> Like so many things from history, this is all Britain’s fault. The farcical UK Online Safety Act is forcing all social media platforms and adult-oriented websites to require age verification checks before its citizens can access them
I guess no other US state or country has demanded age checks, great journalism from kotaku...
Yes I remember when UK regulator blocked Microsoft from buying Activision there were posts on r/Microsoft regarding their ability to send update to brick all Windows installs in UK and delete all Azure data of UK companies, how UK was a small insignificant market compared to BRICs so it wouldn't hurt MSFT stock price.
Given JD Vance obviously hates UK/EU way more than Trump, and he may be next US president, he may in fact threaten Microsoft to do it against UK and EU.
But only 56% in a poll? Is that enough for another referendum and guarantee rejoin? EU politicians have made it clear, ALL UK opt-outs will be gone if UK rejoins, whether it is UK opt-out regarding budget (like paying billions less in annual EU fees like UK did before), to special fishing rights pre-Brexit, to forced to adopt Euro currency and drop Pound sterling.
> The proposed Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill emphasised the non-justiciability of the revived prerogative powers, prevented courts from making certain rulings in relation to a Government's power to dissolve Parliament. It received royal assent over two years later, on 24 March 2022.
As some have said before, it effectively means in future the Supreme Court can't undo or interfere with prorogation like what Boris Johnson did in 2019. The Labour party have said they won't cancel this law, so Kier Starmer can now do same as Boris and courts can't stop him.
> Already in 2012, Wanderwitz had unsuccessfully requested to inspect the gold holdings as part of an effort to pressure the bank to either take a more active role as a custodian, or to repatriate it to Germany.
Well that is worrying, what was he unsuccessful?
Surely that is going to be big world drama if it turns out Germany's gold is missing in New York?
> Today, over half of the Bundesbank’s reserves are stored on its premises in Frankfurt. Outside the U.S., the remaining 13 percent is held at the Bank of England.
I see Germany not asking for gold in London to be returned, I guess because required for trade in currency?
I tried the Lite version of uBlock Origin (made for Manifest V3) but it failed to block all ads like the full version, for example I got black screen on YouTube, the ads seem to play in background, just with black screen and no audio (you still had to wait for the ad to run!)
I've since seen posts by others on Reddit and elsewhere with exact same issue, so looks like something affecting all Lite versions of uBlock, they simply can't block as effectively as Manifest v2 version.
From that list I don't see HN being affected, although I read somewhere that a report button on user generated content was required to comply for smaller sites.
I recently read a report that with latest tax rises by new government, UK is now taxing and spending (as percentage of GDP) the same as mainland European countries like Germany/France. Traditionally both have been been less (not as low as US I think).
> member states’ demands over fishing rights and a youth mobility scheme
> without early assurances on fish and mobility
> bloc’s demands for continued fishing rights and a youth mobility deal
> The EU has made clear that a youth mobility agreement to allow for 18 to 30-year-olds to study and work in the UK — which Brussels is calling a youth experience scheme — is vital to any wider reset with the UK.
Why is the EU so desperate for EU people to go live and work in UK? I thought the EU was superior in every way and the UK was 3rd world gutter, a money laundering country that produces nothing with worse pay and living conditions inflation than glorious world super power EU?
I didn't read about any windfarms destroyed due to the windspeeds.
According to FT, so much energy was created because of the winds that briefly energy had to be exported to France and nuclear power generation reduced. Some windfarms in UK had to be paid to turn off otherwise there will be too much energy in the electrical grid (hence the export to France).