Politics Thread 6

[OrangeRKN]

This makes a great super power spinner - whatever it lands on from the outer ring you gain control over.

[<]:^D]

Redundancy Man!

[Knoyleo]

Can't wait to gain control over *spins wheel*...

...how much stock a retailer has.

Inventory-Man!

[Jenuall]

Pretty sure I can already influence quite a few things in that outer ring, just generally not in a positive way!

[Green Gecko]

This makes a great super power spinner - whatever it lands on from the outer ring you gain control over.

That's a great way to turn it on its head.

The general principle is popular in a range of success literature, but I find it also helps with anxiety.

The actual things in the rings vary a great deal of course.

Edit: We should absolutely post some example superpowered people from this patented GRcade creation

Introducing

TRAFFIC MAN



Also available as action figurine



And let's not forget, his evil nemesis, TRAFFIC JAM MAN




And how could we ever be without

REDUNDANCY MAN



Here to save you with his massive wang and powerful ass-blade


But wait, here to bring sunshine into your life, it's

WEATHERWOMAN




When you are low on dosh, you need to call upon

ECONOMY PRICE MAN




But wait! There's more. To assist your in the latest dogpiling, with their inverted legs in place of human arms and amorphous symbiotic blob of flesh, it's

STRANGERS COMMENTS ON FORUMS & SOCIAL MEDIA PERSON



Watch out for their nemesis, charging a mighty punch powered by their blogosphere head




Just popped to the shops and its all cleared out of your favourite toys and sweets? Never fear, its delivery time for

GIANT ROBOT TRUCK PERSON



Ok I think this has runs its course.

[OrangeRKN]

Yeah I reckon it's a helpful principle.

I am also now writing a soon-to-be-hit comic about Traffic Man and Public Transport Boy trying to defeat a villain who can control the outcome of most court cases.

[Cuttooth]

twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1558133661479878656

Truss getting a lesson that you can't just say any old random gooseberry fool and there not be consequences.

[Green Gecko]

I am also now writing a soon-to-be-hit comic about Traffic Man and Public Transport Boy trying to defeat a villain who can control the outcome of most court cases.

Introducing Public Transport Boy



Who can conveniently transform into a bus at any time you need



Truly the hero you needed yesterday, today.

[Oblomov Boblomov]

twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1558133661479878656

Truss getting a lesson that you can't just say any old random gooseberry fool and there not be consequences.

I'm pretty sure the lesson is going to be "Yes you can, and still be Prime Minister".

[OrangeRKN]

Truly the hero you needed yesterday, today.

Horrifying

[Godzilla]

twitter.com/andrewhunterm/status/1558113303699902465

[Green Gecko]

She's in a train. I'm not sure what the context for this image is but banging on about profits being 100% OK without conditions after Mike Lynch & RMT where calling out excess profits while withholding payrises is pretty ironic. Or perhaps she's suggesting she's showing up to work.

[Buffalo]

I’d want to disinfect everything she touched after she strawberry floated off. Bigoted slime.

[Squinty]

Oh god she's a cosplaying asshat too

[Garth]

twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1558531684026441730

twitter.com/Peston/status/1558530443288498177

[Tomous]

Starmer demanding price cap doesnt rise

[Hexx]

How is the cap actually decided/calculated?

[Cuttooth]

How is the cap actually decided/calculated?

This is probably the best quick explanation:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utili ... 36620245-9

Basically it’s mostly based on the wholesale cost of energy suppliers have to pay, which has been highly volatile in the past year, plus a bunch of more comparitively static costs like network maintenance and operating costs.

[Lex-Man]

There seems to be a big problem as the energy cap doesn't apply to companies. So a lot of small companies could go bust putting people out of work.

[Carlos]

How is the cap actually decided/calculated?

This is probably the best quick explanation:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utili ... 36620245-9

Basically it’s mostly based on the wholesale cost of energy suppliers have to pay, which has been highly volatile in the past year, plus a bunch of more comparitively static costs like network maintenance and operating costs.

You’d end up with companies tanking the wholesale costs (WONT SOMEBODY THINK OF THE SHAREHOLDERS?!?) or the government footing the bill which might lead to a further squeeze on the profits of the gas suppliers to offset the additional spending.

The price cap was originally put in place to protect customers from the energy cartel charging whatever it liked on variable rate tariffs https://amp.theguardian.com/money/2017/ ... ergy-bills

If Ofgem didn’t act the way the government wanted they could easily disband it and put in a new puppet organisation that would.