IcyToes

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[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Most of the smaller banks in the UK are gone. We don't have a lot of "town banks".

The risks to the US may be very different from here. Either that or you could be guilty of catastrophising.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Hyperinflation doesn't happen that quick.

Not all banks go pop at once. Usually when banks go bust in UK, the gov steps in, recovers them and sells after. Many banks are perceived as too big to fail.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Is this one of those bribes to get positive reviews?

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 days ago (16 children)

False, and I'll assume you are American.

In the UK, you are protected up to £85k per bank.

https://www.fscs.org.uk/what-we-cover/

Government regulation can protect people. I know that concept seems crazy in USA.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Appreciate the context. Thanks.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

First time I've seen this.

Get over it.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They claimed it because she was married to a CIA employee.

Kind of free reign to break the law and kill people if you're a relative of a CIA employee. She could have been trialed without any risk to national security, so it's absolutely a BS excuse.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Well the centre left isn't centre left. They went right of the conservatives on immigration, focussing on stopping migrant boats etc. They vowed not to raise taxes to fund services. They didn't market themselves as centre-left. It was the right wing that took over the labour party. Historically you would find differences electorally prior to this one.

If you look at men to women voting Reform, it's 17% to 12%. There are disparities, they are just less obvious.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Not so much in the case of the killer of Harry Dunn.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably because their list price was too high. Doesn't mean they're all that inflated.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Labour does have a process for policies. It is called the National Policy Forum. He ignores it. So your suggestion that you can push internally is false. Keir doesn't tolerate dissent because he's an autocrat.

Labour used to get most funding from unions, it's now less than 30%, so wealthy business folk got control of that.

It's a shame that Keir's labour doesn't have policies that aren't cruel on people.

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