Agreed. I think we should be investing our time and effort into trying to make the best of the situation, rather than constantly moaning that we lost. I voted remain, but even I can see that we’re better off as a nation trying to heal the divide and move forward than dwelling in the past.

Why not contact him anyway? The worst that can happen is that he says no. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, as they say…

Boost for Lemmy allows you to block whole instances using keywords. Works well.

Incantation.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incantation_(film)

The threshold for inheritance tax in the UK is £325,000.

There’s growing evidence that the opposite may be true:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/02/will-hs2-really-help-cut-the-uks-carbon-footprint

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/23/halt-new-roads-and-developments-adding-to-emissions-advisers-to-tell-uk-government

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/23JAN_HS2_Double_Jeopardy_FINAL01.02.23.pdf

Plastic grass supports little in the way of biodiversity and will constantly shed microplastics. Actual grass also allows the absorption of rain water into the ground below, whereas fake grass does not. This can contribute to localised flooding, and causes problems for replenishment of aquifers. All in all its awful stuff and the sooner it’s banned the better IMO.

Can’t say I’m dreading a ‘utopia’, vegan or otherwise…

They’re not saying people should stop eating meat entirely, they’re saying people should eat less i.e. swapping a burger with a bean casarole once a week or something. This is not a binary all-or-nothing situation. Every little helps, as they say.

That defeatist attitude benefits no one except the status quo. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Any positive change is better than none.