merridew

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

"Questioned by Labour MP Catherine McKinnell over why the payment doubles if workers sign up through an agency, and whether he had anything to declare in relation to the government’s childcare reforms, the PM said: “No, all my disclosures are declared in the normal way.”

He did not mention that Ms Murty was an investor in Koru Kids, one of six private childcare agencies consulted on the scheme as part of the government’s childcare overhaul."

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago

"When looking at the use of face masks and mask mandates, studies consistently reported the measures were an effective approach to reduce infection. The evidence further indicates higher-quality respirator masks (such as N95 masks) were more effective than surgical-type masks."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The UK had Grenfell just a few years ago.

https://youtu.be/KczK1kGhp1I

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still doesn't make it acceptable to wave your bollocks about at a party.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Aldridge, 39, exposed himself immediately after overhearing the two women complain servicemen had previously flashed at them.

Capt Rebecca Slee, prosecuting, said: “They had talked about previous incidents of exposure, and said they hoped nothing like that would happen tonight.

“Flt Lt Aldridge was at the bar and overheard the conversation. He then exposed his testicles and put them on the bar.”

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

The content of the full text of this article is frankly appalling.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Labour previously gave us the disastrous Digital Economy Act (2010), rushed through Parliament without proper debate, a month before being ousted. It contained a totally not-bonkers provision for people to be forcibly barred from accessing the internet if their connection was alleged to have been used to download copyrighted media, and Lord Mandelson (sponsor) was found to have spent a lot of time with film & music industry lobbyists.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2010

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

At one point I was wearing an oodie under a dryrobe.

Toasty core. Chilly toes.

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

I've seen it. But only among youngsters who look too young to have been ordering in pubs before 2020.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

The part complaining about a lack of Russian state-controlled news media?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago

"Media Matters' report said that X remains a "dangerous cesspool of content, especially for advertisers," noting that "since Elon Musk took over the company," X has restored extremist accounts and "placed ads for numerous brands directly on Holocaust denial, white nationalist, and neo-Nazi accounts."

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