Making the news today....

[Johnsond]

1 minute ago, Mull said:

Try chilling with the kids instead of chilling afterwards, it’s more satisfying.

Scotland's alcohol problem laid bare

WWW.ALCOHOL-FOCUS-SCOTLAND.ORG.UK

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Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are 54% higher than in England and Wales.

Try a dry weekend Mull 

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

I put up a article from the news today if you didn’t notice you pissed up turkey. It’s 2330 Mull the kids are in bed me and the Mrs are chilling after being out with the kids all day as it happens. You might want to post during the week when sober rather than regular weekend alcohol fuelled outbursts. 
You know Mull a lot of those whom were a little bit more rational had to listen to 2 bloody years of hysteria and shite so to see news articles that are actually taking a reasoned look at the events can indeed be considered as “ Making the news today “. If you don’t like it ignore it or just walk on by, easy as that.  

An artical from news today, the 7th of May?

 

Splitting hairs, but...

[Mull]

Scotland's alcohol problem laid bare

WWW.ALCOHOL-FOCUS-SCOTLAND.ORG.UK

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Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are 54% higher than in England and Wales. Try a dry weekend Mull 

Didn’t read it, but It’s so you! A link[emoji1]

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, eggsarascal said:

An artical from news today, the 7th of May?

 

Splitting hairs, but...

Indeed eggs, contrary to what Mull is implying I’m not glued to the news feeds, if I’m a day out in regards something that catches my eye out 🤷‍♂️. 

Edited May 8, 2022 by Johnsond

[Johnsond]

5 minutes ago, Mull said:

 

Didn’t read it, but It’s so you! A link

 

You should read it bud, try saying no once in a while. You’ll feel better for it. 

[Mull]

You should read it bud, try saying no once in a while. You’ll feel better for it. 

Yeah, try not looking at forums bud, you’ll feel better for it!

[Johnsond]

10 minutes ago, Mull said:

 

Yeah, try not looking at forums bud, you’ll feel better for it!

 

Lol 😂 wtf are you doing here then 🥴. 
I feel totally fine Mull thanks for caring. 

[djbobbins]

Here’s one: NOT making the news today…

I just heard an ad on the radio for Barclaycard / Avios card which had an average APR of 72%. I know (fortunately not from first-hand experience) that high street / authorised payday lender rates can be much, much higher - hundreds of percent.

When I was first old enough to start to understand these things, I remember that Bank of England base rate was between 8 and 12%, spiking at 15. And around the same time, I recollect reading a press story about doorstep loan sharks being prosecuted for extorting money with menace and illegal lending, but being pilloried for charging 350-500%.

Clearly in the loan shark example the ways used to recover the debt were horrific, but I wonder how / when the underlying situation changed - when it became mainstream and seemingly politically acceptable to charge extortionate rates? BoE base rate is currently about a tenth of what it was back in the late 80s / early 90s, by contrast.

[Macpherson]

1 hour ago, djbobbins said:

NOT making the news today…

 

I've often thought while reading this thread that  ' what's not making the news ' and exactly why would make much more interesting reading... to me the news is always has been nothing more than a diversion and never more so than today, just an endless drip feed of drivel intended to keep folk squabbling with each other whilst them that would lord it over us line their pockets.

 

And yes I can well remember paying the crippling interest of 3% over the base rate of 15% back when I started out in self employment... and I get the distinct  feeling that that's where we're headed back to right now, or perhaps worse.👎

[eggsarascal]

I'll just leave this here.