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In addition to the BBC, Al Jazeera deserves a mention. Plus watching it will annoy all the right people 😉
January 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In addition to the BBC, Al Jazeera deserves a mention. Plus watching it will annoy all the right people 😉
Was a loyal regal unlimited subscriber. Great Movies were few and far between. Theater itself not looked after. Smaller movies disappeared quickly. But the deal breaker was my theater having a political campaign in foyer attached to a d’nesh desouza screening. Officially a streamer now.
January 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Was a loyal regal unlimited subscriber. Great Movies were few and far between. Theater itself not looked after. Smaller movies disappeared quickly. But the deal breaker was my theater having a political campaign in foyer attached to a d’nesh desouza screening. Officially a streamer now.
Maybe only my UK friends will get this.
January 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Maybe only my UK friends will get this.
Happy new year sir
January 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy new year sir
I’ll close out with these thoughts and leave it there. In the UK, the CMA has tackled predatory pricing in some industries. Applying oversight to supermarkets selling below cost could help protect local businesses like pubs. It’s about balancing the market, not stifling it
January 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I’ll close out with these thoughts and leave it there. In the UK, the CMA has tackled predatory pricing in some industries. Applying oversight to supermarkets selling below cost could help protect local businesses like pubs. It’s about balancing the market, not stifling it
BOGO is about attracting customers, not destroying competition by selling below cost long-term. Regulators can and do step in when predatory pricing is used to monopolize markets. it’s not impossible, just inconvenient for those gaming the system
January 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
BOGO is about attracting customers, not destroying competition by selling below cost long-term. Regulators can and do step in when predatory pricing is used to monopolize markets. it’s not impossible, just inconvenient for those gaming the system
sure, capitalism needs regulation to work properly, but isnt that the point? Selling at a loss to crush competition happens because of weak regulation. And Brexit? Yeah, great example of how stripping away ‘sensible’ rules just makes things worse 4 communities.
January 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
sure, capitalism needs regulation to work properly, but isnt that the point? Selling at a loss to crush competition happens because of weak regulation. And Brexit? Yeah, great example of how stripping away ‘sensible’ rules just makes things worse 4 communities.
You’re describing practices that exploit loopholes or prioritize power over sustainability - calling it ‘business’ doesn’t make it right or beneficial to society. If anything, it proves my point: unchecked capitalism often harms communities and valuse short-term gain over long-term health.
January 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
You’re describing practices that exploit loopholes or prioritize power over sustainability - calling it ‘business’ doesn’t make it right or beneficial to society. If anything, it proves my point: unchecked capitalism often harms communities and valuse short-term gain over long-term health.
You’re right, capitalism isn’t fair—but selling at a loss to crush small businesses is destructive. If that’s what capitalism demands, it’s worth questioning whether it’s working for communities at all.
January 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
You’re right, capitalism isn’t fair—but selling at a loss to crush small businesses is destructive. If that’s what capitalism demands, it’s worth questioning whether it’s working for communities at all.
I’m not against capitalism, just questioning the fairness of selling at a loss to undermine smaller businesses. Supporting local pubs isn’t about rejecting commerce—it’s about valuing community spaces and heritage over short-term profit tactics. Surely capitalism can have room for that?
January 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’m not against capitalism, just questioning the fairness of selling at a loss to undermine smaller businesses. Supporting local pubs isn’t about rejecting commerce—it’s about valuing community spaces and heritage over short-term profit tactics. Surely capitalism can have room for that?
Another way to save pubs is to not allow supermarkets to sell beer at a loss.
January 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Another way to save pubs is to not allow supermarkets to sell beer at a loss.
Snooker, anyone? “Unmissable” in the headline doing some heavy lifting there.
January 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Snooker, anyone? “Unmissable” in the headline doing some heavy lifting there.
And he wonders why he couldn’t get in French team.
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
And he wonders why he couldn’t get in French team.
We’ve already been fcked in 2024.
January 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
We’ve already been fcked in 2024.
We haven’t got the infrastructure to take on a job that big.
December 31, 2024 at 4:50 PM
We haven’t got the infrastructure to take on a job that big.
We crossed the dehumanization line years ago. Strange to call it out only now.
December 31, 2024 at 4:50 PM
We crossed the dehumanization line years ago. Strange to call it out only now.
How do they say this with a straight face?
December 31, 2024 at 4:48 PM
How do they say this with a straight face?
Good times. Special mention for kick off which laid the groundwork for sensi
December 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Good times. Special mention for kick off which laid the groundwork for sensi
…wait…it’s Sunday??
December 29, 2024 at 1:13 PM
…wait…it’s Sunday??
It almost feels like he’s trolling with that tweet.
December 28, 2024 at 10:55 PM
It almost feels like he’s trolling with that tweet.
Thinking back to the days when a meat raffle was not a euphemism and was literally, a meat raffle.
December 28, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Thinking back to the days when a meat raffle was not a euphemism and was literally, a meat raffle.