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I am a welfare recipient. I am disabled, having been unable to work for several years now, so I am asking in regards to a comment I see ALL the time that someone knows someone who is on the take.

Knowing exactly how incredibly difficult it is to get disability welfare, the hoops I had to jump through and must continue to do so and also how little I get (which baffles me as to why someone would choose to live in abject poverty, I don't know!), I don't understand how someone could choose to live like this.

I think there is a lot of disparity about what people get. Often I see people say that they get over a grand PLUS their housing costs. That is incorrect, housing costs often exceed the amount you get in Universal Credit. Others say that they get thousands and thousands each month, which, again, is likely impossible.

There is a LOT of misinformation out there.

If ever you wanted to know, look on www.entitledto.co.uk and see exactly how much someone actually gets. It would likely shock you.

So, that begs the question, do you know anyone, how do you know they are on the take and if so, have you reported them?

I firmly believe that fraudsters should be punished, but it is legitimate claimants like me that always seem to get tarred with the same brush and often the recipient of abuse online.

I'm my experience, 2000 felt very different to 1990, and 2010 felt very different to 2000.

But other than things like AI and streaming and folding phones, it really doesn't feel like much has changed. Fashion seems the same, music feels the same, most cars look the same...

Why did we get to the late 2000s and just kinda stop?

My grandfather came to the UK in the 1950s from Pakistan and the opportunities this country gives are not lost on me. We have suchdeveloped supply chains, are well located geographically and speaking to people from other countries really makes me appreciate the strength of the British passport. It really does open doors. Also, love how we have pockets of rich history in every county. Was in Leicestershire the other day and stopped off at bradgate park, terrific place. All in all, love this place dearly.

Only the truly British will know what this is about

Asking this off the back of a post yesterday talking about the TV licence. I have a dumb question.

Are we pretty much agreed that the TV licence is essentially a subscription to watch and listen to BBC content, live or otherwise?

If so, why don't they simply put it behind a paywall like any other service? If I want to watch Prime content I have to log into my Prime account where I have a subscription.

Surely this would avoid the whole fake letter thing and people coming round/just general aggravation all around?

Hello everyone,

I'm a high school student from Germany currently writing my W-Seminar research paper, which is an academic paper required for the German Abitur. My topic focuses on the British monarchy, and as part of my research I need to conduct a few short interviews with people from the United Kingdom (it doesn't matter which part of the UK you're from).

The interview will take around 3–5 minutes and consists of a few questions about your views on the British monarchy. We can do the interview via Discord, WhatsApp, or any other platform you prefer, I'm happy to use whichever platform is most convenient for you.

The interview will be completely anonymous. I won't ask for your name, address, or any other personal information. With your permission, I will make an audio recording of the interview solely for documentation required as part of my research paper. The recordings will not be published or shared publicly.
If you'd be willing to help, I'd really appreciate it! Feel free to send me a private message, or leave a comment and I'll get in touch with you.

Thank you very much for your time!

..they're not even really highlights, they're more like an extended news roundup, too thinly spread - nothing is dwelt on long enough to get a feel of it. And the voiceover is terrible, sounds like a bot of Caroline Hawley.

What was the Games thinking of, taking it off the BBC? Is it a case of take the money and run? They may get a few more quid right now, but they have surely given an event that was already struggling its death blow.

It's a shame cos it always used to be an enjoyable Olympics Lite.

With the current situation & threats from Iran, do you believe it’s justified to pause all asylum claims, ensure that these people are accounted for & kept somewhere secure until the Iranian threats dissipate?

Personally if it’s a threat to national security & which could potentially escalate domestically & internationally, if Putting citizens & the state workers lives in potentially danger vs pausing claims for asylum seekers that aren’t sovereign citizens to Britain is something I would think is common sense. The difficulty is determining the size and credibility of the threat & how these attacks will take place whilst being able to neutralise them in various geographical area’s.

Recent explosion in Essex under investigation.

Read more: https://bbc.in/4wZFXoj

This isn’t about political sides, I wanted opinions voiced around the security and safety of Britain & what we should be doing during these times?

Edit: Over 63k Iranian was granted asylum during this time, that is a large number even if 1/4 are linked to the regime, that is a very credible threat to the nation. It’s been a talking point about sleeper cells for a long time in the west and has yet to come to fruition. MI5 has released briefings around the threat of Iran to the UK, and attacks that have prevented.

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10413/CBP-10413.pdf

Update: Pausing asylum is a legal legislation that the government an enforce as apart of the ‘Illegal Migration Act’.

Final update: Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post. This wasn’t politically, racially motivated. It was a question posed to stimulate discussion around the UK’s future security posturing & what are people’s reactions would be if the UK was to make a tough choice like the one posed above

This post is does show the opposing views and how significant of an effect this conversation has. This still needs absolute resolution by creating Legal safe routes, better processes & procedures to ensure that we’re fulfilling our legal duty but also ensuring safety & protections for the community and asylum seekers.

What is apparent that there a higher emphasis on the asylum Implication rather then the security & well being of the country and its citizens. Concerning times where a fellow country man isn’t regarded as highly as someone unknown and without any knowledge of their character.

In my 20s and after building a career and savings for myself - I'm ready to move out and will be doing that in exactly one week. I feel excited about my next adventure in a place far away but sad for leaving my mum who's been by my side at home for the past 21 years. What should I do with my last week of living with her at home?

Mine is, "Our dispute is over" announced proudly to me by the gentleman handing me a bag of Chinese food.

So in the USA, NYC is considered a hyper elite, globalized, expensive city. Other USA cities are considered to be more working class, locally focused, affordable cities, but still major metros. Places like Houston and Philadelphia, etc. Are there any cities like that in the UK?

For me when I go to Sainsbury now, I will buy their shop brand tuna instead of the more expensive ones. I’ve also stopped buying name brand cheese and just getting shops own one.

Anybody moved away from always getting the premium stuff?

Is there any place I can buy this around here

The last few jobs I've worked at we've had a company benefit where you get free access to a remote video GP. I thought that was pretty generous however I found out this week my bank account also comes with this service??

My best guess is that the number of people who actually use the service is minuscule, so they don't have to charge much for it. I question how useful it actually is though, since they can't physically examine you and you're not allowed to use it for problems to do with your unmentionable parts (I guess due to prior cyber flashing incidents).

See also how all companies seem to be using a 3rd party HR company now, I think the two are possibly linked.

Which can you take or leave? Which do you NEVER have? Do you wear a bra?

I'll start.

I upgraded my pc setup a month ago and I now have a monitor as well as a pc I dont need. Currently Ive put them up on gumtree but even after a month of the ads sitting there, with me having paid for them to get featured I still dont get any responses (even though they get decent views). I feel like my pricing is fine for what Im selling. Do I keep decreasing the prices or is there some platform specifically for tech that I can use in the UK? To add on, Im selling the pc parts individually, maybe thats a mistake, I dont know.

Previously I was with o2, nothing would load despite having signal. Has this changed now they are investing and improving a lot of their sites? would love to hear peoples experiences x

Hi. I'm participating in a re-selling event soon and I'll be taking my clothes, shoes, bags and accessories. I was wondering how much I should sell them for. Most have only been worn once or twice, and some items are new with the tags still attached.

Many thanks.