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Under the amendment, the UK science secretary, Liz Kendall, would be given powers to restrict or potentially ban social media access for children of certain ages in the future. The powers could also apply to online chatbots and other digital services. Explaining the approach in Parliament, education minister Olivia Bailey said the government wanted flexibility while it gathered further evidence. As stated above this amendment, as read, puts the power of decision into one ministers hand, in my view, another step towards an authoritarian state.

What he really means is cheaper cars to produce, the public will still pay the same and the manufacturers will just pocket more profit, like a lot of politicians, decisions are made to benefit their elite sponsors and pals.

Difference between flu and common cold. Put a £50 note on the floor next to the bed ridden patient, if they get up to retrieve it it's the common cold, not flu.

The UK is seeing higher numbers earlier than expected. A mutation of the H3N2 strain is showing up which this year's vaccine wasn't based upon, hence health authorities are concerned this year. I think I read it is currently circulating in the younger population more at the moment but the concern is when it starts hitting the older and more vulnerable population. My daughter has just had the worst bug of her life which I'm sure by the symptoms was flu.

Pelican crossing in UK has traffic lights, push a button and then lights change to red so traffic has to stop. Zebra crossing has no traffic lights but traffic still has to give way to pedestrians. Running either in the UK carries a dangerous driving offence I believe, serious traffic violation.

Why not make it red lights, also known as a Pelican crossing in UK, but I doubt that would make any difference as red lights mean little in Thailand anyway.

Reason heads of national banks are independent of politics. UK removed interest rate decisions from the treasury to Bank of England committee. It stops interest rates been manipulated for political advantages like cutting rates just before an election.

Exactly, "We're not selling as many hotel rooms, we better raise the price so turnover is the same".

IMO the aim of every government, no matter their right of left leaning is to transfer as much wealth as possible upwards to the top 1% of the population.

Despite Thai police ruling the official cause of death as drowning, Probably quite likely. Question is was he held under the water by someone?

I thought normal procedure was suspicion, arrest, question, evidence, charge. You never know in Thailand if they are going to follow that procedure.

Lot of Thai are adverse to wearing seatbelts, my ex never used to wear one unless forced to by a taxi driver or such. Passenger space intact but bodies thrown around inside.

I was stupid enough to do it although only just over the limit, in court there were 14 of us, all the others were Thai, some received two week jail because not afford the fine. Most Thai I know think nothing of doing it.

The press controls the narrative (influence from those higher), same as in every country.

I was taken aback that Thais photo funerals. Went to my bro in law's funeral in UK and my Thai girlfriend asked if I could send her photos or video. Had to explain it's not the done thing in the UK to do that.