Adam 🇬🇧
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Adam, from #Kendal. Work throughout the #LakeDistrict. Partner to Terry, father to Betty, the #Airedale and Pam the #FoxTerrier.
Hard work is only half the equation; risk is the other. A nurse or teacher gets a guaranteed salary at the end of the month. An entrepreneur gets nothing—or goes bankrupt—if their idea fails. That risk deserves a reward, not just scorn.
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Hard work is only half the equation; risk is the other. A nurse or teacher gets a guaranteed salary at the end of the month. An entrepreneur gets nothing—or goes bankrupt—if their idea fails. That risk deserves a reward, not just scorn.
I take your point. Unfortunately I can't read the article without an account.
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I take your point. Unfortunately I can't read the article without an account.
Sure, immediately, the title says almost one third, of billionaires wealth is inherited. So by that reasoning, more than two thirds billionaires are self-made?
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Sure, immediately, the title says almost one third, of billionaires wealth is inherited. So by that reasoning, more than two thirds billionaires are self-made?
For most "rich" people, they have worked incredibly hard to be successful and get to where they are. They are also usually the larger employers. In the UK, you are penalised for doing so, and forced to pay for those who can't be arsed.
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
For most "rich" people, they have worked incredibly hard to be successful and get to where they are. They are also usually the larger employers. In the UK, you are penalised for doing so, and forced to pay for those who can't be arsed.
Clearly there would be exceptions but clearly to choice to have a child didn't happen the day it is born. What I'm referring to is that in most circumstances, around 9 months prior to birth, a choice is made. If one knows they can't afford to keep a child, that choice ought to be a wise one.
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Clearly there would be exceptions but clearly to choice to have a child didn't happen the day it is born. What I'm referring to is that in most circumstances, around 9 months prior to birth, a choice is made. If one knows they can't afford to keep a child, that choice ought to be a wise one.
What are you doing to educate people not to have children in the first place if they cannot afford them from the outset?
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What are you doing to educate people not to have children in the first place if they cannot afford them from the outset?
Wait,what? Are we getting new bins! In time for Christmas!!
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wait,what? Are we getting new bins! In time for Christmas!!
South Africa uses concrete Dolos's to hold back the mighty Atlantic storms. These would work so well here, can be made locally and the design was never protected. Because they lock together they don't wash away. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolos
Dolos - Wikipedia
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
South Africa uses concrete Dolos's to hold back the mighty Atlantic storms. These would work so well here, can be made locally and the design was never protected. Because they lock together they don't wash away. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolos
If minimum wage is rising to £10.85 for 18-20 year olds, £800m would fund roughly 73 hours per person? Roughly two weeks? What happens then, sack them or will employers be forced to employ on payroll?
December 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If minimum wage is rising to £10.85 for 18-20 year olds, £800m would fund roughly 73 hours per person? Roughly two weeks? What happens then, sack them or will employers be forced to employ on payroll?