merridew

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[–] merridew 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Inflation rates are quoted as rolling annual percentages.

Since 2019, the cost of goods and services has gone up 21.94%.

You can find out more about much the value of your money has decreased over time using the Bank of England's Inflation Calculator at https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator

[–] merridew 2 points 1 year ago

Sir this is a British sub.

[–] merridew 12 points 1 year ago

"The then head of complex casework [at the CCRC] in Manchester said [in 2009]: “If it is assumed that the saliva came from the offender, then it does not derive from Malkinson. This is surprising because the area of the clothing that the saliva was recovered from was crime specific.”

However, he said “he did not see that there was a need to do any further work on the file” unless the case was brought to appeal, and then his focus would be on “bolstering” the case against Malkinson."

[–] merridew 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Shakespeare has been compulsory for pupils aged 11-14 in British state schools since 1989. The four plays most frequently studied across all age groups are Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and King Lear, and the plays most frequently studied by 11 and 12 year olds are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice.

So in answer to your question, British people think the Tragedies are appropriate for underage readers.

And all the female parts in Shakespeare plays were originally played by boys.

ETA: 11 and 12 year olds.

[–] merridew 9 points 1 year ago

Private Eye's Nooks and Corners column has been cataloguing the tendency of historic buildings of interest to developers to "go on fire" for years.

https://twitter.com/PrivateEyeNews/status/1267380167778930688?s=20

[–] merridew 47 points 1 year ago (4 children)

“Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead."

[–] merridew 8 points 1 year ago

"Junior doctors" are fully qualified doctors in clinical training, no "of the future" about it.

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