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Macca1987

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,626
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Guess when you've been big most of your life it's hard to know anything else!
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Isn't it always the way BSB, whether you lose a lot of weight or a smaller amount, you still see yourself as big
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,627
Macca1987 said:
Isn't it always the way BSB, whether you lose a lot of weight or a smaller amount, you still see yourself as big
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It's part of what makes it difficult to keep it off or to even start trying I suppose, and why there's an argument for these injections. I don't know, for me anyway I wanted to do it without needing injections of anything.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,628
MalcSB said:
The investments announced were already in place, the event hasn’t brought anything in. The budget looks like it will see more money move out, in addition to which Vauxhall are considering whether to retain a manufacturing base in the UK. Titans of industry shouldn’t need to be offered anything - the UK should just have business conditions that make it THE place to invest in.

Labour would not have cancelled the Taylor Swift tour - her mother would, but why should she had had VVIP police escort when the police had assessed it as unnecessary? Starmer, Khan and Cooper‘s tickets would have been worthless so wouldn’t have needed to be declared. Did you not hear about that?
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You’ve gone right off the deep end.

For a start “Coopers tickets” were both given to her husband and below the declaration amount. So weent declared because last I checked Good Morning Britain presenters don’t need to declare free tickets.

You really think we shouldn’t have spent £500k to bring in an estimated £1bn in GDP or, what?, asked Elton John and the King for a favour to try and bring in investment.

I think I’m going to stop replying to you on this topic, the election seems to have melted your brain.
 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,629

Why weight-loss drugs may be no obesity silver bullet

Ministers are lauding the new generation of weight-loss drugs - but are they really the solution?
www.bbc.co.uk
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,630
shmmeee said:
You’ve gone right off the deep end.

For a start “Coopers tickets” were both given to her husband and below the declaration amount. So weent declared because last I checked Good Morning Britain presenters don’t need to declare free tickets.

You really think we shouldn’t have spent £500k to bring in an estimated £1bn in GDP or, what?, asked Elton John and the King for a favour to try and bring in investment.

I think I’m going to stop replying to you on this topic, the election seems to have melted your brain.
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Do you really believe that schmoozing a few executives at a dinner like this is really the deciding factor on them investing in the UK
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,631
fernandopartridge said:
Do you really believe that schmoozing a few executives at a dinner like this is really the deciding factor on them investing in the UK
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I think it’s part of the process in the seventh largest economy on the planet, yeah.

You keep laundering the Tory record though.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,632
shmmeee said:
I think it’s part of the process in the seventh largest economy on the planet, yeah.

You keep laundering the Tory record though.
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It's not is it, the decision has been made and it's just a way of publicising it.
 
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MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,633
fernandopartridge said:
It's not is it, the decision has been made and it's just a way of publicising it.
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Whilst trying to take credit for decisions long in the making.
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,634
fernandopartridge said:
It's not is it, the decision has been made and it's just a way of publicising it.
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Its just a bit of PR with an old building the King and a retired singer. Trying to make out its emblematic of crooked politicians on the take is pathetic.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,635
shmmeee said:
Its just a bit of PR with an old building the King and a retired singer. Trying to make out its emblematic of crooked politicians on the take is pathetic.
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A fanfare.
 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,636
shmmeee said:
Its just a bit of PR with an old building the King and a retired singer. Trying to make out its emblematic of crooked politicians on the take is pathetic.
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I don’t think that was the “point” the posted tweet was trying to make, Quite the reverse in fact. Arguably it was the businessmen on the take.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,637
Its this sort of thing that really makes Brexit worthwhile

 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,638
chiefdave said:
Its this sort of thing that really makes Brexit worthwhile

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What is the issue here? Manufacturers are hardly going to have one cable for the UK and an entirely different one f9r the rest of Europe/ the world.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,639
MalcSB said:
What is the issue here? Manufacturers are hardly going to have one cable for the UK and an entirely different one f9r the rest of Europe/ the world.
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Could just be like the States though couldn't we?
 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,640
wingy said:
Could just be like the States though couldn't we?
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Apple use USB C in the States.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,641
MalcSB said:
Apple use USB C in the States.
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Yes but it only gets done because eu stopped a free for all,allow with different ports,no?
 

Nick

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,642
MalcSB said:
I think a high calorie and high fat diet was normal for people who were involved in heavy manual labour work. Those jobs have gone, everyone is more sedentary now but the traditional diet has remained.

It really doesn’t take long to batch cook. Is it laziness and the desire for instant gratification plus lack of education?
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Have to say, a £50 slow cooker and I'm making much healthier meals (not very fancy) but full of veg etc. Saving a fortune on lunches when at the office etc.
 
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Nick

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,643
Are the MPs going to be getting a back hand deal for all the weight loss injections?
 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,644
wingy said:
Yes but it only gets done because eu stopped a free for all,allow with different ports,no?
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EU (France mainly) was responsible for the elegant connection known as SCART.
 

MalcSB

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,645
Nick said:
Have to say, a £50 slow cooker and I'm making much healthier meals (not very fancy) but full of veg etc. Saving a fortune on lunches when at the office etc.
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10 minute prep max and I would Imagine Bob is your uncle.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,646
shmmeee said:
Fun. Everyone hates me and I bankrupted the economy.

The Budget Game: Can you run the UK economy?

Step into the chancellor’s shoes and devise your Budget plan
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Pretty sure that would be the outcome regardless.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,647
chiefdave said:
tbf what the ministers said was absolutely spot on so no surprise to see they've been rebuked by Starmer who has chosen to side with the billionaires over the workers
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There won’t be jobs for workers if those kinds of billionaires pull investment, or worse, disinvest altogether.

The politician in question was a government minister, they need to be more diplomatic because it sends the wrong signals to business as a whole.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #44,648
Mucca Mad Boys said:
There won’t be jobs for workers if those kinds of billionaires pull investment, or worse, disinvest altogether.

The politician in question was a government minister, they need to be more diplomatic because it sends the wrong signals to business as a whole.
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P&0 sacked a load of British workers and replaced them with foreign workers on slave pay


Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,649
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Pretty sure that would be the outcome regardless.
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Not sure if this sick burn is aimed at me or the UK economy
 

SBAndy

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,650
Nick said:
Have to say, a £50 slow cooker and I'm making much healthier meals (not very fancy) but full of veg etc. Saving a fortune on lunches when at the office etc.
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Get a timer plug as well if you haven’t. That way the cooking aspect can sort itself overnight and you come down to the week’s lunches in the morning.
 
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Nick

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,651
SBAndy said:
Get a timer plug as well if you haven’t. That way the cooking aspect can sort itself overnight and you come down to the week’s lunches in the morning.
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I haven't tried that but have got a spare smart plug.

I just do it on home working days so it cooks while I work
 

torchomatic

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,652
shmmeee said:
You’ve gone right off the deep end.

For a start “Coopers tickets” were both given to her husband and below the declaration amount. So weent declared because last I checked Good Morning Britain presenters don’t need to declare free tickets.

You really think we shouldn’t have spent £500k to bring in an estimated £1bn in GDP or, what?, asked Elton John and the King for a favour to try and bring in investment.

I think I’m going to stop replying to you on this topic, the election seems to have melted your brain.
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This Taylor Swift thing is a non story. Stoked by right wing journalists to get people like Malc wound up. Works a treat, doesn't it?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,653
torchomatic said:
This Taylor Swift thing is a non story. Stoked by right wing journalists to get people like Malc wound up. Works a treat, doesn't it?
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Like a puppet on a string isn’t he? No idea what he’s actually mad about but read he must be mad so mad he is. Starmer has broken so many brains.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,654
shmmeee said:
Like a puppet on a string isn’t he? No idea what he’s actually mad about but read he must be mad so mad he is. Starmer has broken so many brains.
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let's concentrate on his record, which so far, is also shit.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,655
Another utter ghoul


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shmmeee

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  • Oct 16, 2024
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fernandopartridge said:
let's concentrate on his record, which so far, is also shit.
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What record? He’s not done anything yet.
 

torchomatic

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,657
fernandopartridge said:
let's concentrate on his record, which so far, is also shit.
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Give him a chance. I can't deny I'm disappointed so far, but there's over four and a half years to go before the next election. The noise from the right-wing press doesn't help, but that's why they do it.
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,658
torchomatic said:
Give him a chance. I can't deny I'm disappointed so far, but there's over four and a half years to go before the next election. The noise from the right-wing press doesn't help, but that's why they do it.
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It’s their own fault for delaying the budget and having nothing to talk about really.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,659
Interesting that inflation is now down to below target, with underlying raw materials actually deflating. The interest rate rises will be credited for addressing inflation but it is highly debatable what impact they've had if any, they have purely served to make most people worse off and reduce the amount of disposable income available to spend in the real economy.
 
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rob9872

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #44,660
fernandopartridge said:
Interesting that inflation is now down to below target, with underlying raw materials actually deflating. The interest rate rises will be credited for addressing inflation but it is highly debatable what impact they've had if any, they have purely served to make most people worse off and reduce the amount of disposable income available to spend in the real economy.
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Fuel the biggest impact I think
 
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