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BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff
Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.
Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.
Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.
Back to Victorian times.
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.
The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?
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@stephenaryan.bsky.social IKYKWIM!!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
@stephenaryan.bsky.social IKYKWIM!!!!!
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Lovely review of DIE RPG from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social , in terms of what it does. #ttrpg #dierpg
A Review of DIE RPG: A Game About You, But Not About You
There are roleplaying games that let you escape your problems, and then there are the rare few that gently take you by the chin, lift your gaze, and say: “No dodging. Look”. DIE is one of those gam…
therpggazette.wordpress.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Lovely review of DIE RPG from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social , in terms of what it does. #ttrpg #dierpg
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Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
I do like Let Me Entertain You, but when you catch a certain video on a soon to be ended music channel then you realise it's just Sympathy For The Devil with the serial numbers filed off...
a man in a blue jacket is dancing on a stage with a microphone .
Alt: a man in a blue jacket Mick Jagger - is dancing energetically on a stage with a microphone .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I do like Let Me Entertain You, but when you catch a certain video on a soon to be ended music channel then you realise it's just Sympathy For The Devil with the serial numbers filed off...
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A cool thing I just realized. Bluesky’s positivity algorithm means if you are replying to brands or companies with about their treatment of workers, how their products are poor quality or have ethical issues your reply will likely be hidden because it’s not “positive”
Fun!
Fun!
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A cool thing I just realized. Bluesky’s positivity algorithm means if you are replying to brands or companies with about their treatment of workers, how their products are poor quality or have ethical issues your reply will likely be hidden because it’s not “positive”
Fun!
Fun!
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knock knock. its the police. we saw you set your steam name to "my dick herts" and then buy a game you're never going to play. you're going to jail for a long time
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
knock knock. its the police. we saw you set your steam name to "my dick herts" and then buy a game you're never going to play. you're going to jail for a long time
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Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive:
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
goodlaw.social
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive:
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
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The Digital Colored editions of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Volume 3 and The JOJOLands Volume 6 will both release on December 18, 2025.
It'll have the official colorschemes of Eve, the Eco-Terrorist, Key West, Laem Chabang, Ningbo, 200 Balloons, etc.
It'll have the official colorschemes of Eve, the Eco-Terrorist, Key West, Laem Chabang, Ningbo, 200 Balloons, etc.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Digital Colored editions of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Volume 3 and The JOJOLands Volume 6 will both release on December 18, 2025.
It'll have the official colorschemes of Eve, the Eco-Terrorist, Key West, Laem Chabang, Ningbo, 200 Balloons, etc.
It'll have the official colorschemes of Eve, the Eco-Terrorist, Key West, Laem Chabang, Ningbo, 200 Balloons, etc.
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Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding
Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding - Woodcraft Folk
Woodcraft Folk stands in solidarity with every trans child, young person and volunteer who faces exclusion from Girlguiding UK following the announcement on Trans inclusion. We recognise that Girlgui...
woodcraft.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Woodcraft Folk statement on the exclusion of trans children from Girlguiding
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BBC policy of presenter scripts saying “biological males who identify as women” as an addendum to every mention of “trans women” really is sickening
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
BBC policy of presenter scripts saying “biological males who identify as women” as an addendum to every mention of “trans women” really is sickening
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imagine you're 80 years old and you've been a member of the women's institute for several decades. this morning you got up and heard the news that you can no longer be a member bcos @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social doesn't want to upset hadley freeman in the times.
this is a joke of a government.
this is a joke of a government.
December 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
imagine you're 80 years old and you've been a member of the women's institute for several decades. this morning you got up and heard the news that you can no longer be a member bcos @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social doesn't want to upset hadley freeman in the times.
this is a joke of a government.
this is a joke of a government.
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The thing about transphobia becoming horrifically, boringly mainstream is... Well, it's horrifically, boringly mainstream. Congrats, transphobes. You've made opposing your bullshit cool, sexy and countercultural.
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The thing about transphobia becoming horrifically, boringly mainstream is... Well, it's horrifically, boringly mainstream. Congrats, transphobes. You've made opposing your bullshit cool, sexy and countercultural.
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📢 NION Women Statement on trans women and girls being excluded from Girlguiding and the Women's Institute.
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢 NION Women Statement on trans women and girls being excluded from Girlguiding and the Women's Institute.
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
We are deeply saddened that both Girlguiding and @womensinstitute.bsky.social have been placed under pressure that has resulted in trans women and girls being excluded from their organisations
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to anyone still up... attraction and collisions have led to planetesimals... Things are starting to take shape. 15/30 panels done, a solar system is emerging...
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
December 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Interview with Hirohiko Araki when he visited the Art of Manga Exhibition at de Young Museum in San Francisco
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Interview with Hirohiko Araki when he visited the Art of Manga Exhibition at de Young Museum in San Francisco
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
- Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper (November 26, 2025)
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Ohhh it was not a Lego truck that flipped, but an individual 's moving boxes filled with Lego that fell of a moving truck
Okay that is the supreme nightmare
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
Okay that is the supreme nightmare
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
LEGO-steentjes vallen uit verhuisdozen op A2 bij Culemborg: 11 kilometer file
Op de A2 tussen Utrecht en Den Bosch waren maandagmiddag drie rijstroken afgesloten vanwege LEGO-steentjes op de weg. Daardoor staat er ongeveer 11 kilometer file.
www.nu.nl
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ohhh it was not a Lego truck that flipped, but an individual 's moving boxes filled with Lego that fell of a moving truck
Okay that is the supreme nightmare
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
Okay that is the supreme nightmare
www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
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As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.