UK politics
I heartily approve of the precedent the government is setting in ignoring court rulings that we don't like.
I'm not particularly keen on the amount of tax I pay. So I'm thinking that if I pay less tax, and I end up with a court ruling telling me to pay more tax, I'll just ignore it.
That would be fine, right, Rishi?
I think–with my fairly robust constitution and love of bread–that I would have done quite well in the Middle Ages. Until my back gave in, of course: then I would have been screwed. #ShowerThoughts
Interesting combination of adjacent shop signs in #March in rural #Cambridgeshire. This one is quite well known, so apologies if you’ve seen it before. #ThePetShopBoys
UK politics
Ah, I see Sunak has finally declared his financial interests now that he got caught.
Remember folks, just because Sunak knows how to use a comb and turns up to Parliament sober, it doesn't mean he's any less of a crook than Johnson.
Better late than never, I suppose, but it would have been nice if the government had been alert to the threat of Russian cyber operations causing massive damage to the UK when it really mattered back in 2016.
NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2023/04/ni-faith-schools-cost-taxpayer-extra-226mn-every-year?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Perl: There's more than one way to do it
Python: There are 37,234,108 ways to do it, and all of them are inefficient as fuck, except that one way which you can only find out about if you sacrifice your self-respect and five pints of your own blood on the altar of StackOverflow, if you're not first flamed to hell for asking an inappropriate question.
A 20-year-old woman was driving to a friend's house, and she accidentally turned into the wrong driveway. While she was turning around to leave, the homeowner shot her to death.
America.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/washington-county-20-year-old-killed-saturday-17901499.php
Price of British food staples including cheddar cheese, porridge oats and white bread soar by up to 80% http://news.sky.com/story/price-of-british-food-staples-including-cheddar-cheese-porridge-oats-and-white-bread-soar-by-up-to-80-12859533 #news #worldnews
This year I will definitely be treating myself to some #Swarfega, whether I “need” it or not. #MiddleAgeVices
Physics geek, dev nerd, science fan. Esperantisto. Secularism, blasphemy & sarcasm. Evidence or STFU. Plant hater. Caveat lector. Enthusiastic cat and dog dad. RT≠︎👍 Slowly moving widdershins into #InfoSec