I'm not going to argue the semantics of the article - the main point stands - you could ask Wes Streeting what experts he was referring to but he wasn't claiming to be an expert himself.
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm not going to argue the semantics of the article - the main point stands - you could ask Wes Streeting what experts he was referring to but he wasn't claiming to be an expert himself.
I'd advise you to DYOR but here's something I found in literally < 1 minute theconversation.com/are-mental-h...
I haven't read it fully but I'm just explicitly saying the reaction to Wes Streetings comment is overblown. He said he agreed with experts who have that opinion.
I haven't read it fully but I'm just explicitly saying the reaction to Wes Streetings comment is overblown. He said he agreed with experts who have that opinion.
March 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'd advise you to DYOR but here's something I found in literally < 1 minute theconversation.com/are-mental-h...
I haven't read it fully but I'm just explicitly saying the reaction to Wes Streetings comment is overblown. He said he agreed with experts who have that opinion.
I haven't read it fully but I'm just explicitly saying the reaction to Wes Streetings comment is overblown. He said he agreed with experts who have that opinion.
If you read the full context, it's him agreeing with experts who warn of overdiagnosis www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He isn't claiming to be an expert
He isn't claiming to be an expert
Mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Streeting says
Mental health charity Mind warns it is important to be
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March 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
If you read the full context, it's him agreeing with experts who warn of overdiagnosis www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He isn't claiming to be an expert
He isn't claiming to be an expert
It's the "keep shooting until they're all dead" attitude that's the issue here to me - and obviously I'm drawing a distinction here of pre-war vs war periods.
February 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It's the "keep shooting until they're all dead" attitude that's the issue here to me - and obviously I'm drawing a distinction here of pre-war vs war periods.
The conversation moved on to "generic Nazi who would replace Hitler" - the proposal was to shoot them all "as bullets are cheap" was the inference
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The conversation moved on to "generic Nazi who would replace Hitler" - the proposal was to shoot them all "as bullets are cheap" was the inference
Tories stopped the third runway originally - it was originally planned when Labour were in government
February 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Tories stopped the third runway originally - it was originally planned when Labour were in government
Ooc, how did this come back around? It's a 3 month old thread lol
January 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Ooc, how did this come back around? It's a 3 month old thread lol
I disagree, they are a dark part of humanity in all of us in a concentrated form but they are people. It's easier to imagine they aren't as it gives easy solutions but it isn't true.
January 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I disagree, they are a dark part of humanity in all of us in a concentrated form but they are people. It's easier to imagine they aren't as it gives easy solutions but it isn't true.
I don't think we should shoot people
January 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I don't think we should shoot people
That's true, but it's not making a new point - especially when replying to something 3 months old
January 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
That's true, but it's not making a new point - especially when replying to something 3 months old
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January 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Can I copy your homework?" "Sure but make sure no one knows"
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Remind me if the consequences of the "great leaps forward"? Or even Ukrainian life expectancy during the transformation of agrarian society?
January 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Remind me if the consequences of the "great leaps forward"? Or even Ukrainian life expectancy during the transformation of agrarian society?
Not sure why this has been dredged up but it was a poor choice of words on my part.
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
January 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Not sure why this has been dredged up but it was a poor choice of words on my part.
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
January 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Another Nazi would then have invaded Poland, with Russian cooperation (or the Soviets would have done it themselves)
January 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Another Nazi would then have invaded Poland, with Russian cooperation (or the Soviets would have done it themselves)
Not sure why this has been dredged up but it was a poor choice of words on my part.
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
January 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Not sure why this has been dredged up but it was a poor choice of words on my part.
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
I meant within Weimar Germany, and even then another Nazi would have taken him up as a martyr. Surely it's right to say if you would rewrite history, you'd stop Nazi ideology gaining power entirely without murder?
Paying for WASPI compensation, for example, by borrowing would create fiscal sustainability perception problems which would affect the government and wider economy in negative ways
December 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Paying for WASPI compensation, for example, by borrowing would create fiscal sustainability perception problems which would affect the government and wider economy in negative ways
That does look like an interesting paper! I don't have time to read it right now, so I'll accept the point. My concern is using such arguments to say "government spending can be more" - there are limits to government spending, whether governed by perceptions or productivity of the economy 1/2
December 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM
That does look like an interesting paper! I don't have time to read it right now, so I'll accept the point. My concern is using such arguments to say "government spending can be more" - there are limits to government spending, whether governed by perceptions or productivity of the economy 1/2
I disagree with that characterisation. Taxes weren't introduced for either of those reason, they were to fund government spending such as war spending. By that logic, you could lower taxes to nothing as long as you did it slowly enough to avoid big jumps in inflation.
December 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
I disagree with that characterisation. Taxes weren't introduced for either of those reason, they were to fund government spending such as war spending. By that logic, you could lower taxes to nothing as long as you did it slowly enough to avoid big jumps in inflation.
The government also has to ensure people continue to accept £s. If they endlessly "create" £s, then there will be some point where the £ is worth less because of it. Tesco points are both created and only accepted by Tesco, so they have no need to borrow. The government must maintain credibility
December 22, 2024 at 9:41 AM
The government also has to ensure people continue to accept £s. If they endlessly "create" £s, then there will be some point where the £ is worth less because of it. Tesco points are both created and only accepted by Tesco, so they have no need to borrow. The government must maintain credibility
Attention, yes, but it shouldn't be the focus. Besides, we're getting off topic here - the point is, the investment in CCS isn't an example of a lack of "fiscal discipline". The article you posted isn't definitive, electric cars for example could have had a similar article wrote until recently.
December 21, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Attention, yes, but it shouldn't be the focus. Besides, we're getting off topic here - the point is, the investment in CCS isn't an example of a lack of "fiscal discipline". The article you posted isn't definitive, electric cars for example could have had a similar article wrote until recently.
Labour thankfully hasn't been focused on optics, but yes, a lot of things labour have done have been bad optics. But claiming the 2 are equivalent sums is a misunderstanding of the facts.
December 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Labour thankfully hasn't been focused on optics, but yes, a lot of things labour have done have been bad optics. But claiming the 2 are equivalent sums is a misunderstanding of the facts.