|
Comrade Fakename posted:After watching just 40 seconds of a speech? Maybe wait until the leadership contest actually begins? Nah I've done more research than that, but yeah it's obvs just an initial gut instinct that may be proven wrong
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 04:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 20, 2024 06:44 |
|
|
I hate the Guardian a lot. Is there an actual good place to go for UK news?
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 05:00
|
|
|
mila kunis posted:I hate the Guardian a lot. Is there an actual good place to go for UK news? Not really.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 05:04
|
|
|
suck my woke dick posted:tbf I literally want these people to just die off from old age and lack of NHS care after 5 years of post Brexit Toryism. these are the boomers who will stand in the way of any social progress and latch onto dumb culture war bullshit because change is scary and minority rights will advance one flag-waving chud heart attack at a time It's sad that it's coming with such a cost but it's a self-solving problem. The olds are generally the ones most in need of good social care and a strong NHS and they keep voting to abolish both.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 06:32
|
|
|
Nah, it'll be like the States where the olds get free healthcare still but everyone else gets hosed.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 09:31
|
|
|
Manic_Misanthrope posted:Nah, it'll be like the States where the olds get free healthcare still but everyone else gets hosed. And anyone trying to argue that it would have been possible to Brexit without selling the NHS and abandoning all carbon targets will have big a credibility problem. Partly because that will no longer be true, when Brexit means ‘the thing the Tories did 3 years ago’. But mostly because arguing against class interests is like fighting uphill; Nothing is harder than making a man understand something if his dividend depends on him not understanding it. Pensioners are not working class; they are net purchasers of labour whose interests are served by falling wages. They can longer be reached by any political message the Labour Party can credibly send.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 10:53
|
|
|
CoolCab posted:so glad i turned 30, extremely wise choice for me Ah I remember turning 30 too http://deathbulge.com/images/comics/422.jpg
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:01
|
|
|
Rarity posted:One of the main reasons the Tories won is the public is tired of Brexit and wants it to go away. Electing a Labour leader that will spend the next 5 years going on about Brexit is a terrible idea. 'course, when everything goes to poo poo in 2021 after the transition period ends, saying to the electorate "lol shouldn't have voted Brexit then you stupid fuckers" would be loving stupid. Not really sure what to do at that point tbh, since I'm sure at that point there'll be a lot more tough choices/fiscal credibility/last Labour government, which the public will buy hook line and sinker because cheating and lying loving works. That's why I don't think we can win again without an angry and organised working class, so imo we should all get agitating.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:12
|
|
|
Overminty posted:Ah I remember turning 30 too A few days after i turned 30 i got a horrendous back ache. I'd pulled a muscle somehow and couldn't even walk It's like my body was a jenga tower and turning 30 was removing that last piece that was holding everything up
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:34
|
|
|
I too have a hosed back. I am going to scream and scream and scream until they fix it on the NHS before it's privatised. I've not had any impotence yet though 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:50
|
|
|
The Tories are going to 100% blame everything going wrong on the EU - it's worked for 20 years, why stop now. "Everything would be better if they had given us a fair trade deal, its nots Boris's fault we had to crash out." The next Labor leader has to be able to stand up and hammer home the fact that with a massive majority, everything that goes wrong from this point on is the Tories fault. The key thing is to at this point act as if no one was foolish enough to vote for the Tories but don't blame people for the mistakes, if you have to mention it, just say people were lied to.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:56
|
|
|
JeremoudCorbynejad posted:A few days after i turned 30 i got a horrendous back ache. I'd pulled a muscle somehow and couldn't even walk I sat on the stairs with my nephew last new years and went down em on my rear end like it was a slide, and bruised my cocyx so bad I had to buy a hemorrhoid pillow.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 11:58
|
|
|
Since I turned 30 (now 38) I've had eye surgery, tonsils removed, gall bladder removed, developed diabetes (not type 1 or 2) and I have intermittent back issues, and I got glasses. I wonder what my 40s will bring...
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:03
|
|
|
radmonger posted:Pensioners are not working class; they are net purchasers of labour whose interests are served by falling wages. They can longer be reached by any political message the Labour Party can credibly send. I mean my old CLP was mostly pensioners because they have a lot more free time to campaign but sure. It raises an interesting question re why guillotining the capitalists isn't a great platform: those capitalists might be your mum, your grandad, or any other retired person, and "we're gonna guillotine your mum" isn't a great platform for winning elections on. This is a particular feature of late neoliberal capitalism, and it makes it hard to condemn capital without implicating your own support base, in a way that for Marx, Mao, or Lenin would not have been an issue. If we're looking at building parallel structures we need an analysis of how you do that in 21st century Britain.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:03
|
|
|
His Divine Shadow posted:Since I turned 30 (now 38) I've had eye surgery, tonsils removed, gall bladder removed, developed diabetes (not type 1 or 2) and I have intermittent back issues, and I got glasses. I wonder what my 40s will bring... crispix posted:impotence And prostate exams. Willies and bums! That is all I have now.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:11
|
|
|
mila kunis posted:I hate the Guardian a lot. Is there an actual good place to go for UK news? This thread, pretty much
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:22
|
|
|
ThomasPaine posted:I'm the guy still playing bloodborne in 2020 Skipping a lot of posts to say Bloodborne is one of the best games ever and there is nothing wrong with this
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:31
|
|
|
mila kunis posted:I hate the Guardian a lot. Is there an actual good place to go for UK news? https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/declassified-uk/
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:33
|
|
|
His Divine Shadow posted:Since I turned 30 (now 38) I've had eye surgery, tonsils removed, gall bladder removed, developed diabetes (not type 1 or 2) and I have intermittent back issues, and I got glasses. I wonder what my 40s will bring... I found out my thyroid was doing nothing when i was 32. It's not clear when it stopped doing things but i assume the evening of my 30th birthday it clocked out for the last time, went home, had a glass of whisky and shot itself
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 12:46
|
|
|
I just had one of those VEGAN steak bakes from Greggs, it was very acceptable and Piers is having his tantrum. I love to see it!
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:17
|
|
|
Jose posted:Skipping a lot of posts to say Bloodborne is one of the best games ever and there is nothing wrong with this I wish I had even a tenth of the patience needed to enjoy one of those From games.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:22
|
|
|
forkboy84 posted:I wish I had even a tenth of the patience needed to enjoy one of those From games. Don't bother learning to parry and just dodge a lot. It's how I beat them all
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:28
|
|
|
Jose posted:Don't bother learning to parry and just dodge a lot. It's how I beat them all This is true in Dark Souls, but less true in Bloodborne and Sekiro, where a failed parry is still quite useful. In Bloodborne, it means you've still shot them in the face, and in Sekiro, it means you've still blocked their attack.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:31
|
|
|
tritsch posted:I just had one of those VEGAN steak bakes from Greggs, it was very acceptable and Piers is having his tantrum. I love to see it! Piers is presumably enjoying a cheque from his shared PR company anyway. 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:34
|
|
|
Darth Walrus posted:This is true in Dark Souls, but less true in Bloodborne and Sekiro, where a failed parry is still quite useful. In Bloodborne, it means you've still shot them in the face, and in Sekiro, it means you've still blocked their attack. Sekiro is different since they were trying something else but it's true for bloodborne. Unless you know the game and build to just do good damage with a gun
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:36
|
|
|
Jose posted:Sekiro is different since they were trying something else but it's true for bloodborne. Unless you know the game and build to just do good damage with a gun A blunderbuss can do pretty respectable damage at parrying range even without too much skill investment. It also does decent stagger, so even if you haven't got an opening for a visceral attack, you've often at least bought yourself time to dodge away.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:38
|
|
|
Haven't played Bloodborne (don't have a PS4) but wasn't it the case that people who hated Dark Souls played through Bloodborne, loved it, then played Dark Souls like Bloodborne and loved it too? At least, that's what Hbomb said iirc.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:44
|
|
|
Jose posted:Unless you know the game and build to just do good damage with a gun __\ 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:44
|
|
|
Red Oktober posted:Piers is presumably enjoying a cheque from his shared PR company anyway. Entirely depressing and predictable.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:45
|
|
|
wouldnt going with kier the remainer be a stupid idea if we're just gonna brexit by the end of the month anyway
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:47
|
|
|
Jippa posted:Entirely depressing and predictable. expanding- 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:52
|
|
|
not UK news but there's an extremely weird story out of ireland atm concerning an IDF soldier who somehow found herself a member of ISIS and now back in ireland has been released on just 5000 bail. if your spook o meter is perking then don't be alarmed it just means your brain is working properly.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:54
|
|
|
Communist Thoughts posted:wouldnt going with kier the remainer be a stupid idea if we're just gonna brexit by the end of the month anyway I think you'll find going for the London-based ex-senior civil servant who was in charge of Labour's anti-Brexit efforts is exactly what Labour needs to win back all of the urban professional seats they lost in London and the big cities to the hard-charging Lib Dems under their hardline-Remain leader Jo Swinson.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 13:59
|
|
|
Greetings comrades! Well, the christmas period is over, we're staring at the cold grey start of a new year, we're stuck with tories for the next five years.. Times like this call for something to lighten the mood and bring a little pleasure into our lives. You know what's really good for that? Fudge.  After a brilliant response in December I'm now open for new orders, including a special Goon/UKMT only flavour again. If you'd like to try out some delicious handmade socialist fudge, then please drop me a PM here or send an email to fudjit.orders@gmail.com. And again, thank you to all the kind souls who placed an order last month! Flavours on offer for January are: * Vanilla - The original delicious recipe. * Milk Chocolate - Rich and creamy, made with Cadburys Dairy Milk * Sea-salt - A delicious contrast of sweet and salty flavours, made with high quality sea-salt flakes * Unicorn Barf - Fudge paired with marshmallows, decorated with sparkly unicorns! * Strawberries and Cream - Extra rich fudge made with cornish clotted cream, topped with freeze dried strawberries for a delicious sweet/tart combination. * Malted Milk Ball - Vanilla fudge embedded through and through with chocolate coated malted milk balls. A malty teaser! And the special Goon flavour- * Billionaires Shot-Dead - A twist on millionaire's shortbread; we upped the fudge content by a frankly ridiculous factor. Smooth vanilla fudge with crushed shortbread laced through it, then topped off with a layer of chocolate. Just the sort of thing to boost your energy levels for the struggles to come. Fudge is available in 100g bags at £3.50 each, or in 500g selection boxes for £15 Orders will be shipped out 1st class on January 23rd; postage for up to 1kg will be £3.55, and will be calculated per order on larger shipments. Thanks for your attention and custom.
Camrath fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Jan 2, 2020 |
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:05
|
|
|
gh0stpinballa posted:not UK news but there's an extremely weird story out of ireland atm concerning an IDF soldier who somehow found herself a member of ISIS and now back in ireland has been released on just 5000 bail. if your spook o meter is perking then don't be alarmed it just means your brain is working properly. Skimread that IDF as 'Israeli' and not 'Irish', which would be even funnier
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:09
|
|
|
On the subject of jobseeking, BBC worklife has an article Is Sweden the best place to lose your job? quote:Being laid off from a job is never a pleasant experience, but Sweden’s ‘transition system’ promises to do far more than just get you back on your feet. quote:Sweden’s unique ‘transition system’, a nationwide private welfare service for workers who have become recently unemployed due to redundancy. Companies pay into ‘job security councils’, which provide skilled coaches who pick you up, dust you down and match your skills and ambitions with the market. There are 16 of these organisations, each covering a different sector of the economy and tasked with finding new jobs for workers who have lost their jobs for economic reasons. quote:As a result, Sweden has the best re-employment rates in the developed world – about 90% of laid-off workers are back in work within a year quote:[anecdote time] The company was covered by the scheme, which meant she was automatically assigned a personal job coach before she was laid off in June. The system kicks in as soon as layoffs are announced, to speed up the process of getting people into new jobs. The coach spotted a gap in Eva’s CV: technology had moved ahead, and Eva needed more training. The council paid for her to do an eight-week course The government doesn’t get involved, so how does this work? quote:In Sweden employers pay 0.3% of their total payroll into the job security councils, like an insurance policy against layoffs. During the good times, the money builds up; then, when there is a need to restructure or downsize, the councils are there to soften the blow. Workers have access to their services wherever trade unions have an agreement with employers – which in Sweden includes the overwhelming majority of workplaces, large and small, since 90% of employees work in unionised workplaces. quote:For individual businesses, the existence of this safety net makes it much easier to sell layoffs to the workforce, and ultimately to avoid industrial action in defence of jobs. Oh. No unions please, we’re british But the UK also has a transition system, where you transition into a Deliveroo cyclist 
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:11
|
|
|
Camrath posted:Greetings comrades! There's a gap in the market for backside beans fudge IMO Congrats on yer fudge business. I hear tell it's good fudge
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:13
|
|
|
Graun liveblog:quote:YouGov included Yvette Cooper in its list of seven potential Labour leadership candidates for its poll of party members. (See 9.51am and 10.21am.) But, according to a story by Jason Groves in the Daily Mail, Cooper is expected to announce that she won’t be standing, because she has concluded that her opposition to Jeremy Corbyn would make her unelectable given how popular he is with members. Groves quotes a “friend” of Cooper’s as saying:  Also it's very cool that their headline calls the poll with Starmer leading 'a blow to Continuity Corbyn', nice neutral phrasing there.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:15
|
|
|
Braggart posted:There's a gap in the market for backside beans fudge IMO Next month, perhaps. I need to experiment. (Safety note, please do not consume fudge with your backside; I don't know what it'll do but it'll probably not be pleasant) And thank you.
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:16
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 20, 2024 06:44 |
|
|
JeremoudCorbynejad posted:On the subject of jobseeking, BBC worklife has an article Get a job before we give you any back-to-work support, slacker! Excellent, now you don't need the support. Another success. Oh you lost that one too? Get on your bike!
|
|
#
?
Jan 2, 2020 14:19
|
|