merridew

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess the shift would have been around the time he began

promoting an energetic blend of conspiracy theories, COVID denial, and the liberal use of capital letters, with videos like “The TRUTH About Pfizer” and “The CDC Are SPYING On You,"

promoting ivermectin for viral infections, and hanging out with Tucker Carlson.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34zd9/russell-brand-ivermectin https://deadline.com/2023/07/tucker-carlson-fox-firing-reaction-russell-brand-interview-1235431938/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't get it either. Ignoring the inherent power imbalance between a single worker and an employer, good luck getting Gardening Leave in an at-will workplace.

https://www.gov.uk/handing-in-your-notice/gardening-leave

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Yes, maternity leave! The US approach is bonkers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh that's true. American pints are a disappointment.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

This is a thoughtful reply. I will just say that the UK also has public toilets all over the place, and a desire for people to not screw & get high in the cubicles. Ditto many other countries. But I've never been anywhere else with this door gap problem, where no-one gets privacy.

I did once use a UK bathroom in a supermarket where the lighting was all blue, which makes it hard to find a vein to inject. But the doors still closed properly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"Panties"

Ick.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yes. The correct answer is "Not too bad, you?" and after they've also not answered truthfully the conversation may begin.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sir, pride in the sanctity of the Queue is reason enough alone.

Seriously though, being in places where people don't queue properly is miserable. That's something America should be applauded for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don't have separate recycling? With recycling bins & separate food waste collection, our general waste wheelie bin takes ages to fill up...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Come visit the UK. We have fluid ounces too, but only for baking. Your drink will be served by the millilitre, unless it's beer in a pub, or milk in a home, in which case it will be served by the pint.

[–] [email protected] 162 points 1 year ago (30 children)

Sticker price isn't the price you pay at the till. Why? Why do you do that.

Massive gaps between the walls and doors of public lavatory cubicles. This is not some mystical, advanced technology. Get it together.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Feel free to post alternative sources.

You'll struggle to find one that doesn't state the same facts: that following forensic investigation the victim's American Bully XL was destroyed, and two dachshunds were returned to their owners without issue.

 

Some good news for once.

 

People deemed unable to work – including those with a history of self-harm or at risk of killing themselves – could have their benefits reduced and face penalties under new government plans.

 

There will be exemptions for legitimate uses of nitrous oxide, for example in medical or catering industries. The gas is commonly used as a painkiller and for producing whipped cream in cooking.

 

More than half of English schools that are so dilapidated they are at risk of partial closure were refused money under the government’s school rebuilding scheme, Department for Education (DfE) statistics show.

It has also emerged that under the programme, intended to rebuild 500 schools in England over a 10-year period from 2020, just four were completed in 2021.

This is an additional issue on top of the RAAC problem.

 

Nothing says "free speech absolutism" like filing another SLAPP against an organisation whose speech you don't like.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/01/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-files-obvious-slapp-suit-against-non-profit-critic/

 

"The Conservatives inherited just under £10bn a year in education capital sending in 2010, and have spent £5-6bn a year since then, in real terms. Part of those savings came from scrapping the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project in 2010, which aimed to rebuild and refurbish every secondary school in England."

 

"The only postcode outside of London in the top 20 was Maidenhead, still within the London commuter belt."

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