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Also incurious about the loss of membership funding, which Starmer hopes to make up for by funding from business and financial interests. In other words a blatant and undemocratic sell-out to the oligarchs. Under Corbyn the party was very well funded thanks almost entirely to the membership, who...

Really? We all know - how come you missed it? :ROFLMAO: Of course they have "the technology". If what you say has any sense at all it probably means they don't have the technology in a continuing state of readiness, not least because man on the moon is an utterly pointless exercise; an...

If you just mean wealthy economies then you are wrong. Wealthy USA also has massive levels of poverty. Hence, by any civilised standards, it is a failing economy. This is typical to varying degrees of many wealthy economies, including UK Similarly, waving "growth" around as a panacea is...

Starmer getting around to a bonfire of the regulations. What an original idea! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/15/starmer-red-tape-big-business-labour

Blair was much worse on the face of it, with Ecclestone, cash for honours etc. Starmer's acceptance of gifts didn't amount to much - he's just very feeble at defending himself and could have been a bit sharper. Shouldn't have let himself be caught out. But I'd be more worried about his deeper...

typo? not necessary. Except once doing some small pane windows on a hot day close up to a main road with steep hill and lots of passing HGVs (Cromford Hill), the putty softened in the heat and the vibrations made it run (thixotropic) and had to redo with one or two sprigs each pane. I'm told...

If at first you don't succeed don't spend too long effin about!

I've done acres of (single) glazing with ordinary linseed oil putty and once you've got the hang of it it's easy, a pleasure to use and very cheap. Best to prime bare wood rebates with knotting first, or old stuff including painted, with linseed oil. Can be useful to soften putty with a quick...

Stupid question. Many people have been successful in spite of apathy, many people have struggled in spite of working hard.

Happy too. What is your problem exactly?

No it was not. Read all about it if you are interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory You seem to be saying that doubting a conspiracy theory is in itself a form of conspiracy. This is the sort of crackpot "circular reasoning" which keeps the theories rolling along!

https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3107-the-vote "Throughout, Foot shows how vested interests first delayed and then hobbled the progress of democracy. Looking to the twentieth century, Foot exposes the gaps between the promises of a succession of Labour governments and their actions...

Cloud seeding does not control "the weather" as such, except for very limited local effects. Other than that the overall weather conditions remain unchanged; wind speed, direction, humidity, temperature etc. You can read all about it if you are really interested...

I've had some large and very old pieces of Cedar of Lebanon kicking around for years and showing absolutely no trace of woodworm even in the sapwood. Compare and contrast sycamore or beech which can be wrecked in a very short time.

I thought he was the whinger of whingers himself! One miserable moan after another! Deeply unwoke! :ROFLMAO:

Don't the Maoris have a problem - having had their land stolen from them by colonialists? They are not all layabouts either https://www.twinkl.co.uk/teaching-wiki/famous-maori-people#cont-12 It can take generations for these things to work out. In the UK we are still failing to deal fairly with...

and some still fail ...and have to employ people to do the work Some people catch measles etc. 'twas ever thus and always will be. Doesn't mean you don't do anything about it!!! ..and there will always people moving from one of these groups to another, succeeding, failing, getting by etc...

Had BSA Bantam as first bike £5. Neat well put together machine. About 1966 with first child went for M21 600c single-cylinder side-valve combi. Valve lifter for easy starting. Had lots of fun with it, including camping excursions. There were a lot of them about - ex AA bikes and also ex...

Yes It's not simply about redistribution What a very silly idea. Do people self-inflict low wages, job insecurity, redundancy, high rents?

A contradiction in terms. If there is poverty then the economy has failed.