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gently caress yes! I've been wanting such an enquiry for months. I was planning to shout at people to make it happen after the election, if they didn't do it themselves. I am very pleased with this announcement  Edit: 1986 is my birth year. I'm running out of ideas. Can you lot do some more sniping please?
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Jose posted:What is going on Classic Guido, defending trans..wait what
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Braggart posted:Trip report from the GP: it costs £8 on amazon for a year's supply some people can't afford that I know, but if you are suggesting that everyone is prescribed vit D on the NHS that is a big cost, even without factoring in the amount of GP and pharmacist time that would take
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A look into the future... The first memory I have is of sudden blinding white light. It wasn’t that long ago, but I simply can’t recall anything from before then. I think it woke me up. I was certainly bleary, lying on a hospital bed in a sterile white room. There was a man at a desk with his back turned. I started inching away as quietly as possible. “Please relax,” he said without turning around. ”You’ve had a rather traumatic experience.” I stopped. What else could I do? He finally turned to face me. “We had to operate on you. Please try not to strain yourself. You need time to recover.” “What kind of operation?” I asked suspiciously. “A vital one. All will be explained in time. But first, you need to know who you are.” The man got up and handed me a card with just one symbol on it. ; “Semicolon? What does that mean?” “It’s your name. We thought it was about time we told you.” Nonplussed, I paused for a moment. “What kind of name is that?” “It’s yours, and it has a great power. We’ve distilled your essence into that symbol. You are no longer the failure you once were. We have taken those memories from you, so that you may be free to achieve your true potential.” The man suddenly swept into a low bow, startling me, and intoned: “O great and powerful ;, what is your bidding?” I told him to gently caress off. And he did. Turns out he was serious about following my every command. I don’t really know what to do with that. I feel like maybe I once did know what it was to lead, but it doesn’t come at all naturally now. This strange, white-walled facility is filled with people who offer to do my bidding. It’s creepy, but also kind of intoxicating. I am the most powerful person here for reasons I can’t fathom, and they say that soon it will be time to go outside. There’s a terrible enemy out there, they say, in the aftermath of a nuclear war. “Hang on!” I interrupted. “There’s been a nuclear war? What happened?” The young girl who had been telling me all this frowned for a moment and then said, “You did it.” “I… what?!?” “Yes. You recognised the danger before anyone else, and launched the first strike. But noble as your effort was, it was a tactical error. The war didn’t stop the Enemy, and it denied us use of the surface. This was your failure. But we have improved you now, so you may atone for your mistake when you lead us to final victory.” “Victory? Against who?” I jumped as pure hatred flashed across her face. “The squirrels.”
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Jose posted:What is going on 
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Tesseraction posted:I got 13/15 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/06/honk-if-you-support-corbyn-have-you-been-following-the-election-this-week Only 11/15... It was hard to choose between twat gimp, knobber, and dickwad - they all describe Johnny Mercer perfectly. BTW has anyone put "Burnsy, Cheeks, Gibbo, Josh, Morty& Ricey" on a t-shirt yet?
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DUP still not so hot on Jam Lad, unsurprisingly:quote:This latest leak from HMT is further demonstration that the prime minister’s deal would be bad for Northern Ireland. The DUP warned the Prime Minister about this. Despite his protestations, the facts are in black and white. That is why we opposed the deal in the House of Commons and why Northern Ireland needs the deal changed. still approve of his leak though
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https://twitter.com/BetGameCouncil/status/1202938522929381376 Dude who openly mocked a former gambling addict on twitter appointed to a marketing body for gambling. A good fit.
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And here's the Europe editor for the Torygraph savaging Johnson over Corbyn's leak today https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1202954135034875908
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I suspect the DUP would back a 2nd ref/labour deal rather than risk the irish sea border even if they refuse everything else.
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oxford_town posted:it costs £8 on amazon for a year's supply If it costs an individual £8 a year then it doesn't need to be a big cost. Economies of scale should make it more efficient than an individualist solution, and it would also reach more people. Not everyone knows they should take it. Not everyone cares. Not everyone is willing or able to spend the money. Simply giving it to everyone would lead to far better outcomes than the current situation. Maybe prescribing it isn't the right solution. Maybe staple foods should be fortified with it, as His Divine Shadow pointed out happens in their country. All I care about is that if everyone needs it, everyone should get it. Removing subsidised access to it because too many people need it is obscene.
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Failed Imagineer posted:Only 11/15... It was hard to choose between twat gimp, knobber, and dickwad - they all describe Johnny Mercer perfectly. I made a lovely capture. It goes great with the picture they chose: 
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The purpose of inquiries in the UK is to prevent anyone powerful suffering consequences and cover things up
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VideoGames posted:I made a lovely capture. It goes great with the picture they chose: thank you
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I suspect when john mcdonnel says it he wants to use it to bury the tories.
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Tesseraction posted:And here's the Europe editor for the Torygraph savaging Johnson over Corbyn's leak today https://twitter.com/pmdfoster/status/1202954135034875908 Yeah y'all should read that thread. That's some very good analysis.
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Communist Thoughts posted:The purpose of inquiries in the UK is to prevent anyone powerful suffering consequences and cover things up Until now
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The gist of it is what we already knew from the withdrawal agreement, would be a real shame if no journalists bother to read that.
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Failed Imagineer posted:Yeah I hate the oval office, but the cordless Dyson which charges on the wall in my kitchen is excellent, the best vacuum I've ever owned by a mile - and I've used multiple members of the Henry clan in various jobs over the years Wouldn't have paid full price but I like it. Communist Thoughts posted:The purpose of inquiries in the UK is to prevent anyone powerful suffering consequences and cover things up
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Braggart posted:If it costs an individual £8 a year then it doesn't need to be a big cost. Economies of scale should make it more efficient than an individualist solution, and it would also reach more people. Not everyone knows they should take it. Not everyone cares. Not everyone is willing or able to spend the money. Simply giving it to everyone would lead to far better outcomes than the current situation. you're right, though I think we agree that prescribing it via a GP is an inefficient way of delivering a population-wide intervention; something like Healthy Start may be a better model.
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Guavanaut posted:I got a V8 cordless at a massive discount a couple years back and it's great. Dust hopper is a bit small but it's perfect for going around a small house. 
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Time for some foreign news https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/06/uk/top-british-diplomat-quits-brexit-intl/index.html quote:(CNN)A senior British diplomat in the US has quit with a blast at the UK government over Brexit, saying she could no longer "peddle half-truths" on behalf of political leaders she did not "trust." Goddamn what a name though.
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Failed Imagineer posted:BTW has anyone put "Burnsy, Cheeks, Gibbo, Josh, Morty& Ricey" on a t-shirt yet?
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E:^^^^ basically the difference between having pints in Dublin vs LondonBobby Deluxe posted:What's the deal with those shirts anyway? I see them from time to time on various things with various names on them, and always wondered. Because it's always different names it's hard to google. The first one was "John&Paul&George&Ringo". Some design studio put it out in the early 00s and the rest are just riffs on that
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oxford_town posted:you're right, though I think we agree that prescribing it via a GP is an inefficient way of delivering a population-wide intervention; something like Healthy Start may be a better model. Whatever works best. I'm not wedded to a particular method, it just needs to be done.
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Failed Imagineer posted:E:^^^^ basically the difference between having pints in Dublin vs London Have a feeling if I served an Irishman the latter I'd be extracting pieces of glass from my face not long afterwards.
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Braggart posted:Whatever works best. I'm not wedded to a particular method, it just needs to be done. ....although the evidence that routine supplementation is effective is contentious (despite PHE's position that everyone should 'consider' taking it in autumn and winter, and everyone at higher risk of deficiency - including people with dark skin - should 'consider' taking year-round) edit: that might be paywalled try this... although it may also be paywalled but here is a useful headline statement: quote:Routine vitamin D supplementation does not prolong life, decrease the incidence of cancer or cardiovascular disease, or decrease fracture rates. Screening asymptomatic individuals for vitamin D deficiency and treating those considered to be deficient do not reduce the risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or death in community-dwelling adults, or fractures in persons not at high risk of fractures. Randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of depression, fatigue, osteoarthritis, and chronic pain show no benefit, even in persons with low levels at baseline. oxford_town fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Dec 6, 2019 |
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VideoGames posted:He says colour. He does. This is infuriating. I heard calen', which to me sounds like he started saying "colour", changed course partway, and slurred out talent.
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Tesseraction posted:Hahaha Blair said he's still voting Labour even though he's in Umunna's constituency. The final cuking. But daddy I love you! 
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TheRat posted:Classic Guido, defending trans..wait what It's a very libertarian view of trans rights, "don't violate my sovereignty" sort of thing.
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You know, I believe this government when they decry everything that gets leaked as worthless garbage. They should know - they produced it 
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oxford_town posted:it costs £8 on amazon for a year's supply Here's the thing though. Quite a few of us on this thread have testified to how much better vit D makes us feel. Imagine the increase in national productivity if a lot of people, dragging themselves through gloomy days, feeling rotten, had these and felt much better? (Ed: I am well aware the anecdote =/= evidence but it can indicate a direction for research to go in for proper trials). Things that are really detrimental to day to day living such as blocked ears, tight muscles causing extreme leg and back pain, ingrowing toenails and so forth, and with long waiting lists of 6 months or more (if ever) for ear syringing, physio, chiropody, and which cost something like £40 per session to fix - some one session needed, some maybe 10 or more sessions needed - great for those of us with a credit card, not so great for others - could really enhance quality of everyday life and productivity (defined anyhow) for hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of people and are well worth funding properly on the NHS. (ed2: this sentence is a bit malformed but I'm sure you get my drift). Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Dec 6, 2019 |
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Jose posted:What is going on Good response to that: https://twitter.com/fishplums/status/1202980571640745984
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Not So Fast posted:It's a very libertarian view of trans rights, "don't violate my sovereignty" sort of thing.
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Jel Shaker posted:Even if Corbyn wins, Whitehall will be 100% against a labour government, ironically an actual deep state Uh, why?
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Braggart posted:If it costs an individual £8 a year then it doesn't need to be a big cost. Economies of scale should make it more efficient than an individualist solution, and it would also reach more people. Not everyone knows they should take it. Not everyone cares. Not everyone is willing or able to spend the money. Simply giving it to everyone would lead to far better outcomes than the current situation. The problem with supplementing it into food is it tends to be supplemented into processed shite like breakfast cereal which no one should be eating as a regular start to the day. It just needs to be free on request from pharmacies or even anywhere you can currently pick up painkillers. It's incredibly hard to OD on, is fat soluble and stocks up in body fat. Jel Shaker posted:Even if Corbyn wins, Whitehall will be 100% against a labour government, ironically an actual deep state This is bollocks the civil service has been as cripplingly underfunded as all other public services. To the point I wouldn't be surprised if it was a civil servant that coughed a lot while sliding photocopies of the Northern Ireland stuff under a table to Big John. NinpoEspiritoSanto fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Dec 6, 2019 |
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