It seems common that people say illegal immigrants, when really they mean Asylum Seeker.

Calling people who are housed in hotels and arrived in boats Asylum Seekers would ruin their argument, but I want to know if people who say this genuinely don't understand the distinction, or whether they are just willfully ignorant.

There unfortunately seems to have been a shift towards this over the last few years… and I think I know the reason.

One thing I’ve noticed among people who support rejoining the EU is how sheepish some seem to be about what kind of deal Britain could negotiate.
It’s almost always said that because we voted to leave, we’d have to go back with our tails between our legs and accept whatever terms we’re offered.

But why is that? I could be wrong, but I genuinely believe the UK could negotiate a deal very close to what we previously had. And I actually think there’s an argument that the EU could benefit even more from Britain rejoining than Britain itself.

Think about what the EU would regain. One of Europe’s largest economies, London as a global financial centre, a world leader in science and research, one of Europe’s strongest armed forces, a nuclear power and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. They are not small things. That’s an enormous amount of economic, diplomatic and military influence to bring back into the EU.

And I’m not saying the EU potentially benefiting more than us is a reason not to rejoin. I’m
Actually saying the opposite. If both sides benefit enormously, then surely that’s the whole point right?

I understand the EU has rules, and I’m not suggesting we’d automatically get our old deal back. But negotiations work both ways, and in my opinion the U.K. still has plenty to offer.

Polling suggests many people now believe Brexit was a mistake. But acknowledging Brexit was a mistake doesn’t mean we have to pretend the U.K. is now some insignificant country with nothing to negotiate with. It actually annoys me how it’s framed. I believe a lot of rejoiners have become so focused on what the U.K. lost, they have forgotten the EU also lost a significant part of its set up too.

Should we be far more bullish about what Britain brings to the table, rather than assuming we’d have to accept an inferior deal before negotiations have even begun?

In comparison to European ones?

I remember going to a Carrefour in France years ago, (well before the Brexit referendum BTW) & thinking, 'WOW'!

Here I am in Estepona, Southern Spain, in Carrefour again & it never ceases to amaze me how shit our 'supermarkets' are in comparison.

I know local produce is dependant on the weather etc but even the choice of stuff like meat, cheese, fish etc is miles off the scale, & always had been.

Have our supermarkets always been garbage?

Some of the things that ITV’s investigation found Reform councillors and candidates to be saying are outrageous. Nigel Farage is defending his party, saying that there are high vetting standards. What should happen to political parties when this sort of thing comes out? How should they be held to account?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlykvgx1wvxo

It gets no hype whatsoever despite being a massive city you would think being an hour from London would mean it would be booming

Unpopular opinion but I just don't see that much difference between Birmingham and Manchester but you would think the latter was paradise if you listened to media

Maybe it will change when HS2 is eventually built

I think there are real strategic benefits to consolidating supply chains, but how do we make this competitive?

Leicester is an example of a town that clumg onto textile manufacturing via low wage irregular labour by first generation immigrants which allowed high streets to actaully source from the UK.

And globally. Manufacturing that hasn’t been automated relies on low wage labour. China structures its states as almost separate economies it can access. So the poorer regions do the labour intensive work, and they make it difficult for citizens to move between states. - point here is that even China relies on a pool of cheap labour it can access.

As someone living in Florida, ive had my fair share of snorkeling trips, both in the Florida Keys and once in the Bahamas. I saw so much cool marine life on my snorkel trips to the Keys

That brings me to my question: what are some of the best places to snorkel in the UK? Places that have diverse marine ecosystems?

Polanski the secret stag hunter? Ed Davey being bribed to do stunts he really hates?

30M. I slipped on some stone steps yesterday in a park and banged my lower back, for a good 30 seconds I was growling loudly in pain, and I was writhing in agony for about a minute, composed myself and managed to get up and shuffle home, I was dripping in sweat and cursing under my breath. Some young lad asked if I was okay and I thanked him. I felt I was too vocal but it felt involuntary and I feel a little embarrassed about making a noise in a public space, especially as I’m usually very reserved. A young couple had walked by just as it happened and looked away and carried on walking, perhaps thinking I was some drunk crazy guy

As you can see on the picture, Heart radio "recommends" that you buy 150 entries for 40 quid.

That's a way to make people feel like they'll have a real chance at winning the prize if they literally gift Heart radio 40 pounds for absolutely nothing.

Lotteries are supposed to be a very small investment that it's done to dream and they're heavily regulated as far as I know.

Radio cash giveaways have way chiller regulations and from what I could find online, they don't disclose how many people purchase entries every week, making it impossible to know what the odds are.

Still, people are entitled to spend their money the way they want, I just feel like every week thousands of struggling people throw out the window 40 pounds hoping that they'll become rich.

From my own experience it was getting to work.

The title seems generalized so I'll say that not all of them are like this but I've experienced aggression and pressing from teenagers quite a few often times, as a teenager myself i understand i could be a target for this but i even see adults getting harassed like that, the first time it happened to me i shrugged it off thinking it was just one of the bad apples, but i've have experienced this like atleast 4-5 times and it just seems a lot more than what i would've experienced if i was in the middle east. Maybe living in a shitty area is a cause, but its even happened when i was in well developed parts of the town.

We've produced some of the best films the world has ever known and a huge amount of highly talented actors/ actresses. So why have we never built our own version of Hollywood film studios and sets or produced some very high budget blockbusters like Hollywood? When I think of our films they're always like This is England, Dead Mans Shoes, 28 days later. That sort of gritty low budget look, which I love btw. Just never huge budget stuff like LotR or the marvel series.

I looked at the pages and noticed the British culture/history embedded in the UK passport passages specifically page 28. Surely this is gonna trifle the racists in the comments with replies “uh it’s international travels” but all the pages have British culture and no other foreign countries are shown. So genuinely I’m asking is “what does this imply”.

so a friend and me were arguing about this the other day. we were talking about politics and I said that israel is more hated than Russia, and that I thought it was a bit weird.

he said that was BS and they are both hated the same/ both equally bad. so I said that i would gladly walk around the high street with a Russian flag t shirt while he wears an Israeli one and see who gets more shit.

he said that we would both get shit but I feel pretty confident that if I wore a Russian t shirt no one would even look twice. but if I wore an Israeli t shirt, I would worry I’d get stabbed.

who’s right?

I don’t believe there are. But people have claimed otherwise

Say, when pay evaluations roll around, do you discuss how much money you are getting paid with co workers to see how you compare?

What do they do for work? How did you help? Did you get paid? How much if so?