RoboFox Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 (this is not a political post) List of levelling up projects announced. Some worthwhile, some not so. Feels very dystopian getting local authorities to compete for government handouts. Places that are probably OK like Camden getting pretty big chunks of cash, whilst desolate wastelands like Nottingham get nothing from their bids. Lo and behold Sunak's pretty affluent constituency gets a cool £19m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalFox Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 Without being political it would probably be better if instead of being directly governed by Westminster and having the ruling party use local authority funding as a way to reward or punish areas for voting a particular way, we instead had a more formalised federal structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hankey Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 The trouble with the 'Levelling Up' project everyone knows you cannot please all of the people all of the time. Some folk don't even accept there are "poor areas" in the South and those in the North never appear satisfied. What about us poor blighters in the Midlands? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 'Levelling up' is a meaningless trope that enough people will swallow, without investigating whether it's been enacted, and if so has it been done equitably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 1 hour ago, LiberalFox said: I didn't expect that to generate quite so many responses I think my serious take is that it's definitely not the same as passive smoking. Passive smoking is so bad because you can't decide to breathe your own air and that makes it unfair for people to smoke around others. On the other hand there's an interesting discussion to be had around etiquette and boundaries. So essentially our social behaviours are governed by two competing paradigms, one is the concept of our individual boundaries and the other is the concept of etiquette. Actually there's a third issue and that's how we react when we are stressed. Our boundaries are the way we choose to respond to a situation based on our own beliefs and values. Etiquette on the other hand is a usually unwritten (although it could also be written) form of social contract that sets out what is reasonable and expected behaviour. When we are stressed we tend to react impulsively based on learned patterns of behaviour. Many of us have become conditioned to consume unhealthy food as a way to cope or soothe ourselves. So the issue really is that 'cake culture' can become a form of etiquette. It's expected that one brings cake or sweets into the office on a birthday or after a holiday. Not doing this could earn a negative label of being miserly, unfun or sanctimonious. Perhaps refusing to eat these foods could be taken as a rejection. Likewise if we're prone to emotional eating and we work in an office where there is cake lying around all day then it can feel like our own boundaries are being pushed. Something else to consider is waste guilt. It's the end of the day, there's still a load of donuts left, you know they're going to end up in the bin. Despite resisting all day it's either your belly or the bin so you shovel in 3 donuts and cram the rest into your pockets to devour in a dark corner of the train home like the filthy little rat you are... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 44 minutes ago, David Hankey said: The trouble with the 'Levelling Up' project everyone knows you cannot please all of the people all of the time. Some folk don't even accept there are "poor areas" in the South and those in the North never appear satisfied. What about us poor blighters in the Midlands? Transport infrastructure especially is total shit outside of London, of course people aren't satisfied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy G Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 Levelling up is just tripe from the government to sell an idea to deprived areas and poor people that they give a sh*t about anything outside of London. Would like to see a set of KPI's on what they are actually achieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hankey Posted 19 January 2023 Share Posted 19 January 2023 35 minutes ago, bovril said: Transport infrastructure especially is total shit outside of London, of course people aren't satisfied. I can't comment on rail/air travel as it is something I rarely use. Roads, however, have improved but I agree there is still more to do with a growing population and a growing numbers of vehicles using our roads. My point was really folk having this idea that all the deprived areas are in the North which is total claptrap, or shit if you prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64343167 Pretty awful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 Second PM to have been punished for breaking the law and it's his second offence in government too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy G Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 Just now, urban.spaceman said: Second PM to have been punished for breaking the law and it's his second offence in government too! Hopefully he can cobble together the £800 fine, thoughts are with him at this difficult time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 2 minutes ago, Tommy G said: Hopefully he can cobble together the £800 fine, thoughts are with him at this difficult time He was saving up for a booster seat as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zear0 Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 Never thought I'd be curious to hear from Nadine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 2 hours ago, Tommy G said: Hopefully he can cobble together the £800 fine, thoughts are with him at this difficult time I read it was only £100 i also heard someone on the radio earlier today who said that the PM (along with other likely kidnap/terror targets) would be asked by their protection force not to wear a seat belt. Sunak let down by his media team who should have spotted this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 Never been seen in the same room together? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 48 minutes ago, st albans fox said: I read it was only £100 i also heard someone on the radio earlier today who said that the PM (along with other likely kidnap/terror targets) would be asked by their protection force not to wear a seat belt. Sunak let down by his media team who should have spotted this Why would he be asked not to wear a seatbelt? If they get close enough to car jack then he's fvcked anyway, I guess there could be a bomb threat and he needs to get out the car quick, but it is only a second to take your seatbelt off. Other than that if there's any sort of crash or other incident he could die or be seriously injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalFox Posted 20 January 2023 Share Posted 20 January 2023 Isn't it also illegal? Unless there's an exemption in law then it's not really up to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 8 hours ago, Captain... said: Why would he be asked not to wear a seatbelt? If they get close enough to car jack then he's fvcked anyway, I guess there could be a bomb threat and he needs to get out the car quick, but it is only a second to take your seatbelt off. Other than that if there's any sort of crash or other incident he could die or be seriously injured. No idea mate - just what this ex police protection guy was saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 9 minutes ago, st albans fox said: No idea mate - just what this ex police protection guy was saying. Taxi drivers are also exempt I think so they can get out to pull passengers out in event of a crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnfox Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 8 hours ago, LiberalFox said: Isn't it also illegal? Unless there's an exemption in law then it's not really up to them. Police are exempt and I guess one could say that it's part of a policing operation, subject to risk assessment I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 1 hour ago, Nick said: Taxi drivers are also exempt I think so they can get out to pull passengers out in event of a crash? I believe it’s also to do with being attacked from behind by a passenger pulling on the seatbelt which effectively traps them /strangles them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 5 minutes ago, st albans fox said: I believe it’s also to do with being attacked from behind by a passenger pulling on the seatbelt which effectively traps them /strangles them I'm not buying that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 1 minute ago, Nick said: I'm not buying that ! Seriously https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/4702056/the-bizarre-reason-why-british-taxi-drivers-dont-have-to-wear-a-seat-belt/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 3 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Seriously https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/4702056/the-bizarre-reason-why-british-taxi-drivers-dont-have-to-wear-a-seat-belt/ Fair enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 21 January 2023 Share Posted 21 January 2023 2 hours ago, Nick said: Taxi drivers are also exempt I think so they can get out to pull passengers OFF in event of a crash? Saucy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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