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Job Retention Scheme
El LoroEl Loro
Carnelian My firm is taking the piss, in its good times when it expanded its workforce from around 30 in 2011 to 150 in 2020, yet still froze salaries, for 8 years basically screwing over the workers who'd worked hard to aid that success. Now it's pleading poverty and wants to lower salaries by 10%. [ more ]
El Loro Chancellor didn't mention this. Looks as if the HMRC email was only sent to tax agents such as myself and that the public announcement "will be made shortly" [ more ]
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Virtual Grand National
Eugene's LairEugene's Lair
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Well, the 'race' was only half way through and hubby told me what he'd heard about the result and that's what DID happen, so...…. [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Profits to the NHS is all very well, but who decides the profits? [ more ]
Eugene's Lair Yeah; I know what you mean, Velvet. My initial reaction was "Oh dear, no.", and with some practical experience of "pseudo-randomness" from way back I have fundamental problems with the notion of gambling on what is ultimately just a computer algorithm. That said; my understanding is that the virtual race wasn't originally intended for betting on, and was only meant to provide the TV pundits with a light-hearted talking-point before the real thing. There's definitely an argument that the... [ more ]
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UK clocks went FORWARD on 28th/29th March
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy ThingExtremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing I used to be lost without my watch, but after several years of NOT wearing a watch at work (NHS policy) and not being able to (skin was annoyed by the engraving on the back) I hardly notice that I'm not wearing it. Still carried it around though - just in case! [ more ]
Yogi19 ❤️
Yogi19 I’m the same, Eugene, I’m lost without my watch. [ more ]
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The new co-host of Bake Off is
El LoroEl Loro
Lori Thanks, El Loro! I get a message that says it can't be viewed outside of Canada. I'm going to have Mr. Lori see if the show is available to us on whatever channel we used to watch it... [ more ]
El Loro Lori, it seems that the CBC cut out the technical challenge when being shown on television so that the programme ran for an hour (to allow for adverts). When the BBC originally ran Bake Off there were no adverts. Once it moved to Channel 4 there were adverts but in the UK, the programme fits a 1 hour 15 minute slot. CBC say that they have the full programme online: https://watch.cbc.ca/ I cannot check that link as we are in the UK and CBC prevents us from seeing anything there. [ more ]
Lori I wonder if we can still GET the British version. I shall put my best man on the job. [ more ]
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Big Brother
AmythistAmythist
Eugene's Lair "Live", eh? Well, that can't possibly go wrong... [ more ]
El Loro They are to be told this evening in a live special after consultation with their relatives: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-51923334 [ more ]
Amythist I wasn't aware of the USA thing...horrible. This is different in that they are all safely cocooned from it all and watching them getting on with the usual shenanigans might be therapeutic to watch as all everyone is talking about is the virus .However probably unethical just to leave them in there uninformed for much longer. If given the choice they may decide to stay put.....seeing as a lot of filming has ground to a halt (peaky blinders has been stopped ) we need all the entertainment we... [ more ]
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I dont know what happened Madiline Mcann.
VD velvet donkey
Carnelian Well, the mostly rightie press is preoccupied with Coronavirus, Brexit and hating on Meghan. Diana and Madeline McCann are parked for the foreseeable future. They will return on a slow news day. They will return, you can count on it! Considering the Mirror saw fit to bang on about Lord Lucan a few months ago. Like, anyone under 55 gives the slightest crap about him! [ more ]
machel There are so many unanswered questions that I find it difficult to believe them and who leaves their children alone at night [ more ]
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Bake Off : Stand up to Cancer
BazBaz
Baz Sorry El ...I’m going to watch back in time ....don’t think I can face stand up to cancer right now ! [ more ]
El Loro First episode tonight. Contestants are Louis Theroux, Jenny Eclair, Russell Howard and athlete Ovie Soko. First challenge is a giant biscuit. After the technical challenge, the showstopper is a choux creation representing the contestants' perfect day. [ more ]
Baz Thanks El .....it does clash with Back in Time , but we might watch it on plus 1 though....so feel free to post your usual blurb [ more ]
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Dancing on Ice
BazBaz
Kaytee Thanks for the company ladies throughout the whole series....night night,I'm off for a Tudor Fest 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ [ more ]
Rocking Ros Rose well that was a shocker but fantastic company night [ more ]
Baz Oh well it wasn’t quite how I envisaged watching it ...and it certainly wasn’t the result I predicted ...but as always , it’s been a real blast over the last few weeks ...great company ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ [ more ]
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I was sooooo smug yesterday ...
RexiRexi
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing We don't even advocate greater hygiene all that much. Yes there is a background mention of hygiene, but it's not really pushed. [ more ]
Baz Exactly Rexi ....people die from flu in this country every year ....but we don’t close things down [ more ]
Baz But a) no one has died here yet , and b) that won’t mean it’s gone away cos the majority of people recover ....and there have been suggestions in China that even after people recover it may come back again [ more ]
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The Apprentice 2019 :: THE FINAL
Enthusiastic ContrafibularitiesEnthusiastic Contrafibularities
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities @Carnelian I work in digital forensics, so having pictures of scantily clad/nude individuals on screen is an everyday thing. We also have to do online research, so it's quite easy to view Lotti Lion pics without drawing suspicion. [ more ]
Carnelian Ha ha EC, what type of job do you do where you spend your time looking at Lottie Lion bikini pictures online? I'd get the sack if I said to my boss I'd been searching for Lottie Lion bikini pics online in work hours! I'm very envious of whatever you do for a living! [ more ]
Baz Re: The Apprentice 2019 :: THE FINAL [ more ]
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Random Topic 2
SaintSaint
Baz Good for Mr Roxan [ more ]
Former Member I have said things but it just bounces off them. They are just unbelievable! My husband has told them to go f*** themselves on more than one occasion! Intelligent people have open minds willing to change opinions when new information comes to light. These people are full on morons! [ more ]
Carnelian That's outrageous Roxan! I'd be livid if I had such liberty taking, sanctimonious idiots on my street. You must be so tempted to give them a piece of your mind. I think I would! [ more ]
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We are genuiaily the only idiots in the room.
VD velvet donkey
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing The UK is "well prepared" to deal with coronavirus cases and the risk to individuals "remains low", the government has said. Downing Street said 99% of those tested in the UK had come back negative. The total number of cases in the UK has risen to 13 after four cruise ship passengers flown back to Britain on Saturday tested positive for the virus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More 'planes and busses to be... [ more ]
Baz Isn’t it just Roxan ! [ more ]
Carnelian I only vaguely remember the 70s series, I read the book quite a long time after that series ended. The 2000s version wasn't the best. [ more ]
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David Schwimmer
machelmachel
Lori I love that the real David Schwimmer played along with his own take. [ more ]
El Loro Yes, that David Schwimmer He was in the news in this country back in October 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...-lancashire-45960806 And a follow up article in January 2019: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-...-lancashire-46946123 [ more ]
Lori You mean David Schwimmer from "Friends"?? Wow! [ more ]
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Caroline Flack has killed herself. That's pretty big.
VD velvet donkey
Saint Seems she hung herself How desperate must she have been to think that was her best option? Poor soul - it's heartbreaking . . . and she's never coming back [ more ]
Saint She thought she needed to - she thought her reputation and career was over. People have done far worse and still prospered She didn't need to - poor soul [ more ]
Eugene's Lair Re: Caroline Flack has killed herself. That's pretty big. [ more ]
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Flooding
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy ThingExtremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Saint Agreed but rivers can suddenly overflow when they haven't in years Some can change over time - that's what global warming is saying - a rarity is becoming the norm I think the main argument is that inner city flooding can be managed better by sluice gates and upper farmland being flooded instead of at risk homes just being left to constant damage [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing Looking at some of these pictures you'd think you were seeing a road crossing a lake rather than looking at a road going through a town! [ more ]
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing But rivers and flood plains were there long before houses! I remember being 'informed' of such things as dredging (controversial these days) and having plenty of trees helping with water management, in primary school but I read an article which talked about tree planting to help with water management and the tone was coming across as though this was a recent discovery! [ more ]
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NETFLIX
SaintSaint
machel This is from the same author of Safe, another excellent series ( Harlan Coben) [ more ]
Carnelian I watched the whole series of The Stranger, I'd recommend that as a suspense drama of twists and well-detailed characters of the kind the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 often do very well! It has all the production quality and writing that you'd expect of a high profile British drama from the usual terrestrial channels but on Netflix. I can see why the BBC's days as a license fee-funded broadcaster are probably numbered. [ more ]
Amythist Breaking Bad and the spin off Better Call Saul Narcos The Irishman RuPaul I too love Scandi Noir and there is a bit of that,,,yes enjoyed Bordertown Parks and Recreation and it goes on...great documentaries too [ more ]
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Politics.
VD velvet donkey
Carnelian I put a similar view to a hardcore SNP worker one time but he said the SNP aren't a nationalist party but a communal party. That they don't hate the English but just want to go it alone and that the original union was supposed to be a partnership of equals but it hasn't worked out that way. Right or wrong, considering the population and GDP of England vastly outweighs Scotland, that is how many Scottish people see it. It's further exasperated by English people who regard Scotland as having... [ more ]
Carnelian How right-wingers think "Those loony wimmin' feminists call all men 'potential rapists', I'm offended by that slur" "Those Muslim male immigrants need to be kept out of the UK because they want to groom white girls" (I'm ok with that slur) [ more ]
Carnelian There is 'good racism' and 'bad racism' in this country. It's seen as for the popularist right to smear Muslims as would-be terrorists, wanting a caliphate and as would be groomers. That's the 'good racism', that's 'racism' that typical brits should all empathise with accoring to our prevailing cultural bias. That's the racism we shouldn't condemn. We should 'seek to understand the left-behind white working class' - "victims" of culturally 'alien' Muslims. But if you suggest that The Labour... [ more ]
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