scottsdad Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 They might as well just cancel it. According to this site it's just a big hoax. Incidentally, yesterday I gave a lecture on sustainability. Standing in a classroom with the heating on and the windows open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, scottsdad said: They might as well just cancel it. According to this site it's just a big hoax. Incidentally, yesterday I gave a lecture on sustainability. Standing in a classroom with the heating on and the windows open. I remember staying in a lodge at Loch Lomond many years ago where you had to pay for the electricity used via a prepayment meter. Speaking to the site manager she said the electricity used to be included in the rental price, but too many people we keeping the heating up full, and when it was too hot just opening the windows rather than turning down the heating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCs Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Perfect timing with the train workers strike at the same time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, DMCs said: Perfect timing with the train workers strike at the same time I think we'll see more such threats... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuffman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 They're building student accomodation at the old MacDonalds furniture store at the bottom of Cathedral Street in Glasgow. Apparently its not finished yet but students have already moved in. They're being charged £10,000 a year and are living in a building site. You can see work still going on. Also apparently there's a lot of students homeless at the moment as they've been kicked out of their flats so their landlords can make a fortune from COP26. Not saying there is any link here of course. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Have some faith in Magic Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 14/10/2021 at 14:23, welshbairn said: Had a play on booking.com and a room at the Smiths Hotel in Sauchiehall Street that they charge £67 for in January costs £1896 on November 1st. I might stay in Smiths hotel if I was paid £1896 to stay there for a night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 You've got to question if all the people attending really need to be there. I was reading that Obama is attending. Why? Just more needless air travel to attend a conference calling for a reduction in air travel (among other things) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Suspect Device said: You've got to question if all the people attending really need to be there. I was reading that Obama is attending. Why? Just more needless air travel to attend a conference calling for a reduction in air travel (among other things) He's making up for the Pope skiving off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Good on everyone that ends up striking here or extracts the concessions they want. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRocketman II Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) the union chief leading the action for refuse collectors etc seems to be looking to make a bit of a name for himself. I have seen two clips of him now where he book ends each rally call for "fair play for these heroes" with his name.... Edited October 16, 2021 by KingRocketman II pay not play! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I have the utmost respect for refuse collectors and we would miss them a lot quicker than we'd miss a lot of other occupations but describing them as heroes is a tad OTT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 I was a refuse collector for 7 years. Enjoyed it for the most part. Hope they get a well deserved pay rise. Chris Mitchell seems like an arsehole though, but at least he's fighting on behalf of his members. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) That Sturgeon will no doubt get the blame anyway, whether or not they sort out the local rail and binmen disputes. One might almost think Johnson's private office planned it to be a clusterfuck. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/17/cop26-corporate-sponsors-condemn-climate-summit-as-mismanaged Edited October 17, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 14/10/2021 at 14:23, welshbairn said: Had a play on booking.com and a room at the Smiths Hotel in Sauchiehall Street that they charge £67 for in January costs £1896 on November 1st. Hopefully breakfast included 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Going to be a fuckin nightmare for anyone working in or near the city centre. So many road closures planned. Train staff threatening to go on strike, funnily enough getting into work won't be any trouble if you start early enough but getting home could potentially take hours, not that employers care as long as they get the full shift out of you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Cop26 corporate sponsors condemn climate summit as ‘mismanaged’ "“They had an extra year to prepare for Cop due to Covid, but it doesn’t feel like this time was used to make better progress. Everything feels very last minute,” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 No doubt Obama will tell us where we are erring, just like in 2014 and with al-Megrahi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 13:42, KingRocketman II said: How much do the GMB pay to the labour party every year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 10 hours ago, wastecoatwilly said: How much do the GMB pay to the labour party every year? About £2m but they are talking of withdrawing it. Probably just sabre rattling but they did withdraw it in London recently. They possibly want something in return for the money. They see the Tory party donors getting rich on the back of their donations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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