Weren’t “smart” motorways originally just supposed to be automatic detection of traffic to apply temporary speed limits and reduce traffic? When did the ‘while we’re at it turn the hard shoulder into an extra lane to save the cost of expanding’ plan get tacked on?
My choice of fancy dress costume is going to be very different if I’m expecting it to be orgy-appropriate
When asked to think about their own lives, Britons are most likely to say that the best years of their life so far have been their twenties. Three in ten Britons aged 20 and older (30%) nominate that decade as their best, a figure which is largely consistent however old they are.
While the 90s was a bit of geopolitical stability, these findings seem to be more influenced by people enjoying the freedom of their youth
Update now I’ve actually bothered to read the article:
Writing in the Daily Mail
So yes, I think I was right!
“as soon as resources allow”
Sir Keir’s aim matches that of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Just a tactical statement to win over any floating voters for whom this might be the deal-breaker, with a caveat that there might never be enough resources to allow it then?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say it IRL. It’s a pretty minor thing really, use whatever insults you fancy, but if you want something very British you’ve got classics like muppet, nonce, pillock, bawbag.
Teakettle? Isn’t that just a kettle?
Does your wee one watch a lot of American-voiced videos on YouTube or similar?
Any nation who makes cheesy chips and gravy their national dish is a friend and ally in my book
“cockwomble” just sounds like you’re trying too hard, like a yank LARPing as a brit they read about on the internet
Lol, is there a character limit for Lemmy usernames?
Given your perpetuation of one of the most annoying parts of reddit I don’t believe your username at all!
Much better when they were sent off to war, or down the mines like in the good old days, eh?
This needs the massive IN THE USA disclaimer slapped over it. Sure, doctors are massively overworked everywhere, but if you’re supporting the NHS then you get people banging pots and pans for you, which I’m sure makes it all worthwhile.
Did they just throw a load of random text into this title thumbnail?
Nothing as tragic as censoring the word “penis” in your own comic. What goes through the mind of someone happy to discuss the concept of an unsolicited dick pic but worried about what typing the letter e implies?
Yes I will have one round of video games please
Me too, but that’s because I’m playing Crusader Kings
I didn’t know about that bit, just had a read up on his wiki page under the “slave labour” section.
Von Braun later stated that he was aware of the treatment of prisoners, but felt helpless to change the situation. When asked if von Braun could have protested against the brutal treatment of the slave laborers, von Braun team member Konrad Dannenberg (a member of the Nazi party since 1932) told The Huntsville Times: “If he had done it, in my opinion, he would have been shot on the spot.”
Fucked up situation to be in. I’m sure we all think we’d do the right thing but I imagine having your life on the line affects what you do quite a lot. Like all historical figures, not all black and white.
At least they weren’t trapped in a cave system at the time