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All kinds of odd things have been going on for decades. It’s the incidence compared to the total population of football clubs that makes it odd, not when it first appeared.

I’ve thought for a bit there should be some way of saying things have to be sold in normal human portion sizes. Nothing stopping the fatties ordering two portions but then at least it’s explicit.

Id perhaps wait until you’ve kept it off for a couple of years. That’s usually the problem people run into (personal experience and the research talking).

He can but in an NHS focused setting it seems like quite a nit picky complaint.

NHS can’t do anything about social determinants and what makes you think better monitoring and alerting on patients wouldn’t help the elderly? It’s about early detection as much as anything. Most of the most costly diseases are drinking smoking eating and lack of exercise related. And people...

Looks like we’re waiting until Jan to save a years wages.

Yeah but whenever a midfielder is a bit average they get hailed as a water carrier now. Deschamps was an excellent player, not just an average midfielder among better players.

Didier Deschamps is the patron saint of average midfielders.

Since the triple lock was introduced yes. Train driver salary 2012-2023: £44,985 > £60,055 (33% increase) Source: Striking train drivers' pay has risen by up to 62% in recent years State pension for single person 2012-2023: £5,587 > £8,122 (45% increase) Source...

The numbers in fuel poverty decreased last year because of insulation efforts and increased income outweighing energy cost increases. There are genuine issues with a small number just above the threshold clearly. That doesn’t change the fact that giving Elton John £300 a year isn’t a wise use...

Ireland are in the EU though and there can only be one tax haven. There’s little actual job contribution in Ireland from companies headquartering there really. Their GDP per head is huge but their median salary is identical to ours with a much higher cost of living. I’m not sure their model is...

Yeah the wage squeeze has meant fairly average salaries are classed in the top 10. There’s a lot of people paid fuck all, a few people paid what thirty years ago would, accounting for inflation, be a normal middle class or skilled worker salary are now seen as some kings ransom. Especially...

I’ve explicitly said it’s not a hill I’m dying on, I’m just trying to provide some balance to the “all grannies are going to die” hysteria. I think it’s bad politics badly executed and the threshold shouldn’t be pension credit. But if we are cutting the principle of taking from the richest makes...

Know a few here love a Simpsons meme

Isn’t that the literal definition of democracy?

I guess at the top level it’s consistency. Can you do that 100/100? 90/100? That’s the difference really. My bugbear is one footedness. And not being able to take a long throw. Surely these are learnable skills we could teach anyone yet it doesn’t seem to happen. Who knows?

Id vote them again. This was literally Tory policy as well. If this is your red line you’re screwed.

Because they’re up against the best as well so it evens most of the skill difference out. Watch some of the videos that come out occasionally of even average pros playing against amateurs. They look like Messi on crack.

Hence the word if. Just trying to add some balance as always when SBT goes off the deep end into a circle jerk. There’s a reason this was Tory policy when May decided she could tackle politically tough subjects, same as social care. We spend far too much of our income on pensioners who don’t...