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domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Jedit posted:

This. They want to lose now. There's nothing more they can do to loot and pillage and the full effects of their own disasters are about to cave in on their heads. The longer we go, the closer we get to those polls showing the SNP as His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. It's more important to get Labour in to fail to deal with the aftermath and be discredited themselves in turn, so some of them at least might be able to cling on.

Struggling to imagine what would discredit them with those who haven't already discredited (?) them, though.

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domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Imagine having such a massive cock-up handed to you on a plate by your opponent and responding up with the strategy "err, sorry there won't be any money (because we won't raise any) so can't really commit to anything".

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

fuctifino posted:

It's ok, they are going to be reducing the amount of branded school uniform items parents need to buy. Itys'll save HUNDREDS! #winning

https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1698244440962560443

That's kind of nice because e.g. school socks/ties with logos are completely pointless and probably overpriced but 1) headteachers can decide their uniform policies and some have already scaled back logoed items (just jumper for us now) and 2) it's, I'm guessing, a letter that minister will write in an afternoon saying it's this way now. No money spent, no leadership shown.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
A bit of a Daily Mail question, but what good options are there for small civic buildings (e.g. primary schools, libraries)? Brick and mortar, slate roof, and plaster ceilings? Bish bosh simple, lasts forever.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
And blood-black nothingness began to spin
Will you spend money?
A system of cells interlinked within
How will you pay nurses?
Cells interlinked within cells interlinked
How will you fix schools?
Within one stem. And dreadfully distinct
Will you tax the rich?
Against the dark, a tall white mountain played.

Constant K.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Just need a fresh start.

https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1686696453522018304

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Political Editor of The Times.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Is it project to discredit the idea of London Mayor by putting up ridiculous candidates constantly?

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Going to run for MP on the sole platform of using parliamentary privilege every day.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/13/eyes-on-the-prize-union-delegates-dial-down-doubts-about-keir-starmer


quote:

“What do they have to do, sign it in blood?” one source said, of the workers’ rights policies.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Analyzing everything the media reports on through the lens of the only important problem facing the country (20mph speed limits): the RAAC concrete story broke a just before the speed limit changes, putting children's safety in everyone's minds and making low speed limits more palatable to the general public.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Labour also has the sensible big brain policy of fully respecting the upcoming round of off-short licences, merely having promised not to grant any more.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Tesseraction posted:

His company, the Phoenix Partnership (TPP), paid out more than £20m in dividends between 2019 and 2022, with Hester the only shareholder.

Is this a fancy way of saying Hester got £20m? He must have done a really good job!

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Julio Cruz posted:

surely for him to scrap a proposal he must also at one point have approved it?

You can just say you've scraped something your core voters don't like, even if it never existed. Easy positive media coverage!

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Guavanaut posted:

Yeah if anything close to that even existed as an embryonic policy, it'd be something like "allow carpooling to use bus lanes in cities during rush hour." You can't force people to have passengers but you can incentivize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-occupancy_vehicle_lane

This sort of thing is not uncommon in the US, and is sometimes next to the "only use this lane if you've paid a toll" lane.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Its outrageous how good the explanations in Fun To Imagine are.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Mum on the other hand

https://youtu.be/uxQpdHz7t2o

You can't beat a Gordonstoun education.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Tesseraction posted:

It's spelled cellotape god drat it stop using yankspell.

Sorry to inform you:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLA_ZK8HX6o&t=11s

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A73_road

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

forkboy84 posted:

And whether we build high speed rail or not will have absolutely zero impact on how the Highlands will see infrastructure spending. Which is also zero.

It's amusing that, little as there is, it's easy to grouse that most of it is spent in Inverness (e.g. second road bridge across the canal/rivet that is kinda not working?) while roads crumble in the rural parts.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

forkboy84 posted:

The main road from the south of Skye to Broadford where you'd be able to go either east to the bridge or north to Portree, the biggest settlement on the island only stopped being single track within the last 15 years or so. This century anyway.

A851 was upgraded from single track about 15 years ago. The main road A87 had been double track for a long time but is narrow by today's standards, getting a bit ropey, and rammed with tourists in the summer.

They should double track and electrify the trains from Kyle to Aberdeen and from Mallaig to Glasgow IMO.

quote:

Just give me them fast trains

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

quote:

Avanti will run the line for up to nine years, with the contract potentially terminated after three.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/19/avanti-west-coast-contract-train-delays-rmt-arriva-crosscountry

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Of course this sort of thing would never actually happen, but it's entirely plausible that a dodgy taxi firm in Preston is in cahoots with the train-cancelling robot.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

keep punching joe posted:

Would be nice to have a government that actually did something, just basic stuff you know like maintaining a working transport network, having adequately staffed and up to date hospitals/schools etc. Doing something about the sewage so it doesn't leak into the rivers, just things like that. Pie in the sky probably.

Sorry, not really going to happen because the next guy is in love with stuff like

Jaeluni Asjil posted:

Eg if there was vandalism causing delays and the vandals had entered via a gap in a fence, say, fault was attributed to Network Rail (or Railtrack before that) and NR would have to pay £ms in penalties for the delays caused to the system - which could cascade through the whole system depending where and when the fatality happened, but if the vandals had train tickets then it would be TOC who would have to bear the penalties

except that additionally the vandals will now go to Riker's Island.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
LOL it is a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, a bunch of very normal people.

quote:

Founded in 1938, the organization is aligned with conservatism and neoconservatism but does not support political candidates. AEI advocates in favor of private enterprise, limited government, and democratic capitalism. Some of their positions have attracted controversy, including their defense policy recommendations for the Iraq War, their analysis of the financial crisis of 2007–2008, and their energy and environmental policies based on their more than two-decade-long opposition to the prevailing scientific opinion on climate change.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

fuctifino posted:

A nice bit of schadenfreude:



lol and lmao

Thankful every day for our hard working press who were there to uncritically broadcast these sensible talking points.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Noxville posted:

While this likely happens a lot… I dunno about this. What other use would they have for the land that the tree is hindering?

There's a block of flats in London that needs a new location sharpish.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

How'd you minister that away


Any decent minister would stifle council budgets until the benches fall into disrepair and collapse.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

This guy was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the coalition. Amazed he has the brass neck to lead a party. Mary be the most loathsome party leader.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Big LOL at cancelling the HS2 Manchester leg while they're all in Manchester.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

serious gaylord posted:

Have they actually cancelled it then? They've been talking about it all day but ive not seen anything concrete.

It's coming based on guardian headline. Maybe they'll all clear off before announcing but they surely don't care.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Don't really understand what Sunak gets out of being PM. Truss and Johnson seemed at least to want to exist in a position where action can be taken/seen to be taken. (Hilarious/disasterous actions usually but anyway...) Does Sunak actually want anything? He has more money than God and no apparent initiative or project. The big vision of this PM is that cars shouldn't go too slow and trains shouldn't go too fast.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Monica Bellucci posted:

So, it works on a hodgepodge of understood rules, outdated rulings and decorum that is not in fact innate.

As above, so below.

Also has a searchable online transcript recording all utterances for eternity.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Falcorum posted:

Meanwhile the lib dems will all have very progressive policies and then align themselves with the tories in exchange for a sausage roll

means-tested *

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Sunak: Cancels Manchester bit of HS2 while in Manchester.
Starmer: Does not cancel The Sun days before going to Liverpool.

Just making GBS threads on everyone from a great height 24/7.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
New threat to democracy just dropped. Not really different than fake news except for *~*AI*~*. Seems like it would be less effective against someone who has a better-defined public persona and set of principles.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Would be nice if anyone near power was bothered about the absolutely horrific things that normal people suffer through AI generation instead of just because a computer can be Rory Bremner. Spoiler for messed up stuff.

https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-18/in-spain-dozens-of-girls-are-reporting-ai-generated-nude-photos-of-them-being-circulated-at-school-my-heart-skipped-a-beat.html

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

Utah teapot.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
It's a ground floor gaff. The only garden access is by jumping out of the door at the top of the stairs. The kitchen doors have never worked.

domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.

keep punching joe posted:

My conspiracy poisoned brain has determined that the Starmer glitter attack was a false flag op by centrists to distract from his poo poo speech.

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domhal
Dec 30, 2008


0.000% of Communism has been built. Evil child-murdering billionaires still rule the world with a shit-eating grin. All he has managed to do is make himself *sad*. It has, however, made him into a very, very smart boy with something like a university degree in Truth. Instead of building Communism, he now builds a precise model of this grotesque, duplicitous world.
Frantically googling Long Poovid to figure out what the symptoms look like for my son.

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