bwallis.bsky.social
Retired. like all sport, football fan, bad at golf, we were better in the EU, despair at USA.
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Thank you. Yes, the puberty blocker ban to me is a backwards step. I hope they change it, I think that change will come with wider public awareness, understanding, and pressure. My post was intended not to minimise this but to also look for positives compared to the last 14 years.
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I really am not weeping I am trying to understand why I may have upset some people, what people are concerned about with this govt's LGBTQ+ policies so I can understand better. Discourse on these topics with old white men like me with no skin in the game as you pit it helps me to understand.
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I am perplexed at the replies to my post. I am enquiring what this govt. has done that is anti LGBTQ+ adverse? I have passed no comment but a lot of odd assumptions seem to have been made. Still have no answer. Then I merely point out some positives. Why has that has brought out these comments?
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Is it halting of puberty blockers for children that you refer to? We wait to see their plans for getting more people into work. Some positives, min. wage up, settled strikes, new workers rights, tenants greater security, free breakfast clubs for primary children, NHS lists reducing, more NHS funding
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Who? How?
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Apparently, about 3% think the earth is flat (youGov poll 2019).
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He took you up on your challenge, did a Nazi salute at work, and got the sack.
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Getting rid of two child cap would really help reduce child poverty. It was not a manifesto promise, but we should keep the pressure up. It could be something they will do. Your list shows too well the results of 14 years of failure. Sadly, it will take years to turn it around.
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Trump gets unprecedented coverage. Media repeat what he says/threatens with no critical analysis of its outcomes or if it is actually delivered. That may give the impression he is getting on with what he promised. The debacle over federal funding yesterday shows it just results in total chaos.
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Guess they would argue, ended strikes, nationalising railways, VAT on private schools, free breakfast clubs for primary school children and IHT on high value "farms". Proposed changes to employment rights, freeing up 100% RTB receipts for new social housing and limiting RTB of new social housing.
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I'm not sure where this leaves me then, I'm afraid I find Trump almost impossible to follow. He seems to lack coherence. If I worked for him quite frankly I would have not a scooby doo what he wanted to achieve or how he planned to do it. Maybe I seek a level of clarity others don't need.
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And there was me thinking clear communication was an essential leadership skill.
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Managing by presenteeism is lazy leadership. Good leaders and organisations can ensure their staff are productive and motivated when working in a hybrid environment. Clarity of message and an ability to set, agree, and monitor clear goals and targets.
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I'm just an onlooker with zero expertise. I think a lot of countries are experiencing the same. The US is responding to Trump's ramblings, and maybe our press doesn't like that Labour had a reasonably good week last week standing up to misinformation. Seem to prefer hyperbole over news reporting.
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Written to mine. Patrick Spencer (Tory) he voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill because he believes young people should have a choice. So I hope in his view that choice extends to freedom to extend their horizons by living, studying and working anywhere in the EU as well.
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Me too. Probably usual response about read the whole article blah blah when they fully understand the importance and impact of headlines.
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I have just complained to BBC about it. They need to take more care with their reporting when MPs have faced threats of violence over this. This topic has been hijacked by some on the far right with no respect or thought for the victims. Accurate reporting at this time is doubly important.
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Yes, agree. When Farage was milkshaked as a candidate, James Cleverley and Yvette Cooper were quick to condemn it, as would be expected.
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Sadly, there will be people with young families turning their heat off, too. Maybe we should be arguing more loudly for reform of the Ofgem criteria for the cap and abolishing the standing charge. Or at least abolishing it for low energy use households?
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Yes, great offer on Amazon. Just ordered mine.
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Great analysis and data on the return in investment. Will we see greater efforts to collect tax from this top 10%? It seems a natural thing for a labour govt. to do but wondered what the plans are to increase resources at HMRC to do this complex work?
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Not even inaugurated yet and he is grifting off his position. Stole millions from American citizens first time around from overcharging for his security to stay at his hotels. I expect him to be even bolder this time.
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Yes, please, some of the posts are awful over there. Parliament debated this with compassion and thought. So should we. Personally, I am in favour, provided there is good end of life care for all and support whatever choice people make.
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We cannot ignore Musk's clear attacks on democracy. His algorithms distort what people hear, suppress the truth, and promote misinformation. He supported a candidate who denied and still denies the outcome of an election.He talks to Putin. He is far from a supporter of democratic norms..
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Odd justification for economic policy, but hey ho.
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Thanks for the link it's 62% in favour of 2nd Ref at the moment.
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Maybe she will think first about whether the food she serves makes her working class?
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It's odd how some people never seem to have enough wealth and begrudge any of it being spent on the education and health of others. Those offshore loopholes need closing too as per Labour nanifesto, and some steps have been made to do so.
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He has used his public platform to be both racist and misogynistic (there are findings against him on both counts). Maybe he is trying to reform his image, but to me, those traits run deep and can not be airbrushed away.
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To be fair, that is about one of the more polite turns of phrase I have used to describe the odious oaf.
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You are right. The likes of those tax avoiders listed will still pay a lot less than other wealthy people whose estates will pay IHT. They should see it as still getting a good deal. Mind you Clarkson boasts he has put his in a trust now to avoid IHT.
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I believe that largely people are compassionate and kind. I recall the failed Trump family separation scheme. Americans were outraged at that (despite or maybe because of Melania's sick message on her jacket).I hope once again the world shows that it does not support his cruel policy.
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It is. Investigations and prosecutions of any attempt to subvert democracy should not take this long. Brazil seem to have done a much better job looking at the threat to their democracy by Bolsonaro than the USA managed here. This lets American democracy down.
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If this is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's banned documentary, is this an offence under the Online Safety Act 2023 to disseminate it? I despair how the rich and wealthy can weoponise their position to just ignore the moral norms applying to the rest of us.
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Absolutely, but is that feasible? Genuine question. Can you really connect such disperate sites to the grid and power hundreds of thousands of homes and meet huge commercial demand in a cost-effective way through such an approach?
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Absolutely new build should be to better environmental standards it has to make sense. But this is about massive scale and rapid ramping up, for which i think we now have no choice. These sites will power many hundreds of thousands of homes.
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I suspect it's a case of doing this large scale for real impact and cost and feesibility of linking up to the grid to get the power to where it needs to be.i think water courses require sunlight to remain healthy (if they are healthy that is). No expert either, happy to be corrected.
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The climate is in a perilous state, and we have to accept change is necessary to produce energy in the future. This change will happen, it has to. Is outright opposition really feasible? What are the alternatives or compromises?
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I see some on here saying he served his time. I do believe those who have offended should be allowed to reform (no pun intended). But I think the point of this article is he has lied about the violent nature of the offence. He said he pushed her, and she fell, truth is he kicked her repeatedly.
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Ditto account called disgustingly your body my choice. I found that hard to write on here. it's so awful. Reported both and blocked.
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Glad to see two of these on the go helps to provide more than one perspective to what is or is not adhered to. At least it gives us a factual reminder and grounding amongst all the other silly noise from the media.
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Putin needs no excuses for whatever he plans next. However, he responds I think he would have done it regardless. Admittedly, this way, he may get some of us to blame leaders seeking to fend off the agressor but most of us see him for what he is.
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Top secret papers but no baths
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Yes, I agree, absolutely and tackling the disparities in wages (excessive senior pay, geographical differences, gender and ethnicity pay gaps). But as for higher threshold for pension credit point I was thinking more of those who are pensioners now.
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Wealthy should get nothing. They don't need it, but those that do need it should get it. We should be arguing for a higher threshold for pension credit, not benefits for those who don't need them.
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Prior to Reeves, do you know which previous chancellor of the exchequer was an economist? Maybe also let me know which previous chx you think we should compare her performance to once we have enough time for her policies to have an effect.
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Maybe AP will come on and discuss after IPSO investigation concludes?