That payrise came a year after a 9% real terms cut. I didn't strike, and not many of the residents in my department have. In some departments there is a lot of militancy wrapped up with poor mor… (View Post)

Whoops, Glut of bananas in the Orkney islands after a fat fingered order: BBC News - Bananas galore in Orkney after store orders 38,000 by mistake https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r384ye7reo (View Post)

"A woman holds up a noose and a lethal injection, celebrating Israeli plans to introduce the death penalty for Palestinians. Her husband holds a gun labelled 'occupation', a plane labe… (View Post)

or enough income to buy food in other words. Generally caused by government policy too, whether as a side effect of war (Eighties Ethiopia, Biafra 1960's, Bengal 1940's) or just a casual at… (View Post)

I don't like the chocolate ones, especially as they melt in the toaster. The Co-op apple crumble ones are nice. (View Post)