blackn1ght

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I finally remembered to do this on a Sunday!

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This will probably be an occuring theme. It seems like pretty much every small town tries to have their own festival these days, they can't be sustainable.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

I don't care enough to warrant spending any little free time I have fucking about installing a different OS and with all the challenges it would come with.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

From a UK perspective:

The pensioners would never vote for party that would introduce something like this. They HATE the idea of younger generations getting "free money". Honestly they're the real problem. But they're the demographic that vote the most and have a huge sway.

Just don't point out to them how their triple locked pensions are probably the biggest financial cost to our [UK] country...

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 5 days ago

Technology has been replacing manual labour for a long time, this is hardly surprising. Some jobs will be created though as the robots need monitoring and maintenance.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 24 points 5 days ago (19 children)

Why would they have to come in at 7am?

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago

Man's so high he can't even narrow down his own age range

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wait until you meet school receptionists.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So a British university in China follows and respects Chinese traditions/ ceremonies /laws and they're called bad/evil.

I'm assuming the students aren't Chinese due to the wording of "having to follow the same rules as homegrown students", so yes forcing non Chinese people to pledge allegence to the political party and attend parades is bad, whether it's tradition or not. It's just weird.

It would be equally bad if we forced foreign students to participate in our traditions (whatever they are), especially making them pledge allegence to a political party.

But If there was a Chinese university over here and they refused to follow British traditions and ceremonies and laws they would be kicked out.

No they wouldn't, they'd turn a blind eye and keep accepting money.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago

hell desk

Nice

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Same! For our team we were pretty much dead in the water for a while, so was a rather calm start to the day.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Haven't had it since the 90's.

Never even heard of having it on fish finger butties! Surely that's tartar sauce territory?

 

MONDAY 20 OCTOBER

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill – committee stage, report stage, 3rd reading

Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Implements into domestic law the agreement to hand over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. Ends the UK's sovereignty over the islands and removes its status as a British overseas territory.

TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER

Cyber Extortion and Ransomware (Reporting) Bill

Requires certain companies to report cyber extortion or ransomware attacks to the government. Ten minute rule motion presented by Bradley Thomas.

Sentencing Bill – committee of the whole House

Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Introduces wide-ranging reforms to the sentencing framework, implementing some of the recommendations in the recent Independent Sentencing Review. Includes a presumption that custodial sentences of 12 months or under will be suspended unless there are exceptional circumstances. Introduces new orders, including requiring offenders who earn enough to pay a portion of their income as a fine each month, and banning offenders from going to places such as pubs, bars, and nightclubs.

WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER

Perinatal Mental Health Assessments Bill

Requires the NHS to provide mental health assessments as part of antenatal care to identify those at risk of perinatal mental health problems and make referrals to appropriate support. Ten minute rule motion presented by Laura Kyrke-Smith.

Renters' Rights Bill – consideration of Lords' message

Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part)

Scraps 'no fault' evictions. Limits rent increases to once per year and requires landlords to give two months' notice. Bans landlords from renting for more than the advertised asking price. Stops landlords from reasonably refusing tenants from having a pet. Makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive benefits or are disabled, among other things. Builds on the Renters (Reform) Bill that was introduced by the last government but didn't make it through Parliament before the general election.

THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled


LAST WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

  • Young Carers (Educational and Employment Support) Bill – goes to second reading
  • Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Welsh Language Provision) Bill – goes to second reading
  • Mental Health Bill – goes back to Lords
  • Police and Crime Commissioners (Accountability and Review) Bill – goes to second reading
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill – goes to Lords
  • Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill – goes to commitee of the whole House
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

I don't know how people plan these things so far in advance. It's only something we start to think about around the 18th of December!

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