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19 votes
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'Woke coke': Drug dealers marketing 'ethically sourced' cocaine
18 votes -
The city dwellers trying to build a tight-knit community from scratch
8 votes -
Can kids navigate their way across London alone?
9 votes -
School almost 'eliminates bullying' with break-time ban on games
23 votes -
The other side of cancel culture
8 votes -
Policing protest in a pandemic
4 votes -
Drone sightings caused Gatwick airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the Sussex sky?
10 votes -
Sixteen-year-old student gets thousands of primary school children to write to lonely care home residents
7 votes -
How "The Wing", a women-focused, co-working space collective and club is now reeling from allegations of racism, exclusivity and abuses of power
13 votes -
Roadliners - A short documentary
6 votes -
The right to work from home should be a demand far beyond the pandemic
8 votes -
A short history of child protection in the UK, with discussion about the impact of temporary coronavirus law
6 votes -
How can I save more money on razors?
EDIT: I probably should've said up-front that I live in the UK. I've started to really dig shaving over the years. It's gone from a chore to an enjoyable regimen. Watching or just listening to...
EDIT: I probably should've said up-front that I live in the UK.
I've started to really dig shaving over the years. It's gone from a chore to an enjoyable regimen. Watching or just listening to shaving ASMR videos provides considerable satisfaction, though it's really always nice to see a professional at work. I only shave every few days, once my stubble has become quite unsightly, and just give it a single pass in order to save on the cost of razor cartridges. At the moment I'm going through my remaining Cornerstone cartridges after canceling my subscription with them due to the cost, and I can get a few uses out of each before having to discard them. My shaving gel is just a cheapo brand, and the aftershave is an old Christmas gift.
I'd like to be be able to save some more money when it comes to shaving. Anyone got any recommendations for a good brand I could switch to, or advice on keeping the handle clean and getting more uses out of the heads?
14 votes -
Furloughed sports commentator starts covering scenes from everyday life
6 votes -
The invisible city: How a homeless man built a life underground
10 votes -
The tears of our mothers
7 votes -
I worry for my teenage boys – the beauty standards for young men are out of control
28 votes -
Splendid isolation: How I stopped time by sitting in a forest for twenty-four hours
5 votes -
How my daughter disrupted my politics
16 votes -
New tourism ad for Australia: "Matesong" featuring Kylie Minogue
I just discovered this new tourist advertisement for Australia. It's sung (mostly) by Kylie Minogue, and aimed directly at a British (English?) audience. As an Aussie, I found a few moments in...
I just discovered this new tourist advertisement for Australia. It's sung (mostly) by Kylie Minogue, and aimed directly at a British (English?) audience.
As an Aussie, I found a few moments in this ad to smile at.
6 votes -
'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay
8 votes -
In Denmark, children's homes are places of stability, comfort and support – now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK
3 votes -
From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London's Trafalgar Square
7 votes -
Roads from the past - a short animated history of Britain's Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers
6 votes -
"Children and Politics" - a 3 minute interview with British children before the 1964 general election
This is short, but it demonstrates something that's been missing from tv for a while, which is the simple interview with children that recognises they are children but still takes them seriously...
This is short, but it demonstrates something that's been missing from tv for a while, which is the simple interview with children that recognises they are children but still takes them seriously as humans.
EDIT: Somehow I missed the main link, which goes to a BFI page here: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-children-and-politics-1964-online
There are some amazing old (1960s, 1970s) British tv interviews with children carried out by Harold Williamson. He asks children a question and then just lets them answer. There's no attempt to laugh at the children, and there's no attempt to say "zomg look at what this cute kid is saying".
A few clips here, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tq93b and there are probably more on Youtube: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tq93b
It's showing its age - "what would you do if your husbands went on strike? How would you run a household?" (asked of two girls) isn't acceptable.
7 votes -
Family of teen who died from Ecstacy support legalisation
8 votes -
Paedophile hunters went too far
13 votes -
Ringed on all sides by the UK but not actually part of it, residents of the Isle of Man value their independence
9 votes -
Shame on those who defend the "loving smack": it's just plain violence against children
19 votes -
After Labour's conference pledge to scrap Ofsted and private schools, does the envied Finnish education system provide the blueprint?
8 votes -
Men who ate raw, dead, squirrels outside vegan food stall are convicted in England
16 votes -
Sweden is on track to see a record number of British people applying for Swedish citizenship this year
4 votes -
The British sex workers fighting censorship
7 votes -
How debt kills
9 votes -
Body modification – when consent is not a defence
13 votes -
IWW helps cafe worker defeat gross misconduct allegations
19 votes -
First legal humanist marriages in Northern Ireland since Court ruling to occur this weekend
Summary The Belfast Court of Appeal ruled two months ago that weddings in Northern Ireland performed by Humanist celebrants must be deemed legal. These weddings are now starting to be performed....
Summary
The Belfast Court of Appeal ruled two months ago that weddings in Northern Ireland performed by Humanist celebrants must be deemed legal. These weddings are now starting to be performed.
The article contains comments by various people, including two couples about to be married. It also has some background about legality of Humanist wedding ceremonies in other parts of Great Britain.
Extract
In June, the Belfast Court of Appeal ruled that humanist marriages must be legally recognised in Northern Ireland. This weekend, the first two legal marriages to follow that ruling will occur.
Link
8 votes -
Should we treat crime as something to be cured rather than punished? Scotland’s police force has adopted a public health model to tackle violence. Should the rest of the world follow suit?
20 votes -
Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future – the realities facing the ‘contractors’ are grim. No wonder their union is appealing to the high court
9 votes