David O'Day
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The new police bill sets up 10 year sentences for damaging statues but you can get 5 years for a rape conviction.
No wonder women are pissed off.
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The new police bill sets up 10 year sentences for damaging statues but you can get 5 years for a rape conviction.
No wonder women are pissed off.
Depends if you're noisy when holding a rally protest whatever.
shmmeee
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Sentences for violent men are a joke. Still pissed off about the 4 year sentence the guy who killed my first girlfriend’s mum got.
Absolutely nothing in this bill to help women and the Tories trying to make it a political point are sick.
David O'Day
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He's a Pool Meadow rehashing last years big "bus" annoucement that never happened.
skybluetony176
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So if you damage a statue of someone who orchestrated raping and pillaging you’ll get more than actually raping.
David O'Day
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As someone said if you can convince a jury you thought it was a women dressed as a statue and not an actual statue you'll get less time
clint van damme
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you don't even have to go as far as damaging a statue, ten years for 'causing serious annoyance'.
I don't care what end of the political spectrum you're from, this is worrying legislation.
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Half of this board set to be locked up, then.
clint van damme
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it is within the environment of a protest. Not in your front room, red faced, drunk and smashing away furiously on your keyboard. Legislation to follow on that one.
shmmeee
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Depends. If your bashing so loudly the neighbours are annoyed it’s illegal.
Ian1779
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Only 4 flags... the red wall focus groups won’t be happy.
Something for Allegra if she ever gets started.
Come on Carrie.
When would the optics be best for placing the eventual nuptials?
David O'Day
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Plenty of blue screen potential though
David O'Day
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Meanwhile the Met continue their PR masterclass
PC guarding site where Sarah's body was found 'sent vile WhatsApp about death'
A PC has been taken off front-line duties after 'sending a WhatsApp about Sarah Everard's death' while guarding the site where her body was found.
www.kentonline.co.uk
skybluetony176
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Being suggested that it didn’t go out to competitive tender either.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Shouldn't even be 5% of that.
Bunch of cunts who I really don't want to see get re-elected. Who else is there though?
jimmyhillsfanclub
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Backlash grows against cut to electric car grants
A government decision to reduce subsidies is criticised by the motor industry and UK businesses.
www.bbc.co.uk
Dumber & Dumber. Same short-sighted horseshit as with the reduction of the FITs for solar panels a few years back which basically took a young, innovative green British industry & cut its potential growth off at the knees.
Thick as pig shit.
shmmeee
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Backlash grows against cut to electric car grants
A government decision to reduce subsidies is criticised by the motor industry and UK businesses.www.bbc.co.uk
Dumber & Dumber. Same short-sighted horseshit as with the reduction of the FITs for solar panels a few years back which basically took a young, innovative green British industry & cut its potential growth off at the knees.
Thick as pig shit.
So unbelievably stupid. Real chance to build us as a global leader wasted.
Well I've always wondered what is the benefit of living in an ivory tower if surrounded by deprivation and something as basic as a poorly maintained infrastructure etc.We really need to stop the narrative that paying tax is a bad thing and you're clever if you can avoid it; you're not, you're an ass if you do. People want good schools, healthcare, policing, housing, transport etc, but won't pay for it.This and awful political choices by the tory party are why England is in decline. It's no surprise Scotland want out. wouldn't be surprised if Wales followed afterwards for the way they're treated either.
Also, never trust any gov with your pension. Never! If there's a giant pot of money around, they'll find a way to get in it.
Plenty of examples of.employers use of pension funds being misappropriated , Also their often scaled down pot in takeovers and rescues .
skybluetony176
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Bloody socialist being happy again
Still, we had Brexit day last year so the smell of sovereignty must have lifted our spirits. What’s that you say? Dropped 4 places? But but but... blue passports and bendy bananas are back and they made Big Ben chime in celebration.
Finland ranked happiest country in the world - again
Denmark is in second place, followed by Switzerland and Iceland in the World Happiness Report.
www.bbc.co.uk
Well what do you do or think
news.sky.com
Carers who sleep overnight at work in case they are needed not entitled to minimum wage for whole shift - Supreme Court rules
Judges dismiss appeals from two care workers - while care organisations say they've avoided a "catastrophic financial outcome".
clint van damme
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Well what do you do or think
Carers who sleep overnight at work in case they are needed not entitled to minimum wage for whole shift - Supreme Court rules
Judges dismiss appeals from two care workers - while care organisations say they've avoided a "catastrophic financial outcome".
If you have to stay in your place of work and essentially be expected to respond to any issues that arise you should be paid in my opinion.
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We do need to find a way of compensating care workers more fairly, and treating it as a profession. Maybe bumping National Insurance up?
Well it used to be when it was provided through LA's , something changed around 15yrs ago, probably campaign to end up where we are now earlier still.
I see we're likely being taken to court over state aid for tax arrangements in Gibraltar .
Apparently historical cases involving 4 multinational companies where we haven't collected sufficiently /adequately.
Here's an old article from around 8 yrs ago, sort of illustrates through the prism of time and events the shift going on .
No Idea if it's exactly the same issue going on .
Noting France has always appeared to dispense state aid at s certain level .
www.thebookseller.com
Apparently historical cases involving 4 multinational companies where we haven't collected sufficiently /adequately.
Here's an old article from around 8 yrs ago, sort of illustrates through the prism of time and events the shift going on .
No Idea if it's exactly the same issue going on .
Noting France has always appeared to dispense state aid at s certain level .
Luxembourg accused of supplying 'state aid' to Amazon | The Bookseller
Luxembourg provided “s
Skybluefaz
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Spain to launch trial of four-day working week | Spain | The Guardian
Government agrees to proposal from leftwing party Más País allowing companies to test reduced hours
Four day working week gathering interest and momentum.
chiefdave
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Should be paid IMO. On call is a cop it for companies who want to provide a round the clock service, which you know they are charging for, but don't want to pay to properly staff it. Even worse when you're talking about staff on minimum wage.Well what do you do or think
Carers who sleep overnight at work in case they are needed not entitled to minimum wage for whole shift - Supreme Court rules
Judges dismiss appeals from two care workers - while care organisations say they've avoided a "catastrophic financial outcome".
I work in IT support and on-call has exploded in the last 10 or so years. Lost count of the number of times the 'nobody ever calls' excuse has been given for not paying people who are on-call even when you've got data clearly showing thats not true.
If companies want to offer a 24/365 service then employ, and pay, enough people to work a shift pattern that covers that. As far as I'm concerned if I'm not free to do what I want with my own time then I'm working and should be getting paid.
shmmeee
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So much recent “innovation” has just been around finding ways to screw workers over. Uber, Deliveroo, package companies, IT, warehousing, you name it and somewhere some poor bugger is paying for your next day delivery/cheap taxi/whatever through “self employment” or “on call” or “agency” or not paying travel time.
Needs cracking down on across the board.
Needs cracking down on across the board.
Marty
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Spain to launch trial of four-day working week | Spain | The Guardian
Government agrees to proposal from leftwing party Más País allowing companies to test reduced hoursamp.theguardian.com
Four day working week gathering interest and momentum.
My place has been going on about it for the past year or so, same hours but over 4 days instead of 5. So far, they've taken away an unpaid lunch (half hour) and replaced it with a 20 minute paid break and allowing me to finish 30 minutes earlier.
chiefdave
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Got a couple of mates who are on 4 day weeks, one has been for over 10 years, the other more recent. Both say the same thing @Evo1883 mentioned on another thread, makes a huge difference as work no longer dominates your life. They also say their companies have seen increased productivity and employee retention since making the change.Spain to launch trial of four-day working week | Spain | The Guardian
Government agrees to proposal from leftwing party Más País allowing companies to test reduced hours
Four day working week gathering interest and momentum.
They both live in other countries, one in Sweden, the other in Australia. Suspect it'll be a long time before we see many companies here bring something like that in. If my industry is anything to go by we're going in the opposite direction and expecting people to work ever increasing hours to cover the work of people who have been made redundant. When I started it was strictly 35 hours a week, now its 50 plus hours a week.
chiefdave
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I had that one. Was working for a company whose client base was supposed to be entirely in Hampshire. They took on a client in London and expected me to travel there, with traffic it added 6 hours or more a day. Of course the travel time wasn't paid as "our quote wouldn't be competitive if we paid travel time". Don't quote then!
Months of doing that 3 - 5 times a week was not fun.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Got some people in the City making complaints that they're having to work 95 hour weeks. Want to have that maximised to 80, which is still a ridiculous number but those in the industry are fighting it.
That's what happens when you get people utterly obsessed with money in charge. Couldn't give a fuck about the toll it takes on people mentally and physically - the £££ makes it all worthwhile.
That's what happens when you get people utterly obsessed with money in charge. Couldn't give a fuck about the toll it takes on people mentally and physically - the £££ makes it all worthwhile.