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Labour - disinvesting for growthMisterBedfordshire said:
All they have done since they have got in is can research and infrastructure projects which will improve the country to pay for bread and circuses for their public service union paymasters that won't.DecrepiterJohnL said:Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.
It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyx5x44vnyeo
An unfunded (surely not?) spending commitment by the last government is scrapped by Labour which knows the price of everything and the value of, well, not investment anyway. Serves 'em right for sticking a billion quid so far north of Oxbridge.0 -
Deplorable but let's also remember this is another unfunded spending commitment from Sunak & Hunt's black hole.Alanbrooke said:
Labour - disinvesting for growthMisterBedfordshire said:
All they have done since they have got in is can research and infrastructure projects which will improve the country to pay for bread and circuses for their public service union paymasters that won't.DecrepiterJohnL said:Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.
It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyx5x44vnyeo
An unfunded (surely not?) spending commitment by the last government is scrapped by Labour which knows the price of everything and the value of, well, not investment anyway. Serves 'em right for sticking a billion quid so far north of Oxbridge.1 -
That big lack hole which somehow doesnt exist when it comes to funding publuc sector pay. or paying for pet projectsDecrepiterJohnL said:
Deplorable but let's also remember this is another unfunded spending commitment from Sunak & Hunt's black hole.Alanbrooke said:
Labour - disinvesting for growthMisterBedfordshire said:
All they have done since they have got in is can research and infrastructure projects which will improve the country to pay for bread and circuses for their public service union paymasters that won't.DecrepiterJohnL said:Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.
It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyx5x44vnyeo
An unfunded (surely not?) spending commitment by the last government is scrapped by Labour which knows the price of everything and the value of, well, not investment anyway. Serves 'em right for sticking a billion quid so far north of Oxbridge.2 -
Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign
Lobbyists described work for Labour – which was not declared to authorities – as ‘great for future relationships’
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-lobbyists-work-for-party-undeclared-election-campaign/
Nothing to see here. Not corrupt. Not even shady.2 -
She used to appear quite regularly on R4's Moral Maze.rcs1000 said:
I am referring to Claire Fox, who celebrated and defended the Warrington bombings (and others), and never recanted of her views.Dumbosaurus said:
What's this about? My guess is IRA/UVF apologists getting peerages but I am not at all sure of this and even if it is that who it is you're referring to.rcs1000 said:
Yeah, but in those days the Prime Minister didn't ennoble people who celebrated those acts.
(Sorry. That one just really sickens me. And I'm struggling to let it go.)
You know: if she supported the IRA in its bombing of military targets and then - 30 years later - she became a peer, well I wouldn't be happy, but I would understand. But to defend the deliberate targeting of civilians and children is disgusting and hypocritical.
That Boris Johnson chose to elevate her to a peerage reflected incredibly poorly on him, and was a real spit in the face of those affected by IRA terrorism over the years.
An uncompromising opinionated loon.1 -
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Report that Council tax bands to be replaced by 0.5% tax on property value, uprated annually to reflect value increases.
Interestingly my own council tax would be identical, almost to the pound.
All tbose in the blue wall who voted Libdem and Labour will be foaming with outragen though
Original source appears to be Birmingham Mail article dated 1st August
https://x.com/DrHoenderkamp/status/1819119306271039679.
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Believe it when I see it. That would be very "brave".MisterBedfordshire said:Report that Council tax bands to be replaced by 0.5% tax on property value, uprated annually to reflect value increases.
Interestingly my own council tax would be identical, almost to the pound.
All tbose in the blue wall who voted Libdem and Labour will be foaming with outragen though
Original source appears to be Birmingham Mail article dated 1st August
https://x.com/DrHoenderkamp/status/1819119306271039679.1 -
The same as 2010 if you replace 'public sector pay' with 'triple lock pensions'.Alanbrooke said:
That big lack hole which somehow doesnt exist when it comes to funding publuc sector pay. or paying for pet projectsDecrepiterJohnL said:
Deplorable but let's also remember this is another unfunded spending commitment from Sunak & Hunt's black hole.Alanbrooke said:
Labour - disinvesting for growthMisterBedfordshire said:
All they have done since they have got in is can research and infrastructure projects which will improve the country to pay for bread and circuses for their public service union paymasters that won't.DecrepiterJohnL said:Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.
It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyx5x44vnyeo
An unfunded (surely not?) spending commitment by the last government is scrapped by Labour which knows the price of everything and the value of, well, not investment anyway. Serves 'em right for sticking a billion quid so far north of Oxbridge.0 -
This sort of stuff "comes out" when there is a scandal but heavy-drinking and trash-talking colleagues isn't confined to Huw Edwards, particularly in journalism.Andy_JS said:"Former BBC News at Ten presenter Huw Edwards allegedly drank before hosting the show and once called a rival host a "monster".
Now, in an apparent insight into what he was like away from the cameras before any offence came to light, a journalist has spoken of their many meetings together.
During one exchange, The Times' Andrew Billen said he was "astonished" by Huw's indiscretion as he openly branded a "rival" colleague as "a monster" and also accused another host of "greed".
The journalist added of this particular time: "I was also taken aback by how many glasses of champagne he drank —and bought me, not on expenses. My astonishment turned to admiration when 6pm approached and he said he had better go over the road and prepare for the News at Ten.""
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/huw-edwards-drank-before-news-333717521 -
What do you expect?MisterBedfordshire said:
All they have done since they have got in is can research and infrastructure projects which will improve the country to pay for bread and circuses for their public service union paymasters that won't.DecrepiterJohnL said:Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.
It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyx5x44vnyeo
An unfunded (surely not?) spending commitment by the last government is scrapped by Labour which knows the price of everything and the value of, well, not investment anyway. Serves 'em right for sticking a billion quid so far north of Oxbridge.
That's Labour. A lot of people on here who kidded themselves they might be different this time have been taken for fools.1 -
The corporates can always tell which way the wind is blowing. They have no loyalty, just follow the money.DecrepiterJohnL said:Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign
Lobbyists described work for Labour – which was not declared to authorities – as ‘great for future relationships’
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-lobbyists-work-for-party-undeclared-election-campaign/
Nothing to see here. Not corrupt. Not even shady.
My criticism of how public services use the private sector is that we have a system that combines the worst of the inflexibility and red tape of the state sector combined with the greed of the private sector. We wind up with a private monopoly in place of a public one.
The private sector can be innovative and flexible, but that requires small individuals rather than corporates.0 -
I find that the procurement frameworks we end up stuck with in the University sector often prioritise the wrong things too. Range of products on offer scores very highly, but a lot of kit is made by companies that specialise in that area. This means that companies that distribute other company's products score high, when it would be cheaper to go direct to the manufacturer of the exact same product. One suspects it's a bit of a fix but it's probably the frameworks prioritising the wrong thing for the sector.Foxy said:
The corporates can always tell which way the wind is blowing. They have no loyalty, just follow the money.DecrepiterJohnL said:Revealed: Corporate lobbyists were at heart of Labour’s election campaign
Lobbyists described work for Labour – which was not declared to authorities – as ‘great for future relationships’
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-lobbyists-work-for-party-undeclared-election-campaign/
Nothing to see here. Not corrupt. Not even shady.
My criticism of how public services use the private sector is that we have a system that combines the worst of the inflexibility and red tape of the state sector combined with the greed of the private sector. We wind up with a private monopoly in place of a public one.
The private sector can be innovative and flexible, but that requires small individuals rather than corporates.1 -
Your usual expected negativity. Lighten up, comrade!Dura_Ace said:
The ULEZ extension was nearly year ago so that pile of junk isn't going anywhere without new batteries and possibly draining the fuel systems which nobody has the time, money or inclination to do.Alanbrooke said:One for Bartty
Planners get shirty with 80 year old many for letting Ukraine destined cars sit in his field
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/mole-valley-fine-ulez-scrappage-ukraine-car-scheme/
What old mate has is an unlicensed scrapyard full of highly flammable wrecks so I'm not surprised the council has the arsehole over it.
So I thought I'd look into it a little further, for my own entertainment. It sounds as though the cars are being stored for British Ukrainian Aid (1)
According to their 2002 annual report (2), between March and December 2022 they delivered 150 vehicles to Ukraine - a little under a third of which were ambulances, along with lots of other kit. That was early on in the war, I can imagine it was a chaotic time. Another page (presumably later...) states 425 ambulances have been sent. It also says: "On average, it costs £800 to deliver a vehicle to Ukraine."
Certain parts of this set my spidey-senses tingling. Their website covers the needs of Ukraine well, and how the charity intends to help, but as far as I can see has very little specifics on *what* it has done so far -when that's the important thing.
I much prefer charities to concentrate on telling us what they're spending (i.e. hopefully what good they're doing), rather than them pleading for more money.
(1): https://british-ukrainianaid.org/
(2): https://british-ukrainianaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BUAid_Trustee_Report_2022-copy.pdf0 -
The only reason to be in an office is to waste time socialising for most people. If you cant reach your colleagues or managers on teams/zoom that sounds like a they are skiving problem but then its the public sectorMisterBedfordshire said:Crisis in social work as social workers quit after being forced to work at home:
"Many authorities have closed local offices as part of cost-saving cuts, forcing more staff to work from home and hot-desk when in the office.
"Social workers told the researchers they felt increased isolation as a result of working from home, as well as reporting difficulties in reaching colleagues or managers for support, and an absence of the team camaraderie found in an office"
I can't imagine they are the only ones.
It is one thing if you are experienced with a big comfy house. Quite another if you are inexperienced in a poky flat with an infant bellyaching.
I learned a hell of a lot from just being in an office and hearing/seeing how more experienced colleagues dealt with "events, dear boy, events"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/working-from-home-is-forcing-social-workers-out-of-job-stud/0 -
Speaks the privileged man in a big house. If you don’t have space at home to work effectively, or sufficient internet connectivity, the working from the office is the only option. During the pandemic one of our trainees had to go to the office because she shared a flat with another firm’s trainee on the other side of a transaction. It’s easy for you with your big garden office but not everyone has it as lucky as you.Pagan2 said:
The only reason to be in an office is to waste time socialising for most people. If you cant reach your colleagues or managers on teams/zoom that sounds like a they are skiving problem but then its the public sectorMisterBedfordshire said:Crisis in social work as social workers quit after being forced to work at home:
"Many authorities have closed local offices as part of cost-saving cuts, forcing more staff to work from home and hot-desk when in the office.
"Social workers told the researchers they felt increased isolation as a result of working from home, as well as reporting difficulties in reaching colleagues or managers for support, and an absence of the team camaraderie found in an office"
I can't imagine they are the only ones.
It is one thing if you are experienced with a big comfy house. Quite another if you are inexperienced in a poky flat with an infant bellyaching.
I learned a hell of a lot from just being in an office and hearing/seeing how more experienced colleagues dealt with "events, dear boy, events"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/working-from-home-is-forcing-social-workers-out-of-job-stud/0 -
At this point last year: $32.6 trillion.MisterBedfordshire said:Meanwhile, US National debt up from $35 Trillion to $35.1 Trillion.
£100 billion in three days.
(source - national debt tweets)
https://x.com/NationalDebt/status/1686471852783239168
So 7% year on year before inflation. I have no idea whether that is OK or a disaster,
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Looking at the piccie, I'm not sure what a 25-30 * year old Saab Convertible will be doing in Ukraine.Alanbrooke said:
Shouoldnt you go down and help him ?Dura_Ace said:
The ULEZ extension was nearly year ago so that pile of junk isn't going anywhere without new batteries and possibly draining the fuel systems which nobody has the time, money or inclination to do.Alanbrooke said:One for Bartty
Planners get shirty with 80 year old many for letting Ukraine destined cars sit in his field
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/mole-valley-fine-ulez-scrappage-ukraine-car-scheme/
What old mate has is an unlicensed scrapyard full of highly flammable wrecks so I'm not surprised the council has the arsehole over it.
https://archive.ph/oLFzR/8811451e0ddaeb1b5593933e3e03ee7764cb7773.webp
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