Tag: refusing
Gareth Southgate refusing to watch England play and reacts to his casting
Splitting parents could face fines for refusing mediation
Petrol stations refusing to make diesel cheaper despite wholesale prices falling
WHITE van men are being fleeced by greedy forecourts refusing to make diesel cheaper despite plummeting wholesale prices, stats show.
A 10p fall in barrel costs in the last four weeks has translated into just a 3p dip at the pumps.
Campaigners warn the nation’s 12million diesel drivers are being stung for their cash during a time of intense financial crisis[/caption]
Figures from the RAC’s Fuel Watch show retailers are pocketing 19p for every litre of diesel they say – more than double what they took last year.
Campaigners warn the nation’s 12million diesel drivers – including virtually every van tradesman – are being ripped off during a cost of living crisis.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said the fuel duty cut extended this week by Jeremy Hunt was being gobbled up by forecourts.
He said: “The pricing tactics of major retailers mean that diesel drivers in particular – including those who work for millions of small businesses – are still getting a really miserable deal at the pumps, and effectively aren’t seeing any benefit from the 5p duty cut whatsoever.”
Small firms were dealt another blow last night as the OBR warned 40,000 will deliberately slash their revenues by £350million to dodge a stealth VAT rise.
The tax on turnover was frozen for an eighth consecutive year at the Budget, dragging thousands of companies into paying the rate.
The watchdog warned: “Given the administrative burden and pricing consequences of being subject to the VAT regime, the registration threshold also creates an incentive for firms to cap their annual turnover just below it.”
Johnson casts doubt on Sunak’s Brexit negotiations – refusing to say he would back a new deal
Couple slams council for refusing to cut back tree ‘ruining’ their garden
Alice Evans LAUGHS outside LA court after facing arrest for refusing to show up to earlier hearing
Disrupt games by refusing to do things
Over the past couple of days, Book Twitter (and actually regular Twitter, because it’s such a catastrophically mockable opinion to have in public) have been making much fun of this dude, who essentially pitched that AI could disrupt books. Another guy enthusiastically replied that you could add Metaverse features so you could “live the book”. Don’t bother adding to the pile on, because there are no more jokes to make. They have been deluged by people pointing out that TV, films and video games all aready exist.
This made me think about, firstly, that we’d be much better off as a society if techbro web3 enthusiasts were all siloed into one giant Truman Show-esque hamster ball where they can all scurry about together thinking they’re achieving things. But secondly, that some people really put a lot of store on interactivity. Including me! Graham was the one who sent me those tweets, and he said he wouldn’t want to live in any of the books he’s been reading, because everyone in them is sad or angry for the whole book, until almost the end. I said I wouldn’t want to be in them because you’d only end up being a side character, and that’s boring.
Ransomware victims are finally refusing to pay up
According to data provided by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, ransomware revenues for 2022 have shrunk from $765.6 million to at least $456.8 million, or a -40.3% drop year-over-year. The volume of attacks is as impressive as ever, but the number of victims that refuse to pay the ransom has grown as well.