sephallen

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Keir Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

But the media needs sensationalism.

Like the way they describe the cuts as "Labour stops winter fuel payments" omitting the ending "for the wealthiest pensioners" to make people believe all winter fuel payments were cut.

The NHS gave £330 million to Palantir to build an NHS data platform. Well we've found out that most English hospitals aren't using it - because it's not very good in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

Everything about this stinks of Tory.

Petition Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Labour are dedicated to the democratic vote, which is arguably the "right" thing to do, but not necessarily the best thing to do.

Petition Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

The EU definitely wouldn't let us back in, it was hard enough for us to get in the first time.

xkcd #3022: Making Tea in c/xkcd@lemmy.world
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Surely putting tea inside a kettle would stain the kettle?

xkcd #3022: Making Tea in c/xkcd@lemmy.world
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Do Americans make tea in a kettle? Teabag inside the kettle?

Trump ally warns Starmer the US will ‘crush’ UK economy if it helps arrest Netanyahu in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago

It's cute that this guy thinks he can crush the UK economy more than the Tories did for the past 14 years.

Hand wired a southpaw 1800(-ish) keyboard with no stabilizers in c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
[–] sephallen@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm a fellow lefty, but I think it would take me some time to get used to that numpad.