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youtu.be/CUbd3Bwqi-8?... they're called the cat pack
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When some cats are the heros they can talk though. I'm not quite sure I completely understand the logic
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I was trying to look but I think Bluesky properly brutalises the resolution of these pictures
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The thing is - some of those actions should appear quite quiet. For example, the government should be working to in-house the nuclear deterrent, but you shouldn't publicise that
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Have you thought about trying it with other models like Gemini? That seems to be getting better and better for me (although I think generally chatgpt is better)
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www.ft.com/content/3a51...
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So for proper trade agreements there are rules of origin, but most of the time without a trade agreement there's usually just a flat rate. This will be a mess
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Thanks. Now we just wait and see I guess!
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Is there the prospect that we might slightly benefit from the EU tariffs on the US? For example, if EU firms switch to British manufacturers (from US ones)? (Obviously this might well be completely outweighed by recession)
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It feels pretty thin, and I also don't quite see how you get to 25% with that, because the EU generally has a larger state sector as well (and thus has higher taxes generally). You could look at what the tax burden looks like on similar businesses for exports I guess to come up with real numbers
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I think (and I might be torturing it out of this) - that the argument is something like this:
EU takes a large percentage of its tax take in VAT, whereas the US does not. Thus the US has to have higher tax rates elsewhere which impact businesses - so they are at a disadvantage
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Is this an issue with the OBR not being independent enough or is it a remit question or?
I assumed the idea with the OBR was that they would be there to keep the government honest, but if their projections are insane then are they achieving it?
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You can delay a whole year - but I think it's hard to access
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Wait for the switch 2 perhaps? Might have some improvements
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As I understand it (not American, but followed how this would affect the UK post-brexit) - all of this is filled out ahead of time as it's quite complex. You basically say what you have (and what category) and whether you're using specific rules or not. Sometimes multiple trade agreements can apply.
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So, perhaps not a perfect answer, but this blog article explains it quite well (not mine - but a UK trade expert) mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/nafta-30
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If he's going big - who blew up Nordstream 2.
Could mess with any European harmony if it was the UK or Ukraine. Convenient thing for him is that it doesn't even need to be true
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We had similar, except we just bought insurance. Cost like £50 or something and just indemnifies the purchaser if the council demands it be undone.
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A quick Google says 10mb is the limit, so worth checking that it's not larger
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What image were you looking for? It could just be that you had an image where the file was too large
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Very much a once and done though - would wipe out any export markets forever more
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Whilst distasteful, they could potentially negotiate a higher rate if Ukraine gets more territory back.
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The one (randomly) interesting fact when I got mine was that they suggested platinum for women (easier to resize, posher) and palladium for men (neither of us like gold). Palladium is cheaper, but harder to resize if your finger changes over time.
As others say - we just asked at a jeweller though.
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Ah the article doesn't specify - I assumed from what it does quote that it's implying something akin to that.
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Surely if (and it's just an if) she's referring to something like a JavaScript counter on the website (i.e. where it is included in the webpage itself) no law would be broken
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Surely the politically wise approach would have been to try to approximate giving relief to a very small number - perhaps those who left jobs paying above the minimum wage between the regular and accelerated time. That way you can say you've done something, but you've scoped it to a much smaller set
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So a 100% success rate then right?
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Surely there's a really interesting museum display to be made about the entire affair - the passing of the acts themselves, the various documents, demonstrations of what was taken. Might be a bit interactive for the British museum mind
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Sometimes even the goodies have hideouts behind waterfalls. Enid Blyton was a fan of them