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Elon Musk backs UK MP’s call for London station name to be in English after Bengali signage appears
  • Outrage bait like this is just stupid.

    The people fuelling the outrage (e.g. the South African billionaire and the Reform MP mentioned in the article) don't care about you and never will. They are only stoking outrage for their own amusement or gain.

  • www.theguardian.com Experts urge caution over use of Chinese AI DeepSeek

    Oxford professor advises against putting private data on platform in case it could be shared with Chinese state

    Experts urge caution over use of Chinese AI DeepSeek
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    ‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
  • Maybe there will be some small movements towards more co-operation with the EU, but probably not any big moves for at least the next few years.

    The UK could even join the EU customs union without joining the single market or the EU itself, like Turkey has done, but yeah it's probably unlikely for the moment. Labour don't want to take a big political risk I guess.

  • www.theguardian.com ‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll

    Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

    ‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll

    Do you think the UK should seek ties with Europe instead of with the US?

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    Do you think it's good that SpaceX might end up facing competition?

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    Axel Rudakubana: 'Evil' Southport killer jailed for minimum 52 years
  • Yeah that makes sense. But on the other hand, jailing people for life costs money and there's the slim chance they can escape. But I suppose if you have good security then a full life sentence would be an effective deterrent, so maybe you wouldn't have to pay for very many people to have such long sentences, so it might not cost so much.

  • Hair loss drug finasteride 'biggest mistake of my life'
    www.bbc.co.uk Finasteride: Hair loss drug was 'biggest mistake of my life'

    Some online sites prescribe a potentially risky hair loss drug without consistent safety checks, BBC finds.

    Finasteride: Hair loss drug was 'biggest mistake of my life'

    I have considered this drug in the past but I thought the expense and the side effects would make it not worth it. Looks like maybe it is indeed not worth it, given how bad the side effects can be.

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    Axel Rudakubana: 'Evil' Southport killer jailed for minimum 52 years
  • I guess I'm being downvoted due to just mentioning the death penalty. The only reason I asked is because callers on LBC (radio) were mentioning the death penalty so I wondered what people on Lemmy would think.

  • www.theguardian.com The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: Labour must bring it on | Editorial

    Editorial: Sir Ed Davey – and even Kemi Badenoch – are saying new things about post-Brexit challenges. It is time for Sir Keir Starmer to do likewise

    The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: Labour must bring it on | Editorial

    This quote is a good summary of the article:

    >It is time to rebuild meaningful working and trading relations with Europe. This does not have to mean rejoining the EU. But it does mean recognising where our security and our prosperity both lie.

    Thoughts?

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    Nothing personnel, kid
  • True. I don't think I would recommend someone to look at Hexbear or Lemmygrad. Maybe I would mention Lemmy.world as the easiest entry point to Lemmy, and the existence of other servers like Feddit.org, Lemm.ee, etc.

  • Nothing personnel, kid
  • Yeah fair enough. I'm just thinking some people might not want the hassle of deciding between instances, they might just want the most popular one, because popular things are usually reliable.

    But yes there are obviously good reasons to use different instances, like I am using a British instance so I can easily see stuff from various British communities. I think I only found out about my instance by lurking lemmy.world though.

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  • Fair points. I just think some people won't want the hassle of weighing up different instances, they might just want the instance with the most content and people, because I guess the most people implies reliability.

    As for reasons for picking an instance, yes those are valid reasons. I picked this British instance so I can see all the British stuff when I view local posts, and other stuff when I view all posts. From another instance I guess I'd have to check every British community on feddit.uk manually.

  • www.theguardian.com Why not give Sir New Prime Minister a break? | David Mitchell

    ‘Sir Queue Jumper’ for Sir Keir Starmer? Even Liz Truss would deserve better puns than this

    Why not give Sir New Prime Minister a break? | David Mitchell

    Do you think the press is too critical of Keir Starmer?

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    Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
    www.theguardian.com Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton

    Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically

    Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton

    Should we try to bolster our friendship with Europe?

    The author claims that the UK government "must unambiguously launch talks on a big, expansive trade deal with the EU coupled with a deal on European defence".

    Do you agree?

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    www.theverge.com Mark Zuckerberg lies about content moderation to Joe Rogan’s face

    Zuckerberg even offers Republicans another target: Apple.

    Mark Zuckerberg lies about content moderation to Joe Rogan’s face

    I read this story and thought it was interesting. Essentially it's saying that Zuck's recent changes to Meta moderation are almost certainly a response to Republican pressure, despite what Zuck claims.

    I noticed that they disabled the comments on this story, while most stories have comments enabled. I guess they don't want a lot of angry comments from Trump supporters.

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    www.bbc.co.uk Private school tax breaks a 'luxury', says Phillipson

    The education secretary defends ending tax breaks for private schools as the policy is set to begin.

    Private school tax breaks a 'luxury', says Phillipson

    Do you think the government should tax private school fees?

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    www.independent.co.uk UK must rejoin EU, warns Clegg, claiming bloc is on brink of collapse

    Former deputy PM suggests European Union must change or risk falling apart

    UK must rejoin EU, warns Clegg, claiming bloc is on brink of collapse

    Clegg said:

    >My own view... is that the United Kingdom will have to sort of architect a sort of rapprochement, or re-entry into the European Union in one shape or form

    Do you agree with him?

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    What 175 years of data tell us about house price affordability in the UK

    >The last time house prices were this expensive relative to average earnings was in the year 1876, nearly 150 years ago.

    Source: https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/individual/insights/what-174-years-of-data-tell-us-about-house-price-affordability-in-the-uk/

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    Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU
    www.theguardian.com Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland

    From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

    Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland

    Do you agree with this or not?

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    www.theguardian.com Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK

    Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK

    Reddit overtakes X in popularity of social media platforms in UK

    Give it some time and maybe Lemmy will enter the top 10...

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    Starmer says Britain ‘isn’t working’ as he announces jobs push
    www.bbc.co.uk Youth to get 'guaranteed' training as part of jobs overhaul

    The government wants more young people in work as it aims to boost the overall employment rate.

    Youth to get 'guaranteed' training as part of jobs overhaul

    What do you think the solution is for the growing number of people who aren't in work?

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    Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now
    www.theguardian.com Russia-Ukraine war: Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now – as it happened

    Tsai Ing-wen says Kyiv needs weapons more urgently than Taipei and says Ukrainian victory will be ‘effective deterrent to future aggression’

    Russia-Ukraine war: Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now – as it happened

    >Tsai, who left office in January, added: “A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression.” This suggests Tsai believes that US military support for Kyiv... would help deter China from a cross-strait attack.

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    www.theguardian.com Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU

    Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s Eurosceptics

    Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU

    Do you agree with Merkel that Brexit was a "humiliation" for the EU?

    I'm not sure if I would use that word, but I wonder what other people think.

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    inews.co.uk Turn away from Trump and look to EU for trade, say voters

    Asked 'is Europe or the US more important to the UK' in 'terms of trade', 58 per cent chose Europe and just 34 per cent the States

    Turn away from Trump and look to EU for trade, say voters

    Archive of article is here:

    https://ghostarchive.org/archive/CgjxA

    https://web.archive.org/web/20241124021745/https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/turn-away-from-trtrump-eu-trade-uk-voters-pollump-and-look-to-eu-for-trade-say-voters-3388992

    Apparently, over 50% of voters think Europe is more important for trade than the US:

    >Asked 'is Europe or the US more important to the UK' in 'terms of trade', 58 per cent chose Europe and just 34 per cent the States

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