#ukUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsrevisesociology in #politics • 6 days agoLabour to Reduce the Power of Ombudsmen...?Toothless Ombudsmen are something I'm increasingly encountering in my role at the MP's office. Ombudsmen are bodies such as OFWAT or OFGEM, and they are consumers' final port…revisesociology in #life • 2 days agoFirst holiday of the year! So I took a whole two and a half days off of work this week, the first of the year. Go me! This is falling back into the old pattern of when I used to teach for a living, this…revisesociology in #politics • 12 hours agoFurther thoughts on Toothless Ombudsmen...So I deal with a lot of people complaining about the poor services they've been receiving from energy companies in my two work roles. The typical complaints are those…vikisecrets in #hive-167922 • 5 days agoMicrosoft Flagship Store in London, Oxford Street permanently closed (Photo gallery). Almost all Microsoft retail stores closed by now.Microsoft hat seit 2011 vor allem in den USA über 100 physische Stores eröffnet, aber seit Corona fast alle Stores wieder geschlossen und die verbliebenen Stores in New York…revisesociology in #runningproject • 7 days agoWeeklyish running update... Holding! I had a solid week of three classic runs this week - 2 early morning 5Ks on different routes early Tuesday and Thursday morning and then a longer run Sunday... Sunday Long…revisesociology in #tax • 4 days agoOn doubling Council Tax for Second Homes Hereford Council is set to charge double council tax on second homes from April this year, following a change of government policy that allows local councils to do just…revisesociology in #uk • 5 days agoOn the folly of long distance day travel... I stumbled across this article about a married couple who travelled from Cornwall to Manchester via Spain because the flights and one night in a hotel were cheaper than the…revisesociology in #houses • 11 days agoWill Britain be able to Build 1.5 Million Homes in the Next 5 Years? According to Labour we are facing a chronic housing crisis. And Labour has in response promised to build 1.5 million homes in England within the coming five years. But will…taskmaster4450 in #hive-167922 • 12 days agoUK Snooper's Charter Shows The Need For Decentralized CloudCentralized organizations are a major point of vulnerability. They are puppets for governments , even if they do not want to be. This is being highlighted with the latest…revisesociology in #inleo • 11 days agoTrack My Stack: A Handy Wealth Tracker and Pension PlannerIf yer looking for a decent wealth tracking app for yer phone, I can recommend ' Track my Stack ', available for various platforms... War in London auch in einem Techno-Club, Fabric London in Farringdon, ist eine coole Location mit 4 Dancefloors. Gab eine große Schlange vor dem Club, man musste sich über eine…vikisecrets in #hive-121566 • 8 days agoHow costly is it to use a European credit card in UK? This is how much I paid to exchange Euros to Pounds.Wie hoch sind die Gebühren, wenn man mit einer EU-Kreditkarte (mit einem Euro-Konto) in UK (London) in Pfund bezahlt? Erstaunlich hoch. Das hängt natürlich von den Konditionen…belemo in #hive-167922 • 12 days agoWork feels different I don't know how to explain it but I think I have a mental problem that doesn't allow me to stay in one job for more than a few months. Since wevikisecrets in #hive-121566 • 12 days agoVisit to London (Outernet)War am Wochenende in London :) Drei Tage Regenwetter, aber sonst war es sehr cool. Bin laut Health App 50 Kilometer gegangen, kaum geschlafen, bin jetzt vom Gehen ko. The…vikisecrets in #hive-121566 • 10 days agoWhy do people in the UK drive on the left-hand side while queuing on escalators on the right?Warum fährt man in UK auf der linken Seite, während man sich auf Rolltreppen rechts anstellt? Etwas verwirrend in UK ist, dass die Autos auf der linken Spur fahren. Dachte…vikisecrets in #hive-121566 • 11 days agoYou can still have bottles with untethered caps in UK, but there is catch 😂Es gibt immer noch Flaschen mit nicht verbundenem Deckel in UK, aber es gibt einen Hacken. Während es in UK völlig legal ist, Flaschen mit nicht verbundenem Deckel zu…revisesociology in #inleo • 14 days agoReleased from full time work....!Well not quite yet, but earlier than anticipated, and my overwhelming, no.1 feeling = one of relief! I had been told last week that there might be the budget at the MP's office…revisesociology in #runningproject • 17 days agoWeekly-ish Running Update... keeping it regular! Well I'm pleased to say that since my last running post, which was two weeks ago, I've managed six runs, three a week, and I've kept to my Tue, Thurs and Sunday mornings…alessandrawhite in #cwh • 9 days agoHello Hive Friends from Creative Work Hour! It's Pimp Your Post Thursday!! PYPT, the live curation show airs today at 12pm EST hosted by our own @shadowspub on Dreemport Discord voice channel 📢 (link below). To celebrate our creative work, we…
