crispix posted:

i think it might be because ed behind the new labour waffle seemed like a quite likeable person whereas keir is quite obviously a complete oval office

big scary monsters posted:

I suppose if you're going to overwinter in Antarctica you probably aren't doing it just for the money, but the flat rate £24,685 salary +10% bonus seems pretty bad for highly skilled work, spending a year entirely cut off from the world living in a metal shack in a frozen desert. Though on the upside your food and accommodation are paid and you've got plenty of time to organise an Antarctic workers' union.

Wikipedia posted:

Handforth is situated in Cheshire East, a unitary authority area with borough status in the county of Cheshire.[18] Handforth falls within the constituency of Tatton, a strongly Conservative constituency represented by Esther McVey.[25] It is the third most affluent constituency in the UK outside of Kensington and Cities of London and Westminster.

Jewish Chronicle posted:

Miriam Shaviv rehashes the old chestnut, calling the London Beth Din conversion process into question. She highlights the increasing intermarriage problem across the Jewish spectrum and suggests that Liberal Judaism’s recent allowance for mixed faith blessings under a Chupah “acknowledges and makes some attempt to deal with reality,” She maintains that the London Beth Din easing the conversion process will alleviate some of the intermarriage plight amongst next generation United Synagogue families. In other words, make it easier for non-Jews to convert to the faith for the sake of marriage.

Her argument is flawed on several counts. First, to suggest that Liberal Judaism allowing mixed faith blessings under a Chupah “makes some attempt to deal with reality,” is tantamount to saying, “providing whisky to an alcoholic goes some way to help dealing with his dependency.” It doesn’t ‘deal’ with the problem. It merely enables and exacerbates it.

Second, Liberal Judaism’s own conversion process is far easier than the London Beth Din, requiring minimal observance. Clearly that has done very little to prevent intermarriage, hence their desperate measure of condoning mix-faith Chupas.

Third, which part of the process does Shaviv think the London Beth Din should ease up on? Keep kosher but park around the Synagogue corner on Shabbat? Religion involves intellectual and emotional commitment: a profound conviction of what the believer perceives as absolute truth regarding the ultimate values of life, or reality. By implication, then, it is the most serious decision one could make.

One does not change convictions or moral standards for the sake of being accepted in certain circles, or even for the sake of marriage. A country will accept as new citizens only such candidates who are willing to accept the prevailing constitution, code of laws and norms of that nation, and agree to share in all obligations and responsibilities. So, too, with citizenship in the faith of Israel.

Intermarriage is a real threat to the survival of the Jewish people. But the sad fact that mainstream Orthodoxy is failing to inspire the next generation is not rectified by changing our moral principles and adopting fraudulent means to ease people into the faith. To effect a proper change we have to reform ourselves, not our faith and morality. Dealing with intermarriage necessitates expending greater energy in outreach, devising modern methods to enable Jewish singles to meet one other, exploiting more on-line opportunities and a myriad creative ways that can engage the next generation.

More than anything, charity begins at home. The conversation about marrying Jewish doesn’t begin at the dating age of sixteen. It starts well before that, in early childhood. In the words of a “National Jewish Population Study” as far back as 1973: “a strongly Jewish upbringing,” and “parental opposition to interdating” are key factors in preventing intermarriage. Jewish parents ignore that at their peril. Don’t go blaming the London Beth Din afterwards.

Failed Imagineer posted:

I preferred Chumbawamba when they weren't preachy

Julio Cruz posted:

Wikipedia posted:

Hoey favours stricter controls on immigration, tougher welfare reform, withdrawal from the European Union, English Votes for English Laws, grammar schools, marriage tax allowances, free schools and academies.

Guavanaut posted:

But also a for a United Ireland and against the war in Iraq, foundation hospitals, university tuition and top-up fees, ID cards and extended detention without trial.

In conclusion, the lost Aontú MP for Vauxhall?

wiki posted:

Prior to being a member of the British Labour Party, Hoey was a member of the International Marxist Group, whose policies included support for a united Ireland.

Belfast Telegraph 2019 posted:

Former Labour MP Kate Hoey has revealed she will be voting for the DUP in the upcoming General Election.

The ex-cabinet minister told radio station LBC that she would be voting in Northern Ireland on December 12.

Ms Hoey was born in Mallusk, Co Antrim and studied at the Belfast Royal Academy and University of Ulster before moving to England.

...

Ms Hoey confirmed that would be a DUP candidate where she is "likely to be voting".

"I'm pro-union. I would not dream of voting for Sinn Fein, I wouldn't dream of voting for the SDLP," she said, adding that the Alliance Party is in hock with both.

Asked if she would have voted for the Brexit Party or Conservative Party if she was voting in London, she said "Yes I would", adding that "the country comes before party politics in this election".

Gort posted:

Just sounds like straightforward bribery to me. She's paid to advance certain positions so she does so.

The Question IRL posted:

Is this a Breaking Bad reference?

For those wondering about the One Weird Trick with drivers licences, basically under Brazilian law there is a procedure for transferring your Brazilian drivers licence to a Portuguese licence.
Once you do that, you have a valid EU drivers licence and can exchange that for the National Licence of the country you are in.

Lord of the Llamas posted:

Brazil > Portugal > Ireland > UK ?

Failed Imagineer posted:

https://twitter.com/wizardcubes/status/1360567934100402182?s=19

What a loving freak

therattle posted:

No, I think it’s more that he comes up with grandiose ideas that he knows won’t even pass a feasibility study but throws them out there to appear bold and visionary, and to have something else to which his name is attached.

Darth Walrus posted:

It's a tunnel to Northern Ireland, so the EU may point and laugh but they won't actually care.

Darth Walrus posted:

One of NI's problems is the emerging trade barriers between it and Britain, so it would at least help with those.

Mebh posted:

I really miss German healthcare. Mostly because every private practice was available and wait times were practically nothing.

Thanks to the thread a month or so ago I started investigating the possibility that i have ADHD. I talked to a private doctor through work (we get 6 free consults a year) and he said "hmm, sounds like it." wrote me a referral and it cost me a tenner.

Rang my GP and they said yeah you'll have to talk to a specialist but we don't recommend it as the wait times are 12 to 18 months. Can you afford private?

So I paid for private out of pocket because gently caress continuing like this. £550 for an assessment (moderate combination type! Yay) £250 for each follow up (up to 6 of which might be needed depending on how I adjust to medication) £unknown for the blood and ekg tests I need to get meds and £50-100 a month for medication depending on dosage. It's frankly eye watering.

In each eu country where I had to live with the wife and had no insurance til all the paperwork cleared for a few months it was significantly cheaper and people were absolutely horrified at the cost because all medication should be free. With pharmacists insisting we kept receipts and paying us back later.

In Germany wait times were stupid short and if you didn't like it, you went to a different doctor. Netherlands was a bit different and more restrictive but still stupid fast and Spain we were on their NHS equivalent which felt more like queuing at a meat counter with a ticket to see a doc but worked really well... As long as you didn't try to ring them, ever.

Tsietisin posted:

So I was the same except I had Bupa private health insurance. Their paperwork States that they cover mental health issues so I rang them to get an appointment with one of their ADHD psychotherapists.

Only I got told that they don't cover that mental health issues as it's a learning disability and they won't pay for me. So all the money I had paid into the plan was pointless.

And that's the problem. You can be denied the healthcare you want because some person with the purse strings days so, not whether it may be medically necessary or not.

Also, when I ended up in hospital with Sepsis (caused by an sore tooth that a private dentist refused to treat) the insurance company provided me no extra. It was the NHS that kept me alive.

Guavanaut posted:

It was originally invented by Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Pokemon-Tauricheski to get crowds of people in fake locations.

Communist Thoughts posted:

Basically all my flatmates were libdems or tories when I was at uni.
Was surprised by the very gay tory but I guess everyone is subjected to the same propaganda

Failed Imagineer posted:

Has this ever not been true, as long as "England" has been a Thing?

goddamnedtwisto posted:

(at least some of which was spent coming up with a way of explaining to the Scots that they weren't going to bother with calling her Elizabeth I of Scotland, the compromise of taking the highest reginal number from whichever of the crowns the monarch was wearing allegedly being Churchill's idea).

Spangly A posted:

the AZ inability to cope with specific mutations that have popped up independently multiple times might play into this but it's going to be more about AZ trying to break contract, and EU heads of state deciding to use a vaccine supply dispute as a soapbox, than any questions about whether it works

e; oh I forgot the bit where the german government had a very loud conversation about whether it works for vulnerable people, entirely based on apparently not knowing how sample sizes work

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Wait what was the actual offense? "possession of knife in public place"? And he admitted to being in a public place and admitting to having a knife at the time? Why was there even a trial?

Or is it just some weird artifact of how the legal system works

"i plead not guilty to murder, however i will admit that i did the murder. i'll have my jury trial now please thank you"