Chris Leppard
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EVs are changing this as well. Even very minor damage to battery storage (not the battery itself) can result in cars being written off (happened to a friend - brand new Volvo EV - damaged battery cover - car was written off as it would have to be shipped back to Germany for inspection).
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
EVs are changing this as well. Even very minor damage to battery storage (not the battery itself) can result in cars being written off (happened to a friend - brand new Volvo EV - damaged battery cover - car was written off as it would have to be shipped back to Germany for inspection).
That isn’t the question. I remember this came up during the Gulf wars & there were rumours of conscription. The response was - why on earth would we want to do that? No different now. I had 3 great uncles who emigrated to the US in 1911 then volunteered to fight in WW1 I doubt it would happen now
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
That isn’t the question. I remember this came up during the Gulf wars & there were rumours of conscription. The response was - why on earth would we want to do that? No different now. I had 3 great uncles who emigrated to the US in 1911 then volunteered to fight in WW1 I doubt it would happen now
It would need careful consideration and a very comprehensive Legitimate Interest Assessment. You can’t collect data for one purpose and then aggregate that data for another (not without additional legal consent)
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It would need careful consideration and a very comprehensive Legitimate Interest Assessment. You can’t collect data for one purpose and then aggregate that data for another (not without additional legal consent)
True but back to my original post - this is what makes the difference at the very top. Also the limited squad starts to show. City have so much quality to call on. Top 6 at Christmas was beyond even our wildest dreams a few years ago - Glasner has worked miracles (also seeing how much we miss Munoz)
December 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
True but back to my original post - this is what makes the difference at the very top. Also the limited squad starts to show. City have so much quality to call on. Top 6 at Christmas was beyond even our wildest dreams a few years ago - Glasner has worked miracles (also seeing how much we miss Munoz)
It is but I guess it also why City are where they are. All things considered though - not that long ago we would have gone into a game like this scared and playing for a desperate draw. Now we genuinely should have been up at the break. Frustrating but not yet over.
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It is but I guess it also why City are where they are. All things considered though - not that long ago we would have gone into a game like this scared and playing for a desperate draw. Now we genuinely should have been up at the break. Frustrating but not yet over.
I was onsite at a major meat processing company in the North East earlier this year. They had so many Polish workers that all the signage at the facility was in English & Polish. They still have a huge immigrant workforce but now from mostly the Philippines. Brexit progress…
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I was onsite at a major meat processing company in the North East earlier this year. They had so many Polish workers that all the signage at the facility was in English & Polish. They still have a huge immigrant workforce but now from mostly the Philippines. Brexit progress…
Same here-converted an old MacBook (running a very average i5 processor and 4Gb RAM) to run Mint 22 and it’s a total revelation and turned it back into a very useable laptop.
December 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Same here-converted an old MacBook (running a very average i5 processor and 4Gb RAM) to run Mint 22 and it’s a total revelation and turned it back into a very useable laptop.
The UK has around 20% of the adult population with a reading age of less than 11. I regularly tell my kids to never underestimate the level of stupidity/ignorance you will experience in your daily life. The illiteracy goes a long way to explain how easily many appear to be manipulated
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The UK has around 20% of the adult population with a reading age of less than 11. I regularly tell my kids to never underestimate the level of stupidity/ignorance you will experience in your daily life. The illiteracy goes a long way to explain how easily many appear to be manipulated
I was in Doncaster last night for our Christmas do - you can still get a pint of Guinness for just over £4 in some of the high street pubs (£8.70 in my local in Sussex).
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I was in Doncaster last night for our Christmas do - you can still get a pint of Guinness for just over £4 in some of the high street pubs (£8.70 in my local in Sussex).
Potentially I guess both outcomes could be one and the same. You’re past the point of assessing whether the person has dementia and now measuring the speed of cognitive decline (which is kind of important if you’re the chap holding the nuclear codes).
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Potentially I guess both outcomes could be one and the same. You’re past the point of assessing whether the person has dementia and now measuring the speed of cognitive decline (which is kind of important if you’re the chap holding the nuclear codes).
Having seen both my parents go through these - If you’ve done a cognitive test 3 times in a year - you’re not looking for evidence of dementia you are measuring decline.
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Having seen both my parents go through these - If you’ve done a cognitive test 3 times in a year - you’re not looking for evidence of dementia you are measuring decline.
Some companies like the overseas workers too. The ones brought in from SE Asia are normally on 5 yr visas and effectively they can’t leave, so the firms get guaranteed stable employees (& they are doing jobs that few people want). Labour’s policy is severely screwed.
December 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Some companies like the overseas workers too. The ones brought in from SE Asia are normally on 5 yr visas and effectively they can’t leave, so the firms get guaranteed stable employees (& they are doing jobs that few people want). Labour’s policy is severely screwed.
There are some industries in this country that would cease to operate without overseas recruitment (meat & poultry are prime examples). Brexit has increased foreign workers coming from South East Asia as many of the jobs were previously filled by EU workers.
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
There are some industries in this country that would cease to operate without overseas recruitment (meat & poultry are prime examples). Brexit has increased foreign workers coming from South East Asia as many of the jobs were previously filled by EU workers.
At this rate they might do a ‘Sunderland’ and drop down to League 1
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
At this rate they might do a ‘Sunderland’ and drop down to League 1
They’re making ManU look like a competent well balanced team.
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
They’re making ManU look like a competent well balanced team.
Some of the detailed public sector proposals I used to work on took 12 to 18 months to develop and cost millions to put together (with a team of maybe 20 people) - you can see the temptation to hit the AI button and churn it out in a few days.
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Some of the detailed public sector proposals I used to work on took 12 to 18 months to develop and cost millions to put together (with a team of maybe 20 people) - you can see the temptation to hit the AI button and churn it out in a few days.
Far be it from me to be a bitter old Palace fan but living in Sussex I do have a fair few Brighton supporting mates and there have been a few rumblings about Bloom. Most it must be said have been willing to turn a blind eye, but not all.
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Far be it from me to be a bitter old Palace fan but living in Sussex I do have a fair few Brighton supporting mates and there have been a few rumblings about Bloom. Most it must be said have been willing to turn a blind eye, but not all.
Yep - that’s the biggest fear - he won’t be backed (which let’s face it we have history in that department) and he walks….
December 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yep - that’s the biggest fear - he won’t be backed (which let’s face it we have history in that department) and he walks….
That is true - I don’t think his style translates to a team like Liverpool without a lot of upheaval (& given what they have spent recently I can’t see them hugely changing their team as an admission of failure of their recruitment policy)
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
That is true - I don’t think his style translates to a team like Liverpool without a lot of upheaval (& given what they have spent recently I can’t see them hugely changing their team as an admission of failure of their recruitment policy)
:-) - don’t we know it
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
:-) - don’t we know it
Excellent performance (cracking goal from Fulham as well it must be said). Getting harder to keep Glasner by the day - that’s the only downside.
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Excellent performance (cracking goal from Fulham as well it must be said). Getting harder to keep Glasner by the day - that’s the only downside.
Yes I think so too. Still feels unnecessarily messy to have blown it up in such a way though.
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Yes I think so too. Still feels unnecessarily messy to have blown it up in such a way though.
The wording is so bad it’s hard to believe it wasn’t deliberate. He comes across as a self-entitled prick which I don’t think he is (certainly never struck me that way (as a neutral and not a Liverpool fan)). It feels engineered by an agent with a big fat Ronaldo-esq move to Saudi imminent.
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The wording is so bad it’s hard to believe it wasn’t deliberate. He comes across as a self-entitled prick which I don’t think he is (certainly never struck me that way (as a neutral and not a Liverpool fan)). It feels engineered by an agent with a big fat Ronaldo-esq move to Saudi imminent.
Nice of Arsenal not to equal our unbeaten run as well :-)
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Nice of Arsenal not to equal our unbeaten run as well :-)