Recent content by MJsGhost

Choose fife? What would Renton say? Personally, it's knorks all the way for me

Sadly, the 'reality' is that this cohort doesn't have the same prospects as previous generations. An average income for previous generations meant being able to buy a house relatively easily. These days (THESE DAYS), only those with help from parents (/family wealth) and/or above average income...

Some would say cruel when you factor in that a significant number of claimants struggle with the confidence and comprehension to navigate through it (and are often too embarrassed to ask for help).

I just can't believe that nobody said tine instead of prong? Easy to remember as tine = fine prong = wrong (I do realise prong is an accepted alternative btw)

My mother in law is a wheelchair user who, despite having knowledge from decades of navigating the system, still struggles to successfully claim for everything she is due. She becomes terrified whenever changes to policy, process and assessment is announced as it's such a stressful thing. Often...

Rubbish - all the proles buy is black market fags, drugs, bootlegged booze and 72" flatscreen TVs off the back of a lorry. I read it in The Express, so it must be true

That's a very old article TB. (2013) The latest (that I can find) figure is just over £6bn in benefit fraud. The £8bn mentioned incorrectly earlier in the thread includes payments made in error...

In a country where it is apparently legitimate for politicians to decide that a country is safe, despite what a high court might say if they were allowed to consider evidence, this seems perfectly reasonable. Where's the story Harry? ???

Fujitsu probably need to keep their heads down for a bit, so maybe Rishi can line up a good deal with someone like Infosys? ??? The AI-powered fit-note chatbot will be up and running in weeks. No need for pesky GPs getting their medical opinions in the way...

More summer visitors are here...

Purely in football terms, he was incredible. Greatest ever is an impossible question, though the debate can be enjoyable (can also be tedious with bores droning on with their blinkered view) I absolutely love this clip:

I've found an official government review on smoking from 2022 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62a0c3f38fa8f503921c159f/khan-review-making-smoking-obsolete.pdf) Which has this info in it: Annex F: the cost of tobacco to society Figures on the cost to society have been provided...

In Lewes in 2019, the Tory got in with a majority under 2500, with the LibDem hot on her heels. I will eat my hat if Lewes remains blue and can't see anyone other than the LibDems winning. Is that a wasted vote because the LibDems won't form the government?

Some people, for sure. Some would definitely stop and others would cut down. It's certainly not likely to make anyone buy more.

It's not a simple task to work out the ultimate net effect as there are a lot of indirect consequences and also assumptions at play (for arguments on both sides). It's possible to argue that smoking-related early deaths save the NHS money in the long term as treatments for other, unrelated...