The most galling one is the Mirror website saying in order to reject cookies you need to pay. Who is going to do that? I just close the article and go somewhere else.

It would be interesting to see what the ICO had to say about that if a complaint was raised. I'd be surprised if that complied ...

gottago wrote: Wed 03 Jul, 2024 21.36£2 bus fares

And that was pretty 'borrowed' from Andy Burnham / Transport for Greater Manchester who introduced this frist

Nick Harvey wrote: Thu 27 Jun, 2024 15.56 Poor horse.

Looks like he's got aspanner in his head.

Why do you think he's madly bucking like that? ;)

Still to receive my postal ballot paper here in Edinburgh, and I'm going away for a week from tomorrow. The council vaguely saying that the papers will be sent out "by the weekend".


Have you got someone you could appoint as your emergency proxy?

https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/voting-by-proxy ...

Now, I will admit, I don't follow any of it too closely


I'd suggest doing some reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender isn't the worst place to start

You are, of course free to express your opinions/beliefs, but I would also suggest preparedness to accept that this is a complex ...

Yeah most of them have a back/unofficial gate. They are often protected by a barrier now to stop them being used as unofficial junctions. Others just have a no entry sign at both sides (which those 'in the know' ignore).


Strensham Southbound is accessible from the local roads and the barrier ...

cwathen wrote: Mon 27 Feb, 2023 13.48 of dubious DDA compliance

Just for reference, the Equality Act of 2010 superseded the DDA ;)

It's a bit like the 'hygiene theatre' of being asked to clean your trolley handle on the way into a store.

I stopped bothering with that some time back.

Jonwo wrote: Thu 06 Jan, 2022 20.27 I wonder which will be the first country to stop publishing daily numbers of cases, hospitalisation and deaths? I reckon no one will drop it entirely but I can see it being phased out.

I wouldn't be in the slightest bit surprised it was the UK. Or at least England.

Totally agree with you about lanyards. Feels a bit yellow Jew badge to me.

I'm sure this came from an empathetic place, but it's hugely insensitive to compare wearing a lanyard for not being able to wear a mask (and I completely understand there are many reasons why some people are unable to ...

cdd wrote: Sat 04 Dec, 2021 13.08 How many people are properly wearing an effective mask? <50%, in my observation. I therefore think most people are indifferent.

The examples I've listed above note that even plain cloth masks are effective. Obviously not as effective as medical grade, but still better than no mask.