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I don’t think so. Like many things in modern life, with social media something starts off as a quaint little story on Facebook or whatever then snowballs. I’ve no reason to think they planned all this. I suspect it just got too big for them and they didn’t have the strength of character to...

I don’t think anyone typifies an entire generation. Good and bad at all levels, classes, ages, nationalities… They’re just not very ethical individuals.

I agree it seems like an odd decision before they’ve gauged actual full demand. I can’t buy until tomorrow and I know another local couple in the same boat. Then there’s the Albion+ members to come.

Basel is a lovely city and we went to the Christmas market a few times when we lived over there. After the market we could pop over the French border to load up with cheaper Christmas food and drink before driving back home. Happy memories.

No it’s fair comment. I’ve been on 3 or 4 coaches to the NW fixtures and I agree it can be uncomfortable. But I don’t always have much option. I’m afraid I never rely on trains to get me anywhere on time. And the sheer hassle of it all. A bus to the station, train to London, Tube across London...

Wait to see how it looks after the next two rounds of STHs and Albion+ members. I’m hopeful it will pick up a bit though I hear what everyone’s saying about the inconvenient timing. One of those benefits of retirement for me.

Oh I’ve got one. But instead of ‘about 240ml’ it’s simpler and more logical to deal in exact weights. A cup of flour looks different once it’s settled down a bit. A cup of mushrooms I saw mentioned recently. Are these stuffed in or just gently dropped in? Two quite different quantities. Anyway...

Oh FFS. I’m not trying to start an argument. I’ve repeatedly agreed that the OP’s gf should get some advice if she thinks her employer has behaved illegally. My point was to offer a wider perspective based on personal experience. I’ve seen many people chasing HR depts down a rabbit hole and...

Never been to one here but we used to enjoy going to the Christmas markets in Switzerland when we lived there. The singing Christmas tree in Zurich was always a delightful highlight. Glühwein, little cakes, big cakes, oompah music… lovely.

Ok fair enough. Much depends on what sort of employment we’re talking about I guess.

I’m planning to go but can’t buy until Friday when it opens up to all STH. Surely they won’t reduce capacity before it reaches all STH, Albion+ members? As for travel I’m driving up and stopping over as I really like Brum and haven’t been there for ages. The coaches are good though, and well...

I couldn’t glean from the OP that this was a point of law. It may be or it may not. Hard to know from the info given. Underhand? Very possibly. Almost all ‘restructurings' are underhand and often inhumane. Whether that involves illegality is the question best left to a specialist. This. I was...

My point was that people's instinctive response is grief and a sense of outrage. "They can’t do that! And after all these years!" But that in most cases, they unfortunately can and do do it. Yes there will always be exceptions and if someone genuinely thinks their treatment is illegal or that...

They’ve been around for a while, at least 15 years, prob longer, in UK supermarkets. Basically small gherkins. Used in salads more than in burgers. As for American pronunciations, like a lot of things in life I sort of like them even though I disapprove of them. They make me laugh. I mean...

OTT response.

XRP seems to have increased by over 100% in the past week or two. I bought £1000 a couple of months ago when I saw it mentioned on here. Sitting on a small potential profit of about £1200 but I’m going to just let it ride and see what happens. If it drops again, as likely, I’m not too bothered...

Well fair enough if you’ve had a different experience from mine. I guess there’s always the possibility that lower level managers misunderstand the procedure. It’s just not what I’ve come across. There are always grievances and a ton of emotion around redundancies but when the dust settles a bit...

Commiserations to your girlfriend. It was an experience I had 4 times in my career. This will be of absolutely no consolation right now, while she’s still angry and grief-stricken, but every time it happened to me I ended up in a much better place — though I don’t underestimate the pain and fury...

But what am I searching for? LK being beastly to Labour politicians? Sure, but she's been an attack dog for years, and certainly throughout the Tory years. If you wanted to search for examples of BOTH, you would find both.

Laura Kuenssberg? Haha! She made a career out of ripping the government apart when the Tories were in power. Now it's Labour, perhaps she's doing the same thing. I always found her an aggressive Political Editor whoever she was speaking to. All governments get brutalised, often for no other...