2026-04-17T08:51:02Z https://yabu.me David S https://yabu.me/npub1ad89gxy8jq62zf3djk0qc08yu8v48dnnaelene2y07pl7dtljm0q449n00 https://masto.bike/system/accounts/avatars/114/397/405/457/957/931/original/bee7b35df9788cfd.jpg https://masto.bike/system/accounts/avatars/114/397/405/457/957/931/original/bee7b35df9788cfd.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptst4v3d5ca2pr05jm7khsya68m2ujz0u7rqm3n9cvrmn00xmq8gzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdujxxfea In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd97ueqxtkypq6mv49xgng6et6h98k9y3rjvssv82xmss9c3hxvzsmz0tp2'>nevent1q…0tp2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While I don&#39;t think AI is a replacement for critical thinking, surely courses should be outcome based where the outcome is understanding + *applying* that understanding. If AI is a shortcut to understanding, we need ways to measure that. The real question is how but without letting use of AI mask a lack of it. Exams might be part of the answer, but shouldn&#39;t problem solving using available tools also be? One thing is for sure, AI won&#39;t be uninvented 2026-04-20T11:20:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fz2466qhjx84u8te6zzj6th9sz4wjy22fwjt8ypzek4krgt9x8szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdur5g5ec In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp9j0gsqxvmxzeksvya0pxmlv4e69v9luxsr5f8rmcernyh277teqe58zm4'>nevent1q…8zm4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very interesting but I&#39;m not convinced allowing mega corporations to own and control more of people&#39;s lives is necessarily better than state subsidies. Imagine techbros being given that opportunity. To coin the Tony Benn phrase, how can I get rid of you? 2026-04-19T07:29:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02kzvquaujwhv525pmlds9h3hwq6gum74shjkzwawmylmyarqeaqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdudyr8pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy8df6sdz9mzmuhtxfzecxg0nkaz6emhwvkekh53y2dpqr2kwfwkqwj7taw'>nevent1q…7taw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe I&#39;m a LuddAIte then<br/><br/>#luddaite 2026-04-17T08:50:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytv5knj29enz7t3g6r9c0s5e4rgv5zfxjc7asd9yh2nha8f44txqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu85fxmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqw3z5tegeq0rhfc9m3k2h73yaprugaln8ea6mmsjkyx0hrcwka3cssxhyc'>nevent1q…xhyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How does/did it compare to shared ownership schemes? My wife bought a flat in 2006 using shared ownership with a low income she otherwise wouldn&#39;t have been able to get anything with, so that scheme worked (for her). It was a 25% share, and a 10% deposit of that 25%. Of course the housing association rent and management fees were still painful on a low salary... 2026-04-15T08:46:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzljukl562pzvuryhklh2lauuv2vye09t440zvh02c2tjpldtnqqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu7z07qu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf2cze9p8gjaym0mu76wrldwfzmxjhsh9fkpl7dhj7hv4xp3n0j6gm88exc'>nevent1q…8exc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Part of the problem is constrained budgets meaning fill and patch fixes which breakup again the next winter. Add to that value engineered contracts where contractors don&#39;t have much incentive to provide high quality permanent fixes and here we are.<br/><br/>I think satnav making new rat-runs also plays a part, putting more traffic volume down residential roads which previously didn&#39;t see it, and presumably on roads not built for it. 2026-04-11T17:18:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrz6lxawq4umkfw34jre539m42a3lc6l7exxw79qq3hvwlxrlqa0szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduecxnfu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05tf32p37s2mkjre9gt4yfe4ret3x7wqjnvr8rpywgn7kt5ctuhgpdp0r4'>nevent1q…p0r4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry, I can&#39;t let you do that Chris 2026-04-09T21:45:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqd3hzjh45677tcdpa5ec0f42h2mpygy0kaexzdlhtjx3ucplazgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdux8df54 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlzutv9qfax9nlxlac4qqtu0eaytptt5dxes5gma0tyne7ecz2esg0fpnq'>nevent1q…fpnq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does that include the graduate tax or just gross salaries? 2026-04-03T11:30:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqn9j86h03em45dguc9lm07mvu3sg6ww42pz22zarvqldej6geyjqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu6mxakm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx4gs8a4utq4576dw6mfej795nmreawa8ly9c63cgxtlf3e2wufvgnj0tte'>nevent1q…0tte</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lots of research has been going on - we just need to scale up! <br/><br/>This is a good place to start on some of the projects from 8 years ago by Fully Charged.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEQQl-qpkCc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEQQl-qpkCc</a> 2026-04-01T19:26:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydjyf72f8038885mw93p5hjuqmxh0x8pp7mmwxcf2gjc6uq75uwszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdugtkprj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwwnfwgsxym57p52622k0sl0wn72z07qgxrz9s67vfvkl44nzwfgxqdqme'>nevent1q…dqme</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I never thought researching the ownership structure of potential care homes would be on the checklist for my parents. 2026-03-28T20:36:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvm0wkuj8vxa3te0l7nruxampc25fxwlxy9qqnu46auzqfnegl7szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tducukdt6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj4mr5wjnvsldxg8z8pxwq6njncak4m8n2nepw760w66hyx2qptczwxhj2'>nevent1q…xhj2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wtf? 2026-03-28T20:21:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyurxt4n4t9kxwzernxyuzvzhjkxl20y2r7jnge88wwg3mukkz2cgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4lzt05 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7l93333umj8lgxm2cuvhmc4hhkq5f0c8tcyv6ww55cn5zw0x34srgxfh0'>nevent1q…xfh0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m always amazed that exponents of free markets claim when they fail to produce expected outcomes for customers, say like the water industry, it&#39;s because they aren&#39;t regulated enough! You can&#39;t have it both ways! 2026-03-28T16:03:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9yvajt07x55y4zdkd503xy354wt9thrsptw4qccjhuplct6g9rpqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduy27npl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd32d37dmvqrhf0yt0cqkd4pg9jme4a9mpy0ptax6s3kz9lfcz4cqxuszr0'>nevent1q…szr0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is the London line vs London earnings? 2026-03-26T22:18:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9s3j4xfmldzrws7nqq4qlteq2txjrjxnlkumdyfqj9ew9as7y8eqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduep6fus In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxly7x9ewrqffsrgcwykaapc3gzjchdf2vl5dgxe4pdxs54qesp5qxv5yer'>nevent1q…5yer</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s a though experiment. If she defected to GPEW with a few other socialist MPs, would that setup the Greens for success or tar them with the same brush? 2026-03-20T14:20:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8xxsj6whz5mzv3t8r0cxwmkpa7cf3hxxanfhwuqwvm82la7gmhczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdugkhvx7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2mh074vg4rmxwmkknv9ea5vezgdc4z0qd7qtgpuunt992mtx58ccqkalrl'>nevent1q…alrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would agree. My mum (in her 80s) took me by surprise last week by saying how much she liked what Hannah Spencer said on the news, &#34;and if the greens are all like her, I&#39;ll definitely vote for them&#34;. I think many are willing to give them a try. <br/><br/>For background, her father was a very racist, right wing Daily Express reading Tory, although she&#39;s always supported the Lib Dems and while she&#39;s disliked the Tories, she&#39;s never voted Labour either. 2026-03-14T19:29:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxntgqck52y9w4pdxdgzp6kwdurdxsmgzkkdm0adnxtv8n3fdstagzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdulpupxe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxqrxnncl4lkkasu7d2fvyjccgp7mm6gpz4hgju6lzwfr4gd8l7s2yrgex'>nevent1q…rgex</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>as I saw recently in a comment on here, the sun and wind don&#39;t need to pass through the Strait of Hormuz 2026-03-10T08:40:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fv8due4xghjvc7xyqpqkk5pskrwf0s263v0nexp84qhpk7m59vczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdulkafyn Assuming these numbers are vaguely accurate, I&#39;m struggling to see a logical pattern. Perhaps Reform had already cannibalised a large proportion of Tory membership, or Tories are doubling up membership with reform? The green surge seems easier to explain, again perhaps overlapping membership with Labour? A longer term graph would hopefully show more but I&#39;m coming up empty<br/><br/>Thoughts <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emeritus Prof Christopher May</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span>?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/party-memberships">https://www.pollcheck.co.uk/party-memberships</a> 2026-03-01T12:19:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2c0gy66qz0e3sakxdln3nm72vwt4mkm08zkrwvdcxy9rhuv03sxszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduhzfjcr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw5hvtlfqalenhdl5fgxpszgy77ttpw4m0cny20vr62mzvm3j4edqrvn6af'>nevent1q…n6af</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah but they will argue it&#39;s not privatisation to blame but a lack of a strong regulator. Of course they&#39;ll then argue to water down the regulator in due course... 2026-03-01T11:09:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs265fuxvcha8r7fah05jm34nsfxxrngr7y3eups3fpyz0gfg2pwdgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduaftglk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdzwnwc2gakcmltqkvxqrnkzs7r8e8gypc6cykzl6g83qjat0s0sjehxpr'>nevent1q…hxpr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Non compete is I think absolutely valid, but only with suitable recompense and should only be valid for a limited period of paid gardening leave - Formula is a useful example. The more critical the person and their knowledge, the longer the gardening leave, the more they get paid for not working for a competitor. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve had a clause saying I can&#39;t work for a competitor even after my notice period ended which was clearly a big restriction on me, but hey, I needed the job! 2026-02-28T10:40:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqfcycuzflufue3jw6jqp7ulhwwxa8t84lanzjpz4urtff7mqpdtgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu9jfd5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7s2c6llzngguq4y87rhln8nyvrnyumrclqg0arkgm35tn4vmedc44a75m'>nevent1q…a75m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought they&#39;d split up quicker than an 80s supergorup 2026-02-26T20:34:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq3jypz065zyztara4dykr7ddrdhv7k2f99whmts7xavk56ty3tczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduapaw0k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82k9w5p3tkjgr5aeuzlw94q2dmu8czasut33ahz5jrv646gm9whqh5cqry'>nevent1q…cqry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Imagine the quantity of wind, solar and batteries that could be deployed for the cost of half a Hinckley Point C... FFS! 2026-02-22T10:48:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve0pnllvdfnshjh5xleejpdlcg2vcdhkpdfventxkvzapjshtqrszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduumj2ka In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgh38lk8j4vzf8yz29dfkk5vspmelmdda4s4xpq3aqnpx6wmw4rq5w5r4n'>nevent1q…5r4n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did not really like much of his output, but I would argue Sign O&#39; The Times was better ;) 2026-02-21T10:08:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvz550khzzr4ar0m4tn7nlqjters354l3hmzms48tskst4kgc4ftqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdutdxdlg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8skfe3vvz3jgyc7pkhedqx7y57a50r84tmfg6q3acyfhugnmmg0cxwdvmr'>nevent1q…dvmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>like every decade, there was lots of dross in the 80s, but also some absolutely amazing music 2026-02-16T20:42:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmsmrx0prpuglt3xmavajwg6mmzez734szduglyhcavdrrgf7kzszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduhjdr4h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflms84ygqgut4sw9a9hjt0fa6xyzdxagewqn9gj8zmwvahnsfd2q8rphmx'>nevent1q…phmx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As I&#39;ve posted before, &#34;doctors/engineers etc should pay for their training because they benefit from higher salaries when plumbers or bus drivers don&#39;t&#34; ignores the fact that plumbers and bus drivers will eventually use healthcare, drive their vehicles on roads &amp; bridges etc.<br/><br/>It&#39;s really just an arbitrary political decision where to draw the line to cease funding education - 16, 18, 21 or older<br/><br/>Society needs skills from further education so imho should fund it 2026-02-15T10:37:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyexhu8ffq25dyywu2e0smjc79cmc43th06psgg3mnufsvzgl3kqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdue52e2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2wrv59znlmpgvzt38cnyggetsj6rl5enk5m8vf73dr0yez5fv5q4ag6mn'>nevent1q…g6mn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t thing the senior managers wanting return to office are that close to retirement 2026-02-09T06:50:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vsvzmjkzz4mccmw7nj7fr98yz6m6hqdj4jhllkkt9el3p45rf8szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdumprq4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryu46x57zl3z7vxkawteh0d2rjmyelssjxzsagle59kmlg2gnnnsp5ex0r'>nevent1q…ex0r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like the idea of a citizens 2nd house, but there&#39;s also a question of those in roles that require continuous learning (say medical or IT fields) being left behind by their peers and disadvantaged as a result. Of course, the same is true of maternity leave, so a solution to address this might benefit women too! 2026-02-08T10:41:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsth08fke36qfcn2j888a4jggspvqqvyxf6aynv9axj254lkhr6wfszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduwl77qc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdv6t26l7fgzv0wmkrwe3nzfpeaxjkn8tqawwrdgpadmvl298ytqkls9xu'>nevent1q…s9xu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mind you it&#39;s par for the course from Broadcom. They&#39;re screwing existing customers hard on licencing renewals. Last year they pulled a 1yr renewal off the table (with only a month to go) and insisted on a 3yr deal on a higher unit cost.<br/><br/>We now have no Broadcom software in our estate - Citrix, Symantec, Vmware all ripped out and tens of millions of revenue down the toilet (for Broadcom).<br/><br/>As the saying goes, you only lose a repeat customer once! 2026-02-07T20:15:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfygscpqmua3vqrx5ehykc9jckzcsw37g6f20t60j7f7sfm9ejufqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduue6ty4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqfjmffy5nrllupcmawvg3jzzk2ep7pna4y8kvr9q242gx6zrxyhq4zj4xn'>nevent1q…j4xn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>surely any patents relating to Ethernet have expired by now? 2026-02-07T18:02:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy06mmvp97lysr83sxxz0tg8crwd9lp8fg6a00tsa79ggqw0u94lgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4azugv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08gf3n63dh94yqhnnhz2w8v7w5v2vupq8jqqj6hy6nd2390qg59gx2pyc2'>nevent1q…pyc2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>means testing pensions just encourages people not to bother saving though? 2026-01-28T17:02:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfu87c8lc76uldr3yklq6dcxhu7tdx3tvwmxr92mhdf0n6rp8tsuqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduntva6v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs006qxn5yqlw4unacq97f49hkqft7tkdlzamn78zxuucrg06xnr4ggl3mag'>nevent1q…3mag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Again I think the answer is the opposite of what will happen. Heavy government investment in green transition project, training and apprenticeships to support and giving young people both a stake in thr future and a vision there&#39;s a future waiting for them. But it won&#39;t happen, because capitalism 2026-01-27T20:08:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dsvc49ne3r6z0k2dkg86dtngujzmursc8xgwmn6ffrdectkssxczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdua8yyc9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8d3p4hw7u4x6q27yunh837s5anase6xhep55h9w3j3w9ldp0q8ucsfrv4a'>nevent1q…rv4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are there any stats around whether theres a mass exodus of higher earners?<br/><br/>BTW what&#39;s the threshold to qualify? 2026-01-22T20:07:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvgwtekusrmu4tpcwfha6q0qp3278lcfmp2yjqnlsjmt4a2sq7k4gzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduaj2y68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6llsuglkaj3nxt04330sgacdqx8e239ya0w6f4zt9lz7wtpngzshpld78'>nevent1q…ld78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://european-alternatives.eu/">https://european-alternatives.eu/</a> 2026-01-18T10:57:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6eqnk6kl6dsnrwme8xh7npr9fpfh2vm4cj8j25czrtlz8m2fxlqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu92dqj8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9dydd2q9rhydz8aavcsf35fufcyayxeapwavju5ctwhgr27a8fqulhyhs'>nevent1q…hyhs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I refer you to my previous gag<br/><br/>&#34;the route goes down the west coast of Northern England&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;is that wise?&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;No it&#39;s Morecambe&#34; 2026-01-16T08:11:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyyyhmyfsc0pcc850kuttwuyprhu7zntamfuc2ccl5ksxtdk7uzyszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdua0tqkg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7cuk5wr8mm7hsm70j5kgd2rmjvx69fnhlxc9c7c6sn3rrxgn6tgpv9xvd'>nevent1q…9xvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can individuals be short sellers? I thought it was reserved for the likes of hedge funds with large portfolios 2026-01-13T21:03:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxrllgucgyulvzvm2qp4lzy26wlzfxvc8smc4xql7d4g92x0kevczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu3nuzr3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02th2ahuw6rrc5e7rrax230068hhn7570sd0rf76t6ct8sm5zhagpjh7uf'>nevent1q…h7uf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m starting to wonder if this is the blueprint<br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupied">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupied</a> 2026-01-07T16:07:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlhnzx9vs4xlzvuhekmyqc3rjwev89f63jmn982563ptz2fwgk4qzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu6uxx9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvvc2multtla8drlmrwmgkle2rfwujv0sgg4unfru3w0s8ayrt2stefras'>nevent1q…fras</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I find it increasingly hard to tell my kids (and meant it) that if they study hard and work hard they can get the lifestyle they dream of.<br/><br/>At my old company (quite a well known brand) the regular staff achieving the highest (superstar) performance rating got a lower %age pay rise and bonus than the lowest (E.g. not going their job) performance rating at board level.<br/><br/>The hard work gets rewarded myth well and truly busted. Apparently though, it was fair because &#34;industry standard&#34; 2026-01-07T09:06:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszle490z7ttdvydl8hhwkp8jf4v5crtw6az2scenpppj5j3e0ggcczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdusgc5cx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyl58h8q2psx6z27f20emxmvf56lg9yk6tt6x0n6w9ru5lsl05agxjmgu6'>nevent1q…mgu6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I dont think so no. However I think another question is whether degrees should be universal or just for the cleverest students.<br/><br/>If universal, then perhaps government should fully fund them (E.g. Bring back grants). The cut off of free schooling at 18 seems even more arbitrary now.<br/><br/>The old argument of &#34;why should a bus driver fund someone&#39;s uni degree&#34; is still flawed (he needs the engineer to design the roads etc)<br/><br/>Society benefits, so why not fund? 2026-01-04T09:51:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymau38zv0kpzn6z0s09v2drf8pq22cdul0zck8s5dcjcxck637pczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduapglr3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszn9qus5hxxmyeps8k80lskcqc5np3fzu4znlcf8584rpu470n48cw5y4j4'>nevent1q…y4j4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But big tech won&#39;t necessarily be completely innoculated. There will still be bills to pay for GPUs, companies providing connectivity etc. So the likes of nvidia will take the hit unless of course they&#39;ve done the sensible thing and insisted on payment up front... 2025-12-24T09:31:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgcu6rls5f2ghfnqqxv3f9qlf0ye83je8pnl584t9pdxddpur0dgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu3nhras In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvctmplacffufklw0j0mytscr6dgg98cyyzvr2r30zmkseht5j59gmgk02j'>nevent1q…k02j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://masto.bike/system/media_attachments/files/115/773/831/424/689/372/original/9ffd70857a7c64b4.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-24T09:28:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qewanpp23y43xntr3pd3rjf47mac948a0fxhs7umk8km682jx9szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduknwa7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxahkmdpr8jhrc7p2zsfgmqe32fc34gc4q7g8sxgwdhzayzlwacks4y4lv5'>nevent1q…4lv5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Capitalism is great until it runs out of other people&#39;s money&#34; 2025-12-20T20:35:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0f0yp4p2a6psnzy33052pzakcmd72esw7nzmtxphc2d7uj5lke2szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduxaazyw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y528xatmjyr7g68wyewjjvcm583jyle3va8v3qy4lzqam9lqtnsn0f7mq'>nevent1q…f7mq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it seems on the face of it like a great idea but seems to depend on the truthfullness of large corporations and many disparate reporting systems, so I&#39;ll not hold my breath 2025-12-19T08:43:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrctmrrhlhnqn94yukhtkyf87zrwlr5tg5c67xle80vrdgl2yf2pqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4lf8uh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfp0xxx3k4nhje5ycypdkf2pq9lkdgvftmgtq34ga2h9lv8xaszgvvgj57'>nevent1q…gj57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My suggestions for consideration for the #VinylCoreCollection<br/><br/>U2 - The Joshua Tree<br/>Depeche Mode - Violator<br/>Jean Michelle Jarre - Oxygène <br/>The Beatles - Beatles For Sale <br/>Genesis - Invisible Touch <br/>Pet Shop Boys - Please<br/>Queen - The Works<br/>Jeff Wayne&#39;s War of the Worlds<br/>Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly<br/>The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds <br/>Various - Now that&#39;s what I call music! 2025-12-12T16:42:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg4et63gak7rkga9p6rgg0vrqrgf7z2sc76m8yleuqt5p679csdfgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduzh7jzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7mcyxhytqzhvvlvld7fy4lnvsrgc8f6gw22ddkdq7hv4cfwenmgde9y95'>nevent1q…9y95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The could do worse than use sport as the fulcrum<br/><br/><a href="https://www.abler.io/en/about/the-icelandic-method/">https://www.abler.io/en/about/the-icelandic-method/</a> 2025-12-10T19:05:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszed5wq9y2cxz56acrgk2s8d79rvwyzl6s2k6v86phrprrpwjkutczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdujqe2h5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsywqzr0vuha05ttde8h6nhd97plu3kfud9g0mer48caupax3dplwsh0fa0g'>nevent1q…fa0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>pfff, it&#39;s easy, we walk in and the opening gambit is: &#34;right, so we&#39;re rejoining as full members, ditching the pound and using the euro, any questions?&#34;<br/><br/>Of course that&#39;ll never happen... 2025-12-09T18:27:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphh4dngvjg9mect9phk0gdcf6mc46vzhvmklf9xts9jc0kegeymczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduja6yr5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c9lhnk4hg89mzw0yc4aje37q4ex32rh9n7csfmk6eqxefvsp4jghp6c3p'>nevent1q…6c3p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>£100-£125k a year in London is not going to allow you to even think you could build up £1m in savings or own your house outright. A bit of false equivalence going on there 2025-11-26T08:13:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2as4c34tl74a7zat8kdw5n7h498uy56qkry7uf6k04lcnsfdztgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdumkasuh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9phd9wrjrvs6ew0pkt8n65zp5z835xwnuek9uuy9swt6nt5w5wgslz6tl9'>nevent1q…6tl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Give it a few months until the 2026 financial crisis and we&#39;ll be back to 0.5% 2025-11-02T23:22:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ld0ltyrvsltej3axxucaw4cnzsfhelye8rtnyt64xsks2sdgknczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduqy3t5k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nw3a8dvwylpulwt6k2xydrt3plapynhucm4qch6xvp0lrye0wsg35sutm'>nevent1q…sutm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my worry is the institutional investors are too happy to track the market and will track it swiftly downwards 2025-10-24T17:21:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptct749egymqqcljhdnwzhhzdvf2jljw7hs0jp5wfvy6jzxn93kgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdumrhfxq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtgw9034lr8s9zfudu82msyns79dt3nkzx52pdypjrgzlhgnlfksyr40r2'>nevent1q…40r2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does that graph use the usual caveat of adults not working &amp; claiming benefits?<br/><br/>Perhaps more an indicator of stripping away the welfare state over the past 15 years? 2025-10-15T21:29:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02aa3jeyr7ec2vtlla8k7883f5j4ryqy2a0a4m6l23q5ggnrwp8czyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduzn3tgq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyckhtxphzhf0yw2wrutc5s4uq4tuhpqluq8dh2zzcy5rkgn5xaqqejdyzn'>nevent1q…dyzn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember an old black and white pathé news film talking about automation in factories giving people more leisure time and showing everyone going fishing iantrad if going to the factory. I don&#39;t believe much came of that! The same could have been said about computerisation of paper processes. Workers still just work as much, but differently and perhaps on different wages which is going to be the main impacti think (not sure if up or down yet) 2025-10-14T09:42:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0ralpn6kxmswk7ck29tvddagmntg3cfpgkter0ehfwnzk6p7hkszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduxwn6rg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsww7j48qpfzraj2arvxlssvhresy90jtdjntzfgdnjahfpfkc4dgstp73tk'>nevent1q…73tk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s a tool that needs an experience head to know when it&#39;s spewing garbage vs useful results, so I don&#39;t see it taking graduate jobs unless the more experienced (read more expensive) senior workers are happy to go back to doing their graduate level jobs, which doesn&#39;t seem like good value to money to me! 2025-10-10T06:55:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2flwhv8v4gsx2lxdcukxn2r2q7w9uyykspt5h932ylscut4a2r7szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdupc04n0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxqweuvt0asexhx9l8xwjl2jpch3eh5kg454xqrg7ddd42zyvnl6q06jemv'>nevent1q…jemv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d be very interested to know how the scheme compares with the French ID card (apart from the biometrics) 2025-10-04T18:10:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq3fjhunqm54d3nplvkc8cjtqwh4p7es4aehqzqa3njhlk8ddhwgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduq0gm36 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0vtwp96tgwvsfw3kmykyrev5cyr43h5qqv2q29f8q357047pr9gw94eyn'>nevent1q…4eyn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I did chuckle at this headline<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/21/wealth-tax-would-be-deadly-for-french-economy-says-europe-richest-man-bernard-arnault">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/21/wealth-tax-would-be-deadly-for-french-economy-says-europe-richest-man-bernard-arnault</a> 2025-09-22T19:21:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26e860r99x4l3lq49tuda9g8ezrs7uawkvs8ws525lg4xw3fuu0qzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu8zrwln In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf77yf86h8q624l5qn0ggm5r7w5cvrs7awhk42wrqlj42crzv7kmgralkkp'>nevent1q…lkkp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>make5it legally binding to accept an asking price offer with say 10% compensation if seller pulls out. Immediate 10% deposit required from buyer and lost if they pull out.<br/><br/>I&#39;d wager gazumping would disappear overnight. 2025-09-17T06:28:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvup55lfuvdpq0dts7m66d8506vpq8zmp53h73gf5pm20kgkh4cmczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduep306d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwhq9mcr4c03r85nmykcz6zf95fppd3ywp7sd8pkawwzvdmwsxfgqgdr6x'>nevent1q…dr6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If a foreign secretary can be from the house of Lords, could a prime minister? 2025-09-13T13:17:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw5r8cca5rvqdfc9aptsc3a2zgf8nx9fs40y5t37v7p3l4x3antmqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduu97nqc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszjc9f0qhpf52uga9qcvznevukvh2k96jx2ads3s27pfexph5w5tg7jcj2s'>nevent1q…cj2s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m optimistic that the story of &#34;look how this has led to a better world elsewhere&#34; will be compelling enough to enough people to halt the gains of the far right, but it needs to be articulated<br/><br/>The Brexit approach of &#34;you&#39;ll be worse off if we do Brexit&#34; clearly didn&#39;t work, so just saying &#34;you&#39;ll be worse off if you vote for these chancers&#34; won&#39;t work<br/><br/>That approach only worked for Labour because the chancers were exposed after 10 yrs of damage 2025-09-10T10:55:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96pz4j0xmh9se4jd08qctut4ywurexl2z2g62w2rw7rw7dwu38hgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduke0tzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5yuhlhkufjzmn36uu336zxmpkkkvyfe9ymth2zgf5nj53lsg24qx7032h'>nevent1q…032h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but without addressing the fact older generations are generally sitting on more equity than younger generations which are more leveraged, I can&#39;t see how this would adjust prices significantly. It would just mean the already crazy prices are even less reachable 2025-09-09T21:45:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9ccfp6lnss5fqwerzf2jqajtv5svtt4yjtf3lttf9en3d0dg0vqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdueazhcw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxc58sj0sl7tyxg5are68k8j969rzr6luhxjcul5vktr8hgt8gkng6xmxdl'>nevent1q…mxdl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and yet...<br/><br/>Total government spending on active travel £261m<br/><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/almost-300-million-to-gear-up-new-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-schemes">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/almost-300-million-to-gear-up-new-walking-wheeling-and-cycling-schemes</a><br/><br/>One roundabout spending £317m<br/><a href="https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m25-junction-10/">https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-east/m25-junction-10/</a> 2025-09-09T15:32:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3glhpxcfvdvudtvu3zxdh0amvufqk39tqh5vcc6hntjvtsee3rqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu6z8all In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8lmhzyhxu6vewh82llx3p427306uagmeuxwq6v6ym2nsjpd5pnqyudgps'>nevent1q…dgps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>does anyone ask whether continuous growth is even possible?<br/><br/>Other than inflation, well, inflating the economy, surely continuous growth is just a state sponsored Ponzi scheme? 2025-09-07T09:16:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0sfegnxkn344y7xumkczakn3kpll5murrq048artx0eacxvex7czyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdue29xms In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvhzdatk8l40zqvatd44q2zz3mtde03ppvs33szv3drgjg95g8gzgvvrz5q'>nevent1q…rz5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Climate pragmatism should be do all the things all at once, and to hell with the cost 2025-09-05T08:07:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8p6lymhmyl5vcyxfm2jtdpmfa7zn9g3ddq6n88udkqt4ylejtelqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdusr9tpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9f6d2lpgqmzhcx3qruwfk6e6mf8fzjymytk7rqh7dn3l05zyxxeq844umx'>nevent1q…4umx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>tenner says the &#34;improving transport links&#34; won&#39;t include safe cycling infrastructure so Ellie can cycle the 4.5 miles which would take no about 30 minutes (at 9mph). 2025-08-31T08:09:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttx5ruftqs0cwyjejxcmu3sxacnhndhvqs2hs9skzr8aqp7yvu4szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdulgpqqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrcj9pp5nd72g030l2swhyssdwpqkvgffwq297lcvk063z8gvp0czkm24p'>nevent1q…m24p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Only one thing should be 8 days a week... <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kle2xHhRHg4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kle2xHhRHg4</a> 2025-08-26T10:40:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qev4yql7gl49xsq05zt22qgc9kzz6jaxykcv9gkwr24e6t8srjqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduh9qelr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf685ffpn3gzdtcle23vq0qayz5jnntjm2tvtfvsxsuk8pgpx5hhcdwj8yh'>nevent1q…j8yh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>make the paternity/maternity leave allowance interchangeable between mothers and fathers as certain other countries currently do. This is something the government could do right now 2025-08-25T10:22:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdpx9uxqhns5s5y7ekxq5l5zcx4zx4dqpv5qnj2n4kp78jrw4f9szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduj7mztf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxque75kqj5jkxgkhek4a8xc2d2ul2e030aa7ddeylmf8pamf8pcrkkfn4'>nevent1q…kfn4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is there a comparison between countries that pursued austerity after the global financial crisis and also post covid versus those that forged ahead with green industry capital investment. I&#39;m no economist but I suspect that a pattern might emerge... 2025-08-21T07:39:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmmsmuew4gs07wdltnvnda0h0sc7xvyktfgvs0ge329jx8defc0qzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu33yp2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s5xzaj82la73zwu6k9sqywy8n5dwx46ya07pnku5hcmkhzn7dwc4mw66l'>nevent1q…w66l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>not sure they are particularly finding that out. I&#39;ve read many global businesses want to avoid punitive measure from the tangerine tyrant, so are putting up prices elsewhere around the globe instead, effectively subsidising their US divisions. 2025-08-12T06:13:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyu66pkseema8mc0qc5g7a4kxaaqc0dz8nc5rdtv05wzv8qypg8qzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduxzcjda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrdpuf9d8hueq2f6uaqz8alty9sxazel3armx2u09zux9suv7fls59x8et'>nevent1q…x8et</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no, because salaries will be rubbish so people will leak to other industries when they realise 2025-08-12T06:10:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2s6kk5tdmj4z7a6esprt8724kdemfw4zewataq6l34lvjh4lu4nszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduefvmnu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2l8599a3mjg9t5ftt2j53ngz78v2tnhdcszl78wv3rz9yec2j8lcy6l2v8'>nevent1q…l2v8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t see the new party affecting much except perhaps moving the Overton window back slightly and countering the pull of the right on Starmer 2025-08-03T08:56:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtckw5n055kwuzcn4zl9wavwd5wqv7la9vzpyqv0ufggqmx7t2sczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdusujwvr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9vtzct0rn2rz8du2pyhsr5c0td93ny8kplslmlsmvve69fvlz4tg5x6uw2'>nevent1q…6uw2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Shroedingers immigrants, working as cleaners and healthcare workers and stealing jobs yet also somehow scrounge off benefits 2025-07-27T10:57:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5pv24kx2dhygre8pl824qg6fedagagklmy37azjy9r207wwm8rszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduptlrjz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswq4z85wlywh8rkh892p6cuuuuxgug7zgj4e704leuly4j53q5ueqdew7xy'>nevent1q…w7xy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the only nuclear energy we should be spending money on is the stuff collected from the sun 2025-07-19T09:33:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jc4shwy0ecm5uhlcuwkpa36dwdm7ft5h2w7mdnzztnscmxg9e9czyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdueqahsm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhzkhf9syenfd8z8y89jmyxlxuhsff8h7ckx3duxtfwaftfvxqfgsytf2d'>nevent1q…tf2d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Terrestrial TV has lost so much live men&#39;s sport to subscription services, isn&#39;t it just filling the gap left? :) 2025-07-19T08:11:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmta58geh6w573snsq9z73d9604qvs2uve0tvz6pfjr9ughtgyhszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4t3dsz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdg4jg3qs5ey2gn088kk6ljhuptkwjzcey008pat9npt370lws4hshmqpdu'>nevent1q…qpdu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>considering we&#39;ve outsource manufacturing and hence pollution to China, we shouldn&#39;t really be going on about their energy policy, but... the coral fired power stations are really a short term tactical measure. (autocorrect typo left in as it made me chuckle) 2025-07-09T06:54:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvccwpya95xeg8kcqh2cekjmpx0nztjvmu7jf7fewfxj53hl6z2pqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduzw7m9x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcyu8r808q84dc74hjhkrqtehz85hn28h9de859w2dgar98vc6dq6j6ckc'>nevent1q…6ckc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>C) increasing spending while simultaneously increasing/enforcing taxes on fossil fuel companies and billionaires 2025-07-02T20:56:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgvmecf3ctrc0p8ft5ejxurqfsxwph3k5pgp3x86rplxdy0hlvugzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdugewnhs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3kshys98l2nkefeefdwc4jhpamf0863yz2eq9txccu6q7zw67ls8gdhqm'>nevent1q…dhqm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>why would they control house price inflation? They see it as a get out of jail free card for the lack of state pension. And so the Ponzi scheme grows... 2025-07-01T21:03:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggfyrrqj8gps7vhe7yxw55mc26t9nq57y8peg8vlf5l2wn0ex92szyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu6dx9jr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc6s8zj4a44dhn2mjye8wdx8rte2cnr3ku7a4gvcv9ra2zeda6ysj8jtxp'>nevent1q…jtxp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lifelong Labour supporter here. Joined the Greens a couple of months ago. 2025-06-25T08:41:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxmrrrq8edzn0h7hvepf4lk5amv2ttfz0gprcjmw6pkw3vv9ujcszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4sug8q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxukee80w8wdeynphcza3nczgetnt4xmp203sklx60x7v45cxmeeczj99e8'>nevent1q…99e8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>one upside perhaps is governments can ignore that international law that allows companies to sue governments for lost profits? (the name escapes me) 2025-06-22T11:30:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxdmqwcp3s0yp8akhlnl8n9nc679pqxz74mjkkcj0k4vzndpr0pqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdutttgz0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspa5d982v80tjx7nkz6ssmcv7dvzf5fk8s4wjw4m4232vss3lswzq3frc9h'>nevent1q…rc9h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exhibit A: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html</a><br/><br/>I don&#39;t think this was part of his fraud trial/conviction but sets a scene! 2025-06-19T21:52:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfy338t9yclqxvah3gdphxc5jkyzk5eg4rc2rlrls3garenqt33xgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu4jqzud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9eecy7ye3ryy0a6qy43rjzywq20lgrfrxsfugffuhf2d3dfe36mcu2wp96'>nevent1q…wp96</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So let me get this straight... <br/><br/>They say that you don&#39;t need money in the bank to pay for tax cuts because magic future stimulus will pay for them in the future, but paying for stuff now without money in the bank which directly stimulates the economy now and puts money in people&#39;s pockets now thus creating tax revenue now is not ok and somehow bad? <br/><br/>Well OK then! 2025-05-31T10:20:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2en79pqpmksxm0nt0yk5jnc3qm55s6u3up4r8xkvaepc7zlm6mjqzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu5jl6wm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82v97us0hpwjhklnu7en52ueuaeux3dhj3cpnedps40md4lkas3gw8fjje'>nevent1q…fjje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>but will people care? 2025-05-29T22:11:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszewt4f8mljtxdl44lnu5qn3ns3ajjpr7lr4h8t0fzp0dswsddzaszyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdujl563c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqkyr0ylrga0xssar3mtcrn3cyxe58ar3xyz2rmfsq3z46qcfm0xc2uv3mf'>nevent1q…v3mf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My company has various recruiting freezes in place for various reasons, but the one reason *NOT* in the mix is NI contributions! 2025-05-12T08:18:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswsd4mc3ukhgvln50rd7ztga6qtng4ycmjkkrt8xna6qctnwfg3xgzyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdulwrlu3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0fmv27vypfpf0qdkdd0r74yxfzjy594h9fgfmrdkmaed4an05scceqrek'>nevent1q…qrek</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it&#39;s just bad faith marketing to make the more extreme policies more palatable, and a pretty blatent land grab of voters that wouldn&#39;t normally give them time of day. <br/><br/>&#34;look you need to accept a higher tax burden because even the rich are being hit and don&#39;t worry about the right wing policies, because you&#39;ll get those taxes on the rich you&#39;ve always wanted&#34;<br/><br/>&lt;a few moments later&gt;<br/><br/>&#34;sssshh, let&#39;s quietly drop tax rate on higher earners in case they leave the country&#34; 2025-05-09T11:07:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrf040c29pgz56pwejdm704c99h7r08tyqkzh8lcd2lgqphvj7ffczyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tdu7uvwhh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya8n844d5ck6ts09eg03jcq6n8dck9n4qhyfzsu82qjfq9q33tsq8t9n27'>nevent1q…9n27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s also often the case that childcare costs are prohibitive for both parents to work, so one (usually the lower earner which is inevitably the mother) ends up staying at home unless there are &#34;free&#34; carers (E.g. Grandparents).<br/><br/>And then governments wonder why birth rates are dropping... 2025-04-29T07:06:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfj5pspkfnydsn57lmere80xtfgtwykyn3hrjazrxn9l8snxdh2czyr45u4qcs7grfgfx9k2eurpuunsaj5akw0h8lx09g3lc8le407tduufmj5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj5jz2s7gpwy0ae38kwlsn6zy4pam4l67xtnd6wl9qq5yxnalg5s2c346j'>nevent1q…346j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder when the first union will switch support to Greens... 2025-04-28T21:21:10Z