revisesociology (81)in #life • yesterdaySo John Lewis Sell 90s Vinyl, do they...?John Lewis have managed to segway themselves into the national psyche through their Christmas ads over the last several years. Many people look forward to what are usually…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 2 days agoOld Parties, Old Narratives, Old Certainties: All GoneFor decades, Britain's political tribes were stable. You voted Labour because of class and unions, or Conservative because of property and tradition. Now? Every assumption is up…revisesociology (81)in #eu • 3 days agoThe EU's Ukraine Loan Scheme: A Long-Con on the European Taxpayer?The idea for a 'Ukraine loan scheme' came from the €200 billion in Russian state assets frozen in European custodial accounts since the 2022 invasion. Those assests are just…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 4 days agoRaising taxes on the property rich: a good idea...? Labour's r ecent autumn budget introduced tax increases for the largest properties which has been dubbed a mansion tax... This will mean a re-evaluation of houses in the top…revisesociology (81)in #economics • 5 days agoBritain's Industrial Collapse: Death by Policy, Neglect, and Wishful ThinkingA decade ago, the UK was still holding a respectable 10% of GDP from manufacturing - on par with France, today it's just a downward trend for Britain... Vehicle production and…revisesociology (81)in #life • 6 days agoKeano Dave (them/ they) Welcomes thee to planet Gen Z...So someone might have started a new temporary job recently (I know, ANOTHER ONE), and as part of some virtual introductions the other day some of that persons' colleagues…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 7 days agoThe Boooze Industry: Not Quite Dead, Yet! According a recent article in The Economist the cultural, economic and generational foundations of drinking in the United kingdom are shifting. We're not quite all Zen…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 8 days agoReform UK's great tax climbdown...Last year's Reform manifesto was fantabulously fantastical.... £90 billion of tax cuts, the income tax threshold up to £20k, stamp duty gone on anything under £750k.…revisesociology (81)in #runningprokject • 9 days agoWeeklyish Running Update - Slow and Ill! I've been ill this last week (blurghh) so I just managed to struggle out for three runs in the last 10 days... My alst run prior to this was LAST Friday, and that was the final…revisesociology (81)in #cent • 10 days agoPardon Me...?Somehow I missed Trump's pardoning of CZ earlier on this year... And this does seem to have been something of a murky affair! In a recent Financial Times report Trump's…revisesociology (81)in #splinterlands • 11 days agoSplinterlands Land Card Crafiting Allocations..... So my allocation rights for Splinterlands land cards are as follows.... I've also calculated the costs in the table below.... Allocation Grain Wood Stone Iron…revisesociology (81)in #hpud • 12 days agoHappy December HPUD 2025: Up because we're down!Happy December HPD, I think this makes me 12/12 so I shall look forward to another HiveBuzz badge in celebration of this most excellent monthly ritual. Today I'm powering up…revisesociology (81)in #labour • 13 days agoThings are Looking Bleak for Labour...So Labour's been in power for 18 months or so now and it's another painful story of some initial relief and now downright pessimism about where they are headed, it all looks a…revisesociology (81)in #economics • 14 days agoThe Corner Shop is Far from Dead! What with supermarkets offering easy shopping with online orders and Deliveroo drivers whizzing around everywhere you might buy the oft-spun narrative of the decline of the local…revisesociology (81)in #life • 15 days agoOnly half bodged... another car door scrape fix! So I finally got around to fixing my car door, on a nice warm day for mid November a few days back before it turned cold, it was hitting 15 degrees in mid afternoon and sunny, so…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 16 days agoWow, that budget took LAME to another level.... I don't think anyone was expecting much out of this November's budget , and what we got was kind of what we expected, which was precisely the problem: what the UK needs is…revisesociology (81)in #spt • 17 days agoThe Common Land Card....Too pricey...?The bonuses on many of the land cards are pretty generous, but you need to have a serious stack of cards on any plot you plan to use them on for them to worth it, compared to…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 18 days agoShould Governments Ban Ransomware Payments?According to The Economist, the recent wave of high-profile ransomware attacks on the likes of M&S and Jaguar Land Rover might have delivered one unexpected benefit: a lesson in…revisesociology (81)in #uk • 19 days agoWhen it Comes to Cancer, Speed Truly is the Key...There has been a revolution in cancer treatment in recent years: immunotherapy, precision medicine, and early detection technology have all turned it upside down. But as the…revisesociology (81)in #life • 20 days agoStruggling to get the house rented....So I am back in Hereford this weekend to do something which is in my head easy, but everytime I start the work proves to take twice as long and be much less enjoyable than I…
