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Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 13:27 6 Dec 2025

I also think that we’ve forgotten that for practically every ‘average’ person, anxiety it a perfectly normal emotion.

You should be able to say that without dismissing those for whom the condition is genuinely crippling.
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Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 13:09 6 Dec 2025

I fear we’ve medicalised personality traits.

It’s a massive issue.
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Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 12:43 6 Dec 2025

What about the 60% of peoples in receipt of UC who are in work?

Not disagreeing with you, but cost of living has put an extra dimension to things.
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Worth a listen on a wet Friday night
at 07:25 6 Dec 2025

The new look buff Trunds starting to look a lot like Jamie Peacock.
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Worth a listen on a wet Friday night
at 22:38 5 Dec 2025

The new look buff Trunds starting to look a lot like Jamie Peacock.
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Child poverty 2 child benefit cap abolished
at 16:06 4 Dec 2025

The £70k is possible but would need a set of really specific needs such as:

1. Exemption from the Benefit Cap: At least one adult or child receives a high-rate disability benefit (PIP/DLA).

2. High Need for Disability Benefits: Multiple family members (e.g., both parents and a child) receiving the highest rates of disability benefits (PIP/DLA).

3. Extremely High Housing Costs: The family lives in a very high-rent area, such as Central London, where the Housing Element of Universal Credit would be very high.

As I said, entirely possible but an exception.
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£18 Million
at 10:54 4 Dec 2025

I'd like to know how much the development of the club is bringing in.

It's a bit like the conversations we have about the airport, we know how much is going out but we need to know whats coming in to get a full picture,
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How much?!
at 20:49 3 Dec 2025

Just bought 4 first class stamps (first time since goodness knows when) and it was £6.80! Or £1.70 each!

When on earth did this happen?

I’m not as ‘experienced’ as some the illustrious posters on here, but I can remember them being 18p in the late 80s

Out of curiosity, I looked that the Bank of England inflation calculator and if stamps had kept pace with inflation, it would bow cost 47p



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How can Scotland afford this?
at 13:45 1 Dec 2025

This is a bit different as essentially it's the Scotish government adding 10% to the teaching bill - it'll be a vast amount of money on top of what they're paying for free precriptions and for Scottish children going to unviversity.

I'd love to know how they're managing to fund it.
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How can Scotland afford this?
at 13:19 1 Dec 2025

It's the addional cover that's the cost WR as it's 10% more no-contact time that England and Wales.
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How can Scotland afford this?
at 12:42 1 Dec 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/01/schools-urged-to-trial-four-da

Forget whether you agree with it on not, how are they funding it along with free prescriptions and free university tuition?
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Black holes and OBR moles
at 14:08 30 Nov 2025

This is precisely the arguments that need to be made.

Both sides are obsessed with the extremes.

Stories about singles parents with 5 children are exceptions yet make people very angry.

For me, the examples AJ gives get me far more cross, because they’re the most common examples and cost the most money.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 12:45 29 Nov 2025

I guess everyone should just stay in and be afraid then 🤷🏻

A fine success of the media to make everyone feel so scared.

Obviously data won’t convince some so that’s me done. Might pop to London tomorrow 😉
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 11:49 29 Nov 2025

Violent crime is.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 11:29 29 Nov 2025

The facts here are violent crime has decreased yet the fear of crime has increased.

Both can be (and are) right.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 11:05 29 Nov 2025

Here’s some of the London specific data:

https://www.london.gov.uk/violent-crime-leading-injury-falling-every-london-boro

No doubt this will be dismissed because of the fear of crime, which is amplified by social media for clicks and political purposes.

A little light observation 🤣

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Migrartion Figures - Latest
at 10:29 29 Nov 2025

Another (possible) reason house prices are the key to so many improvements.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 09:46 29 Nov 2025

A metropolis of 7 odd million people is going to have areas that are dangerous.

The ‘fear’ is something that’s holding us back in some areas.

If we’re saying London isn’t safe until every borough is then we’ll be waiting a long time.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 21:31 28 Nov 2025

People are going to have different experiences and different takes.

If have no doubt what WR said is accurate.

I spend quite a lot of time in London and feel very safe.
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Violent Crime Down Not Up
at 20:16 28 Nov 2025

I’m sure you’re right, mate.
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