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DJT518T
Aug 4, 2010
I wonder what happened in 2016 that caused the civil service to start rapidly expanding :magemage:

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keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
Lol they're going to cut all the departments that administer the stuff that we'd previously outsourced to the EU and create further chaos.

Or probably just cut DWP / Jobcentre staff and make life at the sharp end shittier for those reliant on welfare.

JoylessJester
Sep 13, 2012

They'll probably just out source the work so the overall jobs stay more or less the same. But some private company gets to add their 15% margin on top.

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

Z the IVth posted:

Maybe he should axe some MPs instead. One MP must be worth at least 3-4 civil servants and he's got 600 of them spare.

Also wouldn't sacking 90k workers just make the unemployment statistics look terrible?

He'll do what Trump did while gutting the US govt, he will sack those that actually count the statistics so there are none to report how bad it is.
Defra will be culled (pun intended) so cant report on how hosed farming or pollution is.

peanut-
Feb 17, 2004
Fun Shoe

Z the IVth posted:

Maybe he should axe some MPs instead. One MP must be worth at least 3-4 civil servants and he's got 600 of them spare.

Also wouldn't sacking 90k workers just make the unemployment statistics look terrible?

They will either be early retired, TUPE'd over to the outsourcer that's coming in to do the job instead if low paid, or hired back directly as a contractor on 3x the day rate if high paid. So the unemployment impact will be negligible.

sebzilla
Mar 17, 2009

Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.


Twisto is @councilculture on Twitter I think? No tweets since April 19th.

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

sebzilla posted:

Twisto is @councilculture on Twitter I think? No tweets since April 19th.

Can't be messaged on twitter (well I guess maybe if he follows you maybe you can I only just did a follow). Was thinking a DM on twitter might get emailed to him so if he is just taking timeout he could tweet or PM someone on here.

sebzilla
Mar 17, 2009

Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.


Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Can't be messaged on twitter (well I guess maybe if he follows you maybe you can I only just did a follow). Was thinking a DM on twitter might get emailed to him so if he is just taking timeout he could tweet or PM someone on here.

Yeah I did that about 20 minutes ago, nothing back yet. Will keep you all informed if I hear anything.

Jippa
Feb 13, 2009
Give us a shout twisto.

NotJustANumber99
Feb 15, 2012

somehow that last av was even worse than your posting
I dread the post he must be preparing that's taken this long.

big scary monsters
Sep 2, 2011

-~Skullwave~-
I've just seen that the Finnish Eurovision entry this year is The Rasmus, and apparently they released 9 albums after that one song of theirs you know.

big scary monsters
Sep 2, 2011

-~Skullwave~-
Wondering now if Bomfunk MC's are also still touring and releasing a series of Platinum albums in Finland.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


big scary monsters posted:

Wondering now if Bomfunk MC's are also still touring and releasing a series of Platinum albums in Finland.

They did reform a couple years back

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Reform MC - The Bomfunk Party

JollyBoyJohn
Feb 13, 2019

For Real!

big scary monsters posted:

I've just seen that the Finnish Eurovision entry this year is The Rasmus, and apparently they released 9 albums after that one song of theirs you know.

Turns out you can be incredibly successfully nationally, I mean really, who here knows Jack poo poo about Finnish pop music lol.

In the shadows was still a ripper though

Failed Imagineer
Sep 22, 2018

big scary monsters posted:

I've just seen that the Finnish Eurovision entry this year is The Rasmus, and apparently they released 9 albums after that one song of theirs you know.

The song was absolute dogshit though. Yes, that one too

Noxville
Dec 7, 2003

Hell yeah can’t wait to see Labour fail to retake Wakefield

https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/1525046748900732928?s=21&t=XJsDF1jL31cGu2A4xKrkXw

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

https://twitter.com/jayrayner1/status/1525017632029679618

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

Look you can't argue with results, every other time the central office chose the candidate they lost thousands of votes, we cannot simply let members make that decision and risk gaining votes.

Barry Foster
Dec 24, 2007

What is going wrong with that one (face is longer than it should be)
This thread has been very sweet the last couple pages

Twisto, phone hooome

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


https://twitter.com/siennamarla/status/1525047151033782272?t=_9G2pGZObhOXT_sZi-sVFA&s=19

Defund Labour

Grey Hunter
Oct 17, 2007

Hero of the soviet union.
Accidental destroyer of planets

peanut- posted:

They will either be early retired, TUPE'd over to the outsourcer that's coming in to do the job instead if low paid, or hired back directly as a contractor on 3x the day rate if high paid. So the unemployment impact will be negligible.

Mostly I'll be a hiring freeze and let nature take its course, as more and more people leave, more people will see thier workloads increase, and the rate of people jumping ship will increase.
UKRI announced a hiring freeze last week, so I'm not surprised this is coming.

fuctifino
Jun 11, 2001

loving hell.... Pure, undiluted gammon.

https://twitter.com/KeejayOV3/status/1524876154829688832

Jaeluni Asjil
Apr 18, 2018

Sorry I thought you were a landlord when I gave you your old avatar!

For one thing NI is not part of Great Britain, it's part of the UK.
(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

part of the great britain

keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
Southern Ireland

Gonzo McFee
Jun 19, 2010
https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1525050644712853505?s=19

It's on fire, it's supposed to be on fire and if you Dont like it you can fack off

Strom Cuzewon
Jul 1, 2010

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1525050644712853505?s=19

It's on fire, it's supposed to be on fire and if you Dont like it you can fack off

I'm extremely on board with specifically British horror - like Wicker Man or Apostle - but I'm also extremely on board with horror based on Japanese studios fuzzy and warped understanding of British culture.

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

The thing I find interesting about Japanese games is how much Irish folklore pops up.

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
If he went to school when textbooks still had Southern Ireland in them then the answer to what's changed since then is "a lot".

Some people really don't like the idea of treaty obligations though. It's like the nationalist version of "I didn't sign any social contract".

His Divine Shadow
Aug 7, 2000

I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do.

JollyBoyJohn posted:

Turns out you can be incredibly successfully nationally, I mean really, who here knows Jack poo poo about Finnish pop music lol.

In the shadows was still a ripper though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7-yplYbJs

ro5s
Dec 27, 2012

A happy little mouse!

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1525050644712853505?s=19

It's on fire, it's supposed to be on fire and if you Dont like it you can fack off

You’ll be able to tell when they shift to the other world because everything will look nicer.

happyhippy
Feb 21, 2005

Playing games, watching movies, owning goons. 'sup
Pillbug

ro5s posted:

You’ll be able to tell when they shift to the other world because everything will look nicer.

Total Meatlove
Jan 28, 2007

:japan:
Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;
Silent hill but it’s set in that poo poo posting duke nukem level with the Greggs and coronation street in it

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Silent Hill but with a phasy distorted version of the Grange Hill theme tune in the background.

Brendan Rodgers
Jun 11, 2014




In the day it's an empty town, but at night it's inhabited by the cast of Eastenders.

Necrothatcher
Mar 26, 2005




Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1525050644712853505?s=19

It's on fire, it's supposed to be on fire and if you Dont like it you can fack off



wow they've really done the research on this

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Being chased around by a giant butcher with a whole wheelie bin on his head bellowing incoherently about Southern Ireland.

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



They saw how successful Elden Ring was with its suite of Boris Johnson-themed NPCs and are trying to capitalize

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keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
https://twitter.com/micknolan90/status/1523733141521072129?t=RkgsXMbr7iHG7uWGGEbL6g

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