theo

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[–] theo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I actually agree with you, but this comment is misleading. The UK Government has said none of those things and has not made any statement on this as referenced by "The Home Office has been contacted for comment."

The first quote was from The Community Security Trust, and the second from The Times.

[–] theo@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I feel like the cost of towing and the extra admin involved will quickly surpass the fees.

Also the cost of car parks has risen pretty high which I feel pushes more people towards the risk. In some places if you get caught 1/3 times, you'll still be better off.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

The problem is though, if you buy them enough, any other salt and vinegar crisps just taste like ready salted.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I get the feeling you are not a fan?

[–] theo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

He would have to give up eating sandwiches in public if he agrees.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

To spin things in a positive light, at least there are more councillors representing the "progressive" parties than not.

(I concede that the definition for progressive may be subject to opinion)

[–] theo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think there were two factors that reduced the Green vote. Firstly the fact that the electorate and media have a two party system ingrained in them, pushing the logic that to stop x party you have to vote y. And secondly Polanski's comments on the recent stabbing in London have definitely put a lot of people off the Greens. Very bad timing and optics on his part.

It'll be interesting to see if Plaid can change the voting system again. They've promised STV in their manifesto, but I do fear this would also be confusing for the non-engaged electorate. At least it should increase support for the smaller parties on the left.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

TFL did a study related to this which was cited when Wales set the default speed to 20.

They found that there was minimal difference in emissions between the two speeds. Any benefit of lower drag etc is countered by the fact that the engine is not geared well for 20 so generally it will be the same or only slightly better doing 20. (I am making the assumption here that lower emissions will equal less fuel usage.)

However, the greatest benefit is that there are less cars on the road because it encourages active travel and discourages driving. So comparing driving to not at all is a huge fuel difference.

I can't find the exact study I looked at before, but I think this might be similar: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/the-impact-20mph-limits-and-zones-in-london.pdf

[–] theo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty much all of the progressive parties in my constituency have been selling themselves as the "tactical choice", despite there being a new proportional voting system in Wales that doesn't really allow that.

The Greens seem to be the worst for it, to the point of citing a poll back in January that said they were neck and neck with Reform for the last seat. You would expect better from them really, its kinda putting me off.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They must be targeting specific areas. So far I have got about 6-8 things from Green (including one glossy magazine type thing), and they are the only party I have seen door knocking. Reform I have only got the one "letter" - in an envelope I assume because they are the most disliked party and they are getting this happening often.

[–] theo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just to clarify, would you mean to have the email/validate stage as part of the flow to access the app, or let them continue with just the email with a limited functionality?

[–] theo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Compared to login or password reset, you rarely see the email validate before register flow, especially for mobile apps etc. That makes it pretty hard to make the case that this needs to be actioned from a security perspective when even the big companies are not following it either.

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