They do say that every society is three meals away from revolution...We are one big mac shortage away from insurrection.
They do say that every society is three meals away from revolution...We are one big mac shortage away from insurrection.
I’ve noticed a shortage of bottles of orange juice in various places over the last few days during my trip around Scotland. Not the end of the world, but intriguing to know why it’s the case.
I’ve noticed a shortage of bottles of orange juice in various places over the last few days during my trip around Scotland. Not the end of the world, but intriguing to know why it’s the case.
Taken out by those who want Irn-Bru to be your only choiceI’ve noticed a shortage of bottles of orange juice in various places over the last few days during my trip around Scotland. Not the end of the world, but intriguing to know why it’s the case.
Is it really true what they used to say about it....."Made in Scotland from girders" ?Taken out by those who want Irn-Bru to be your only choice
It's half true.Is it really true what they used to say about it....."Made in Scotland from girders" ?
Indeed - who knew that liquefied girders tasted so good!It's half true.
The Scottish NHS will receive £1.1bn a year from a new health and social care tax, the UK government has said.
The tax will be introduced across the UK to pay for reforms to the care sector and NHS funding in England.
But a proportion will also be ringfenced and given directly to the Scottish health service.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said health and social care in all parts of the UK would "benefit from significant additional support".
I vaguely recall there being a big red (German!) bus with such a slogan plastered on the side, but memories are hazyScottish NHS to receive £1.1bn from UK-wide social care tax
The prime minister confirms a proportion of the UK-wide tax will be ringfenced for NHS Scotland.www.bbc.co.uk
Does anyone else remember when Brexit was going to give the NHS £350 million a week?
I guess this would not have been allowed if we were a part of the EU. We are now free to pollute our rivers!Normally, you need a permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 to discharge treated effluent from a waste water treatment works (WwTW) to surface water or groundwater. Permits contain conditions that control the quality of the effluent you can discharge.
You may not be able to comply with your permit if you cannot get the chemicals you use to treat the effluent you discharge because of:
- the UK’s new relationship with the EU
This is just the start of our quality of life declining now that we have got rid of many of our protections.The Environment Agency have just published this guidance
I guess this would not have been allowed if we were a part of the EU. We are now free to pollute our rivers!
That will boost staycation businesses!The Environment Agency have just published this guidance
I guess this would not have been allowed if we were a part of the EU. We are now free to pollute our rivers!
Three has become the latest mobile network to reintroduce roaming fees when travelling abroad, in a fresh post-Brexit blow for consumers.
A flat £2 daily charge when roaming within an EU country will apply to customers who are new or upgrading from October 1, though the changes do not come into effect until May 23 2022.
The firm joins EE and Vodafone who have also recently announced the return of charges, while O2 has clung on with a fair use roaming limit.
I walked past the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh today, and noticed they still have an EU flag flying. Personally I was quite pleased to see that, but I was surprised to see it considering we are no longer a part of it.
The European flag is to continue flying outside the Scottish Parliament beyond Brexit after MSPs voted to keep it up.
Holyrood's management group had planned to lower the flag at 23:00 on Friday, the moment the UK leaves the EU.
However MSPs voted by 63 to 54 to overturn this decision after the Scottish government forced a debate.
Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh warned ministers not to politicise the issue, saying the flags flown at Holyrood "reflect our relationships in law".
The Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems argued that the "non-political" decision of the Parliamentary Corporate Body should be respected, but SNP and Green MSPs united to "direct" the group to keep the flag up.
A city in the Netherlands is flying the Scottish Saltire in place of the Union Flag after the UK left the EU.
The deputy mayor of Leeuwarden, Sjoerd Feitsma, came up with the idea after visiting Edinburgh for a Robert Burns festival.
The Saltire is now displayed with the flags of the remaining 27 EU nations at the city's main railway station.
I'd emigrate to a European country if I could.
Faffing around getting SIMs when you roam is horrible (and sometimes impossible in locations where you need to be a resident of that country), but now becoming a necessary evil of travelling it seems.
You can use any plan (even Vodafone X) in the EU just like you would at home for no extra cost. Vodafone has implemented 'roam like at home' rules without any volume restrictions, and additionally, includes Switzerland in their EU/EEA/UK zone. For roaming outside their EU zone, their old RED roaming plans apply:
- 200 MB per calendar day for €2.99 in Albania, Canada, Monaco, San Marino, Kosovo, Turkey, USA
- 200 MB per calendar day for €4.99 in 50 countries mentioned here
Even in the EU you will often find that operators cap the amount of data that can be used while out of the home country (although not Vodafone Ireland it seems as mentioned above).
Seemingly not.Sigh. Will the winning never end?
PayPal is introducing new fees for payments between businesses in the UK and those in Europe, from November.
British businesses will be charged a 1.29% fee for payments from the European Economic Area and vice versa.
Or shortage of beer .Brexit benefit!
The most common item of roadside litter around here used to be a particular Polish beer can. Not any more.
I haven't done a survey to determine whether it's due to a shortage of beer, a shortage of drinkers, a change of taste or increased environmental awareness.
Still see them a lot around Kent when I do litter picks. I’m not surprised - Some Polish beers are very strong and also cheap, so probably popular amongst alcoholics. Will perhaps be unfair to presume only Central/Eastern Europeans drink them.Brexit benefit!
The most common item of roadside litter around here used to be a particular Polish beer can. Not any more.
I haven't done a survey to determine whether it's due to a shortage of beer, a shortage of drinkers, a change of taste or increased environmental awareness.