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posted on 8/10/24

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posted on 8/10/24

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 minute ago
They're a boring bunch the H&S bunch in my experience. Not belittling their work, far from it the on-site deaths figures are miniscule from when I started on sites, but I've yet to meet a charismatic safety officer.
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Haha true enough. I think they have to be a bit poindexter though. Same with HR and finance.
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What is it with finance? They actually go on like it’s there money.
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Can you get me thePO number for those Biros please? It’s end of quarter.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 minute ago
They're a boring bunch the H&S bunch in my experience. Not belittling their work, far from it the on-site deaths figures are miniscule from when I started on sites, but I've yet to meet a charismatic safety officer.
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Haha true enough. I think they have to be a bit poindexter though. Same with HR and finance.
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What is it with finance? They actually go on like it’s there money.
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Can you get me thePO number for those Biros please? It’s end of quarter.
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There’s a discrepancy of 20 cents, can you explain?

Fook off!!

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 minute ago
They're a boring bunch the H&S bunch in my experience. Not belittling their work, far from it the on-site deaths figures are miniscule from when I started on sites, but I've yet to meet a charismatic safety officer.
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Haha true enough. I think they have to be a bit poindexter though. Same with HR and finance.
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What is it with finance? They actually go on like it’s there money.
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This is why you have to keep your FD in order and make sure he/she knows exactly who they work for.

None of this “I’ve kept by £200k just in case” at year end.

You cwnt . What we could have done with that

posted on 8/10/24

This was 4 days ago but if you ever wanted to know why nothing gets built in this country:

It cost £297m to produce the Lower Thames Crossing's 359,866 page long planning application.

That's more than it cost Norway to build the world's longest road tunnel.

The Department for Transport was meant to decide whether to approve it today. Instead, we got another delay.
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The one thing I hope more than anything Labour achieve in their tenure is their pledge to restructure the planning system.

The amount of growth that would provide might actually get the country moving again.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 36 minutes ago
This was 4 days ago but if you ever wanted to know why nothing gets built in this country:

It cost £297m to produce the Lower Thames Crossing's 359,866 page long planning application.

That's more than it cost Norway to build the world's longest road tunnel.

The Department for Transport was meant to decide whether to approve it today. Instead, we got another delay.
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The one thing I hope more than anything Labour achieve in their tenure is their pledge to restructure the planning system.

The amount of growth that would provide might actually get the country moving again.
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By the time we build any sizeable infrastructure, it’s usually 20 years out of date.

posted on 8/10/24

NEW: Labour lead by **1%** (Hung Parliament)

🟥 LAB 29% (-6)
🟦 CON 28% (+4)
🟪 REF 19% (+4)
🟧 LD 11% (-2)
🟩 GRN 7% (-)

Via @Moreincommon_, 5-7 Oct (+/- vs GE2024)

Deary me

posted on 8/10/24

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 16 minutes ago
This was 4 days ago but if you ever wanted to know why nothing gets built in this country:

It cost £297m to produce the Lower Thames Crossing's 359,866 page long planning application.

That's more than it cost Norway to build the world's longest road tunnel.

The Department for Transport was meant to decide whether to approve it today. Instead, we got another delay.
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The one thing I hope more than anything Labour achieve in their tenure is their pledge to restructure the planning system.

The amount of growth that would provide might actually get the country moving again.
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London has an open chequebook when it comes to infrastructure projects, maybe the country could get moving if the money was more evenly distributed

posted on 8/10/24

As a country, we are fvcking appalling at finishing both on time and on budget.

Go and look at ISG collapsing a couple of weeks. Supposed to be building 7 prisons, with public money, and have failed miserably . Same with Buckingham
Group and the absolute shiiiiiiit show that is Carillion too.

It should be illegal.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t ... (U6374)
posted 7 minutes ago
As a country, we are fvcking appalling at finishing both on time and on budget.

Go and look at ISG collapsing a couple of weeks. Supposed to be building 7 prisons, with public money, and have failed miserably . Same with Buckingham
Group and the absolute shiiiiiiit show that is Carillion too.

It should be illegal.
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It is illegal. That’s the thing.

But as ever there will always be someone who will happily sign on the dotted line and accept the illegal terms that come with it.

posted on 8/10/24

So my company lost a good bit of money on ISG. We couldn’t get insurance credit but took a punt on backing them because they literally released a statement saying that everything is fine… by fine it turns out they meant a £600m black hole.

We’ll be fine but that will numerous subs out of business and you can be damned sure the shareholders will have taken some fat dividends. How is that allowed? It which shut down businesses who have completed the work on a project funded by public money.

The tendering process needs looking at because shysters like this must be buying work.

posted on 8/10/24

Changes to planning laws should see a lot more projects happen throughout the country

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t ... (U6374)
posted 56 minutes ago
So my company lost a good bit of money on ISG. We couldn’t get insurance credit but took a punt on backing them because they literally released a statement saying that everything is fine… by fine it turns out they meant a £600m black hole.

We’ll be fine but that will numerous subs out of business and you can be damned sure the shareholders will have taken some fat dividends. How is that allowed? It which shut down businesses who have completed the work on a project funded by public money.

The tendering process needs looking at because shysters like this must be buying work.
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Can’t divulge too much but there was a +£20m removal of funds just prior to the announcement.

I’ve had experience of this before albeit not to the same level. The administrator enforced repayment. It’s illegal to withdraw funds from a business that has a significant risk of impending failure.

posted on 8/10/24

Tom knocked out of Tory leadership race... Cleverley new frontrunner. His best bet is getting Kemi knocked out before the membership vote

posted on 8/10/24

I’ll knock Kemi out if anyone is paying.

posted on 8/10/24

Pennsylvania - 2024 General Election - Day 2

📥 217,366 votes cast

🔵 DEM: 155,931 - 16.3% returned
🔴 GOP: 43,793 - 10.2% returned
🟡 IND: 17,642 - 10% returned

VBM Splits: 🔵 71.7% / 🔴20.1% / 🟡 8.2%

🔹 DEM firewall: +112,138
📈 Return Edge: D+6.1

https://x.com/blockedfreq/status/1843665814140137714?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

Genocide Kamala with a strong mail ballot start in PA

posted on 8/10/24

New national NYT/Siena poll:

White non-college: Trump +30
White college grads: Harris +23
Non-White college: Harris +39
Non-White no college: Harris +31

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
I’ll knock Kemi out if anyone is paying.
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posted on 8/10/24

Why do non-college people love Trump so much?

Anyone got any ideas?

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Mamba - You hit us, We hit you. (U1282)
posted less than a minute ago
Why do non-college people love Trump so much?

Anyone got any ideas?
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It’s the same here, the less educated voting Tories and shooting themselves and the country in the foot

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Jake Moon (U11781)
posted about an hour ago
Pennsylvania - 2024 General Election - Day 2

📥 217,366 votes cast

🔵 DEM: 155,931 - 16.3% returned
🔴 GOP: 43,793 - 10.2% returned
🟡 IND: 17,642 - 10% returned

VBM Splits: 🔵 71.7% / 🔴20.1% / 🟡 8.2%

🔹 DEM firewall: +112,138
📈 Return Edge: D+6.1

https://x.com/blockedfreq/status/1843665814140137714?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

Genocide Kamala with a strong mail ballot start in PA
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Dems always do well with mail voting. They'll need a big lead.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Jake Moon (U11781)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Mamba - You hit us, We hit you. (U1282)
posted less than a minute ago
Why do non-college people love Trump so much?

Anyone got any ideas?
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It’s the same here, the less educated voting Tories and shooting themselves and the country in the foot
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So basically geniuses.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Mamba - You hit us, We hit you. (U1282)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Jake Moon (U11781)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Mamba - You hit us, We hit you. (U1282)
posted less than a minute ago
Why do non-college people love Trump so much?

Anyone got any ideas?
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It’s the same here, the less educated voting Tories and shooting themselves and the country in the foot
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So basically geniuses.
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Turkyis votin 4 Christmas

posted on 8/10/24

Latest UK population numbers just landed.
Two headlines:
- The UK natural population (eg domestic births minus deaths) is now FALLING - at the fastest rate in modern history.
- Yet OVERALL population is rising at the fastest rate since 1948

https://x.com/edconwaysky/status/1843677150379180318?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

Britain is gonna be the European Japan in the next 20 years

posted on 8/10/24

Nearly every year since records began a century and a bit ago, more people in the UK were born than died.
In the year to 2023, that changed.
664k births. 681k deaths.
The net drop of 16k is the biggest on record (also in % terms).

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