| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition 10:23 - Feb 13 with 5968 views | GeoffSentence |
And looking back now seem utterly bizarre
Different wage scales specifically for women
Stubble burning
Not wearing a setbelt
Smoking in public
Sexist motor insurance rates
All of them were fought against vigorously by backward looking people and they have all been good to get rid of.
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:27 - Feb 13 with 4744 views | footers |
The monarchy. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:28 - Feb 13 with 4733 views | artsbossbeard |
Mrs Beard was telling me that last nights' One Show had a feature around women now using barbers as it's cheaper and, well, it's just a fricking haircut. I'm angry thinking about it.
I can imagine my fume if I walk in and there's a long haired lass having her hair washed and a queue of blokes waiting. It upsets the equilibrium. If there's 3 in front of you, you know that with two barbers working, you're going to be in the chair within 20mins or so. Add a long haired lass into the equation and it's uncalculatable. Madness.
Women, ruining things for men since Year 0. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:29 - Feb 13 with 4731 views | WeWereZombies |
Face masks that make people think they are protected against coronavirus - wash your hands in warm water regularly, cover your mouth and nostrils when you cough and sneeze, bin tissues after use and keep your vitamin C level and health in general up with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, exercise and so on. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:38 - Feb 13 with 4681 views | clive_baker |
Not sure if there was any opposition, but I learned recently that inter marital rape was legal in the UK until the 1990's. 90's! Mad.
Gambling advertising on TV will be banned at some point. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:57 - Feb 13 with 4636 views | monytowbray |
Do you mean smoking indoors? Smoking in public is still allowed.
I'd add racial segregation and same sex marriage to that list. Although I don't think we had the same levels of segregation the USA had to my knowledge, I could be wrong.
It's okay though, we can bring all the madness back now we have Taken Back Control. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 11:01 - Feb 13 with 4623 views | Pecker |
Gambling and Alcohol advertising. |  | | |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 11:02 - Feb 13 with 4618 views | BackToRussia |
From 86 to 2003 you couldn't mention homosexuality in schools, by law. Good old Tories. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 11:19 - Feb 13 with 4531 views | hampstead_blue |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:27 - Feb 13 by footers |
The monarchy. |
I can't believe you said that!
;-)
Nobody would miss; botox, boob jobs, speed limits, religion, mayo, coleslaw, silly small plastic toys, those daft anti allergy dogs, budgies. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 11:23 - Feb 13 with 4550 views | Oldsmoker |
Marathon chocolate bars.
The ban didn't work as everyone just switched to the EU equivalent Snickers bars.
Another thing we can thank the EU for. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 11:31 - Feb 13 with 4531 views | ElephantintheRoom |
A ban on TV advertising of cigarettes was one of the 8 awful EU laws that enraged Brexiteers we had to leave.
Penal colonies.... though the tories clearly believe Jamaica and Sudan still are
Slavery was rather popular long after Wilberforce made himself unpopular
Invading other people's countries and stealing their resources made us great
erm... |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:31 - Feb 13 with 4482 views | HARRY10 |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:38 - Feb 13 by clive_baker |
Not sure if there was any opposition, but I learned recently that inter marital rape was legal in the UK until the 1990's. 90's! Mad.
Gambling advertising on TV will be banned at some point. |
more a case that it could not be judged as rape
there are also certain laws in theis area that are not retained as a means to hoind folk over their areas but to ensure there is a law when needed
as with the upskirting law, which is more defined that someone being a 'public nuiscance' | | | |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:36 - Feb 13 with 4466 views | HARRY10 |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:31 - Feb 13 by HARRY10 |
more a case that it could not be judged as rape
there are also certain laws in theis area that are not retained as a means to hoind folk over their areas but to ensure there is a law when needed
as with the upskirting law, which is more defined that someone being a 'public nuiscance' |
Corporal punishment in schools
Which attracted a load of reaction from the rightie still believethat there is nothing that cannot be sorted by a good thrashing
(see Basil Fawlty and car) | | | |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:40 - Feb 13 with 4455 views | GeoffSentence |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:57 - Feb 13 by monytowbray |
Do you mean smoking indoors? Smoking in public is still allowed.
I'd add racial segregation and same sex marriage to that list. Although I don't think we had the same levels of segregation the USA had to my knowledge, I could be wrong.
It's okay though, we can bring all the madness back now we have Taken Back Control. |
yeah that was what I meant | |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:50 - Feb 13 with 4422 views | noggin |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:29 - Feb 13 by WeWereZombies |
Face masks that make people think they are protected against coronavirus - wash your hands in warm water regularly, cover your mouth and nostrils when you cough and sneeze, bin tissues after use and keep your vitamin C level and health in general up with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, exercise and so on. |
I might get a whoosh here but a face mask would protect you from the virus. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 14:30 - Feb 13 with 4351 views | Oxford_Blue |
Smoking in public isn’t unlawful - just inside.
And why is this a good thing? If smokers want to go to a club’s smoking room, and smoke cigars after dinner, and the staff working there consent, why was this outlawed?? | | | |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 14:48 - Feb 13 with 4330 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 14:30 - Feb 13 by Oxford_Blue |
Smoking in public isn’t unlawful - just inside.
And why is this a good thing? If smokers want to go to a club’s smoking room, and smoke cigars after dinner, and the staff working there consent, why was this outlawed?? |
Smoking outside is unlawful in certain areas, in Wales. Areas around hospitals and schools and the like are covered. We’re pretty progressive over in this part of the world - the benefit of having a smaller government not susceptible to the same lobbying pressures as Westminster. They seem a bit less corrupt with fewer vested interests. [Post edited 13 Feb 2020 14:52]
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 14:54 - Feb 13 with 4311 views | Darth_Koont |
Neoliberalism
No evidence it works for anyone apart from the already rich. Who are also the ones lobbying for it and buying politicians and political power/favour.
Whenever you hear a free-market fanatic talking, follow the money to see who’s really got their hand up there operating them. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 15:13 - Feb 13 with 4277 views | GeoffSentence |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 14:30 - Feb 13 by Oxford_Blue |
Smoking in public isn’t unlawful - just inside.
And why is this a good thing? If smokers want to go to a club’s smoking room, and smoke cigars after dinner, and the staff working there consent, why was this outlawed?? |
Because even in that exceptionally specific and narrow scenario that you have presented a total ban means that the staff cannot be pushed, bullied or intimidated into consenting. | |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 15:41 - Feb 13 with 4255 views | NthQldITFC |
Excessive moronic consumerism, greed, internal and external dishonesty, over-population, anthropocentricism - those'll do for a start. |  |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 15:52 - Feb 13 with 4233 views | WeWereZombies |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 12:50 - Feb 13 by noggin |
I might get a whoosh here but a face mask would protect you from the virus. |
The virus is smaller than the spaces between the material in a face mask so, no, a face mask does not protect you from coronavirus...unless you stop breathing in... | |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 16:18 - Feb 13 with 4209 views | Pecker |
I would say that the smoking ban went through pretty much unopposed. I was surprised it become law without much of a fight. Glad it did, but surprised. | | | |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 16:19 - Feb 13 with 4202 views | noggin |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 15:52 - Feb 13 by WeWereZombies |
The virus is smaller than the spaces between the material in a face mask so, no, a face mask does not protect you from coronavirus...unless you stop breathing in... |
I presume it depends on the mask. Of course those sold on ebay and Wish are unlikely to be of the highest quality. The virus is spread by droplets so a decent mask will stop it entering the airway. [Post edited 13 Feb 2020 16:26]
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 16:30 - Feb 13 with 4172 views | WeWereZombies |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 16:19 - Feb 13 by noggin |
I presume it depends on the mask. Of course those sold on ebay and Wish are unlikely to be of the highest quality. The virus is spread by droplets so a decent mask will stop it entering the airway. [Post edited 13 Feb 2020 16:26]
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Not really, it's a case of false positive as no mask is going to have much effect but may lull the wearer into a mistaken sense of security. The precautions I listed are the ones being recommended by our health professionals:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51048366
https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/2020/02/03/coronavirus-public-information-camp | |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 17:11 - Feb 13 with 4130 views | noggin |
Well the WHO recommends wearing a mask so I’ll take their advice if I’m in contact with anyone infected. | |
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| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 17:18 - Feb 13 with 4111 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Things that have been got rid of against much opposition on 10:29 - Feb 13 by WeWereZombies |
Face masks that make people think they are protected against coronavirus - wash your hands in warm water regularly, cover your mouth and nostrils when you cough and sneeze, bin tissues after use and keep your vitamin C level and health in general up with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, exercise and so on. |
"cover your mouth" - If only there was something you could use to cover your mouth, which isn't going to be used to touch everything else... |  |
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