can afford to gamble over a certain amount. I don’t know if they’ve introduced this proposal yet but it’s being discussed making gamblers submit bank statements to prove they can afford it if they gamble more than £1000 in a month - which seems like a great idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not like Scotland has a flawless track record! Part of the reason why we unified with England was that our experiment being colonialists was an expensive mistake. Managed to make some of that back being involved in the triangular trade route sugar industry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8%, largely driven by air fares⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Fascinating. Thanks for explaining!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Don’t call this racist’: row grows over motives behind England flag campaign⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s weird in Scotland where we have “cuddly nationalism”, you see saltires everywhere. My wife is from England and one of the things she remarked on moving up here was how the St George’s Cross would look mental hanging in all the places the saltire is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8%, largely driven by air fares⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  One thing I was interested in about this news story is that “airline ticket” cost increases have been a major factor. I know that they use a weighted basket of goods, but I thought the basket was relatively static, as in it is a fairly big event when they change the goods/services in it.

  Do we have flights as a year-round feature in the basket of goods? I think they make sense in summer but less so in winter.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Iceland offering £1 reward scheme for customers who report a shoplifter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This policy sounds dumb, in particular the insultingly small amount of money involved. That said, there is a problem with shoplifting in the UK where the police aren’t treating it as a serious problem and often refuse to get involved. High streets are already dying with predatory retail unit rents and losing stock ontop of that might end up being the nail in the coffin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Brits who want to overthrow the state⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  IMO these commentators got addicted to swashbuckling, revolutionary language during Brexit and now can’t switch it off.

  Labour party can’t call them out because the real politik is that it would be spun as them minimizing concerns about immigration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going back to play Mario Kart 8 on my Switch 1 when everyone else has a Switch 2, FOMO⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’ve still got Metroid Prime 4 on switch to look forward to

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going back to play Mario Kart 8 on my Switch 1 when everyone else has a Switch 2, FOMO⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are still great games coming out on OG Switch. The Hundred Line and SMT: Raidou are two recent highlights.

  Honestly the Switch 2 is still a pretty bad value proposition for most people (unless you really love Donkey Kong like me).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My dad’s family used to have a dairy farm. There was one point in time, like 100 years ago, where they rivalled Wiseman’s for distribution in Scotland. However my uncle took it over in the late 70s and gradually made bad decisions with regards to running it. I think it was ok for a while because the long standing managers were on top of everything but when they retired everything became more chaotic. My poor uncle probably should have gone into academia as opposed to business since he’s neurodivergent* and not particularly practically minded but his brothers had left to start careers in other professions, so I think he felt the mantle had fallen to him.

  From what I can tell it was kind of inertia that completely killed the business. With supermarkets charging less and less for milk, the old way of operating a dairy farm as a regular business is not really viable. Successful farmers these days don’t just do produce; they do open days and sell “country experiences” to punters who crave some kind of rural nostalgia. You pretty much have to be half farm and half events agency providing organised fun to school/office groups or families.

  *From what I understand, they didn’t really have the vocabulary to recognise this in the 70s. Family thought he was bright but eccentric.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British authorities are cracking down on strip clubs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok, I understand where you’re coming from now!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lammy admits fishing without licence on Vance trip⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Corruption at the highest levels of government!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British authorities are cracking down on strip clubs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t work out your political persuasion from that nickname for Sir Keith. There are reasons a right wing person would use it and there are different reasons for a left wing person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British authorities are cracking down on strip clubs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Former Economist subscriber, in my opinion this plays into the Economist’s centre-right positioning. They are liberals and might not be the most fiscally right-wing but there is a trope they sometimes use where they remind readers that Labour aren’t always socially liberal; Tories are bon vivants who let people have a little flutter/gander/drink while Labour are hall monitor buzzkills. You actually see the trope a lot more often in the Spectator but it’s present in miniature in the Economist too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Live Facial Recognition technology to catch high-harm offenders⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice to see we’re keeping up with China! Social credits incoming…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably a whole confluence of factors… economists won’t have a settled view and are likely arguing about it rn

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Labour have always had a bad track record of civil liberties. Although as the other reply notes this was a Tory policy initially, I’ve not gone over the proposed amendments to see if they’d have implemented it slightly differently (I suspect not). Unfortunately policies like these are both popular and free for the govt to implement so it’s literally a no-brainer for MPs to vote through without thinking about consequences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This has to be the result of house prices falling due to the interest rates being high. I’d imagine once the BoE descreases the rate again this will return to increasing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increeased rent by £700 a month⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Homelessness minister: I’m doing my part!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m doing my part

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lucy Letby alleged to have murdered and harmed more babies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Guilty of the original set of charges as judged by a jury who had access to way more information than random people online. Now there are new charges being added.

  I suspect people who are keen on her innocence are similar to other conspiracy theorists who feel important when they are being contrarian.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Triple threat of smoking, drinking and weight ‘puts a million in England at risk of early death’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh well on the bright side we’ll save a lot of money on late life social care

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale is on! Discuss deals in the comments and recommend some great games!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nabbed: Ninja Gaiden Collection, Auto Modellista, DOA6

  Bonus game: Not really on sale (10% off) but Burggeist after seeing it in the new Iron Pineapple video. I’m a sucker for games inspired by Team Ico.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK: Chinese asylum seeker allowed to stay in Britain because he “cannot be expected to lie” about his support for Taiwanese independence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do think that we are taking in too many people from around the world at the moment but I also think this sounds like a reasonable asylum claim. China does not treat its citizens well if they show any interest in politics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The side-effects would need to be pretty extreme for the cost-benefit analysis to show using weight-loss drugs was more harmful than being obese.

  I’m somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of muting some of our reward pathways in the brain though. Anecdotal reports so far have had people saying it has helped them with alcoholism and gambling in addition to losing weight, which makes me wonder if we’re using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. At the same time I don’t have a genetic disposition towards gaining weight so maybe I’d have a different opinion if I’d tried everything else to lose weight and had felt out of options before these drugs came along.