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I don't mind paying more taxes because people less well off than me can't. But I do object to paying more because billionaires and corporations won't.

submitted 13 days ago • 11 comments

Not really a fess... more like a fact...

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So in a month's time I'm going to be cycling to Paris in 2 days to raise money for my daughters' school and a local special education needs charity that supports those with needs and their families (and we've known a few thriving the school who've been supported). (1/2)

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Bank holidays would be much better if they were on Fridays. That way you could look forward to them all week rather than play catch up after missing the first day of the week

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

Unless you've experienced it yourself, you will never understand the frustration of being soemone who is good at using Excel watching someone who isn't using it in a meeting

submitted 37 days ago • 21 comments

This is Persian New Year... the first day of Spring... the spring equinox, calculated based on the astronomical position of he earth around the sun... usually on 20th or 21st March. #nowruz

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

This should be enough for people to realise how stupid Brexit was. There are literally no benefits. Only harm... poor children are suffering from this... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

I've started boycotting any business that bends the knee to Trump, no matter where they are based. It's a bit of a hassle to find alternatives or go without, but it's not fucking hard. It's a tiny bit of inconvenience. Fucking grow some spines and change your habits.

submitted 47 days ago • 15 comments

Private schools should be abolished. They're the biggest enabler of inequality we have. Put all the richest families kids together, with the best education and the best facilities so they can network from age 4. No wonder no one else stands a chance.

submitted 52 days ago • 9 comments

Splinter? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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www.theguardian.com/science/2025... This guy is a brilliant mind and a good person too. What a hero. #Science #sciencematters

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Queen at Live Aid is the best 20 minutes of live music ever and will never be bettered.

submitted 74 days ago • 22 comments

It's mind blowing that people can become leaders with zero training required. There should be some kind of minimum mandatory qualification run by the government. Become a team leader at work? You need it. Become an MP? You need it. Running a local 5-a-side team? You need it.

submitted 77 days ago • 14 comments

HISTORY - REPEATING ITSELF ... ?

submitted 77 days ago • 5 comments

My fess is that I carry an old toy race-car in my pocket at all times. Whenever the work day gets to be too much, I secretly take it out for a vroom across my desk. It sounds crazy but it relieves stress and reminds me that the world is a load of bullshit. Everyone should try it.

submitted 78 days ago • 19 comments

Right now AI is making your job quicker and easier. One day, with all the training you're giving it for free, it will replace you. Maybe stop for a sec and consider whether the short-term speed and ease are worth it in the long term

submitted 77 days ago • 13 comments

Some people could do with reading the judgements handed down at Nuremberg. Complicity is a crime, and there is no defence for "just following orders".

submitted 79 days ago • 6 comments

Apple should make a dumb phone. No, not a regular iPhone with the "Assistive Access" feature, just a basic phone with music, maps etc. and no internet browser or social media. Cut it out completely.

submitted 78 days ago • 14 comments

The British public refuse to accept that it's cheaper to provide welfare than withdraw it. Fewer benefits result in increased crime and poorer public health, requiring increased resources for the police and NHS. Prevention is cheaper than the cure, it's that fucking simple.

submitted 81 days ago • 20 comments

We know that adding car lanes to roads just attracts more cars. We should now try the opposite: take away car lanes, widen pavements, add segregated cycle lanes. We'll find that bigger cars become less attractive and more people walk and cycle. Win for everyone.

submitted 87 days ago • 21 comments

There should be a maximum weight for private vehicles. Cars have got massively heavier over the last 25 years. To what end? Noone really needs to drive round in 2 tonnes of metal. Lighter cars would be more economical and safer for everyone else.

submitted 91 days ago • 12 comments

If you're unsure what to expect from Trump's second term, watch the Star Wars film Revenge of the Sith. So far it's much the same playbook, just without the lightsaber fights.

submitted 100 days ago • 6 comments

You know, we don't all love cars and/or driving. I'm not a fan, and I'll bet there are others. I'd advocate for a regular car-free day in our cities. Last Sunday of the month, say? The few times the roads have been car-free (snow or pandemic basically) were blissful

submitted 99 days ago • 11 comments

If your car is too wide for parking spaces then it's too wide.

submitted 98 days ago • 7 comments

In order to have a true meritocracy, we should abolish inheritance. Everyone starts from scratch, all the extra cash gets reabsorbed into state schools, social care and the NHS. No one gets a leg up for being lucky - we're all lucky.

submitted 106 days ago • 14 comments

Most people lack the ability to differentiate between gentle and permissive parenting. Either they beat the crap out of their kids, or they let them do as they please. Gentle parenting is a lovely idea that's too complicated for most people to comprehend.

submitted 107 days ago • 4 comments

Love cycling. When out on my bike and I hear a helicopter overhead I immediately start an internal Tour de France race commentary inside my head and pretend I'm on the telly.

submitted 111 days ago • 20 comments

Please spend a little time and listen to Lewis. I said at the breakfast table I found Elon's bid for OpenAI truly worrisome but couldn't quite articulate why. Lewis can, though.

submitted 110 days ago • 5 comments

Trump believing that tariffs will help the American economy makes a lot more sense when you remember that this is the man who managed to bankrupt a casino.

submitted 112 days ago • 4 comments

The UK should get involved with this tariff nonsense, starting with a 25% tariff on anyone who buys a Tesla.

submitted 112 days ago • 15 comments

Good news: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Ok, for those road cyclists out there: do you know of any brand that sells winter bib tights without a pad to wear over normal padded shorts. It used to be a thing, and no noone does it now. Stop me taking scissors to older padded tights. #cycling #winter #cyclist #road #help

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

Circumcision is genital mutilation on infant boys. There is no consent, no justification.

submitted 127 days ago • 14 comments