Spartacus

They Are amongst us 🫥

Is that Mick the Fin , Mousey Mick or Mick the taker ? Was the yellow legal pad from the well known solicitors postit and notes ?

Bob, how much have you offered them ? I can make 25% on it 😏 https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25075646.hmrc-cash-reward-scheme-whistleblowers-launch-2025/

Did my eyes deceive me this afternoon, or was there someone zipping around on a PennyFarthing bike ? Curious what happens when the bike stops as I am not convinced the rider can reach the floor with either feet 🤔

Love the speculation, unless you have evidence other than hearsay ?

I suspect they have all gotten quietly into their SUVs and gone off seeking country lanes with cyclists to shout at... Either that or just not found a topic to engage with.

Wow So many armchair accident investigators putting forward their theorys. My thoughts are that we should wait for an official investigation to tell us what actually happened.

Here's the link to the Instagram video of the Tesla getting smashed up, obviously not at BelAir https://www.instagram.com/reel/DITqQb3oyOY/?igsh=Z2NjdDF2YWxvaGwz Got to admit, it took a lot of beating

This is a bit of a rubbish thread 😅

Try popping into the Jeweller on Upland Road, just up from the Actress. I am sure they can advise.

Maybe the lost and damaged Daleks explain why the new season of Doctor Who won't see a return of old enemies including the Master, Derek's or Cybermen 🫣

Well Blow me, I read the above and thought come again I wonder if it's run by the fresh Prince Albert of Belair ?

I have to wonder who's going to benefit from the Trump tarrifs Possibly those in tje know who dumped their shares before it happened, banked the cash, bought shares at rock bottom and are now waiting for stock that crashed to go up again and make a fortune. But the bigger losers will be Americans who expect industry to move their factories to America, provide jobs and revive the economy, 20 years ago that could have happened but since then most factory jobs can now be done by robots including warehouse movements, and if a tech company is going to build a new factory they will obviously use robotics and maybe AI to do the work, which means a gluten of goods and no one with the cash to buy them. America will go into another depression and take the rest of the world with it. Forget the issues Liz Truss and Rachel Reeves combined have caused the economy, the trump tarrifs will make them look like saints by comparison.

That is a very good question

It was a first class delivery of an April fools joke Almost as good as spaghetti trees

I guess now, we just have to wait to see how the results are spun by council officers to show an overwhelming response 🤔

It is a separate subject, but I believe it's exactly what Rachel Theives is asking "Cash in hand mate, that's cash for me grassing you up. " We are all expected to become stool pigeons. (Dare you not to sing or hum the old Kid Creole sing now)

This is a better idea Whistle-blowers of tax avoiders to receive a reward If we all blow the whistle on the big American corporations avoiding tax in this country (Amazon, Google... ) then we will get rewarded whilst making them pay their fair share. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/26/tax-avoidance-whistleblowers-will-earn-share-of-any-hmrc-proceeds-rachel-reeves-confirms Win win

Nice to see Kixs have reopened in their new location.

I am curious why some cyclists jump red lights. I was on a bus the other day which was stopped at a red pedestrian controlled light, a large number of cyclists also stopped but as soon as they could approximately half of them started up again and went through the red light. I was once told it's to do with losing momentum, but in this case that's obviously not the reason. Can someone from the cycling side explain the rational because I, and lots of others, just don't get it? If its not acceptable behaviour for motorised vehicles, why is it accepted by a large number of cyclists?

Earl, your knowledge of random things including old TMOs makes me wonder if you work for a council 🤔

Guess its like a Dutch squirel bridge https://www.dutchnews.nl/2017/07/why-did-the-squirrel-cross-the-road-it-didnt/

To be clear There really isn't a problem with that happening at the moment, so why is it an issue in your mind Been meaning to ask, which part of the council do you work for?

Another cost for them Don't forget the increase in business rates, higher employers NI, minimum wage increase, and if people are discouraged from shopping local a potential dip in revenue then additional costs for parking may be the straw that breaks their backs.