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Comment · 1 month ago
He's made veiled threats with just enough room to say 'What? It's just some holiday photos' I don't think he should be prosecuted, but I'm fully on board with the old bill knocking on his door to say 'you're treading on thin ice, stop acting the cunt'
Comment · 1 month ago
Went to the gym, had a lovely meal at Piccolinos, them bastard's still won't pay me. Apropos of nothing, here's a picture of me with an assault rifle.

If you're buying that, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Comment · 2 months ago
I sympathise with your complaints, but I reiterate: the Gatwick Express is a train
Comment · 3 months ago
That's as maybe but you're going to have a hard time convincing me it belongs on the parent's 'ever-growing list of extremely expensive, complicated, inefficient and convoluted solutions to problems that end with the final specification: "but it can't be a train"'

Because despite it's shoddy performance, it's very much a train.

Comment · 3 months ago
That's just something you've imagined, then got annoyed about.
Comment · 3 months ago
But there is a train to Gatwick.
Comment · 3 months ago
Neither VINCI Airports nor Stanley Robotics are responsible for the water infrastructure in South East England.
Comment · 3 months ago
There's no need to correct. They had a lovely holiday at what they thought was the oldest castle in Scotland. Leave them to it instead of jumping in with 'actually, I've identified at least three castles older, and while we can't be certain which is the oldest fort in Scotland, we can be confident that it wasn't the one you thought you had a nice time at'
Comment · 3 months ago
> except that honest-to-God child rapists get extremely lenient sentences in Western Europe and rarely (if ever) get deported afterwards.

Where would you imagine western European rapists could be deported to? Presumably Fred West, Jimmy Savile, Ted Heath, Gary Glitter, Richard Huckle, Ian Watkins, Stewart Hall and Fred Talbot need to be sent back to Pakistan or similar where they learnt their wicked ways. You daft get

Comment · 3 months ago
The unquestioned view in certain circles - including here - is that when the EU/UK does something that chips away at people's online privacy, there's un ulterior motive.

It's entirely possible that politicians just want to do something about CSAM and young people having their mind twisted by social media. The electorate do seem to be keen on some sort of action.

Comment · 4 months ago
Who are the 'pedos' in government?
Comment · 4 months ago
Is there any evidence of this? I hear it time and again with very little justification.
Comment · 4 months ago
There is nothing in this article that suggests the UK government are planning to ban VPNs.
Comment · 4 months ago
Someone using their phone while driving in the UK will almost certainly be charged £200. They'll only receive the maximum £1000 charge in extreme circumstances.

Please don't lie.

Comment · 4 months ago

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