Things to do to cheer us up

[smithdown]

Get in there

[Swan Red]

Exactly Cobs

 

And yeah I thought so John reconciling UBI and Open Borders looks like the type of problem people on the left should be looking at and I'm sure we've discussed before so hopefully in 6 years I may have some idea whether they can be

[Stanley Leisure]

Brilliant news, well done Vic!

[Barnesy_10]

Yeah congrats! that's a great achievement

Edited January 28, 2020 by Barnesy_10

[muleskinner]

Skills SR

[cymrococh]

Got an unconditional offer to commence my PhD, after an initial referral and work on the proposal, I start officially Feb 1st.

 

What the f*** am I doing and yeah I'm pretty excited by this.

Well done man, hopefully we can be in the same country if you're over here again.

[Tommok]

Great news, congrats SR

 

Nice way to kick the year off!

[Swan Red]

Well done man, hopefully we can be in the same country if you're over here again.

 

I'm over March I think and am thinking of travelling via Pembroke rather than Anglesey

 

And cheers all, was disappointed but unsurprised that I initially got a referral but the proposal was written when I was in the middle of other stuff and am happy with it now.

[Murphman]

Played Vic, Up the dead clever reds.

[Swan Red]

And by the way I'm kinda celebrating with wine but you all helped me more than you know through what was a pretty f***ing tough 2019 so thanks!

[Jarg Armani]

Well in prof

[Bogman]

Congrats red

[Ibby]

This is superb stuff Vic. Good luck you will smash it

[Stevie H]

Brilliant, Vic. Congratulations man. Onwards and upwards.

[New York Red]

Got an unconditional offer to commence my PhD, after an initial referral and work on the proposal, I start officially Feb 1st.

 

What the f*** am I doing and yeah I'm pretty excited by this.

 

 

Hey hey! Nice work there Vic. Last year not so good, this year will be cracking. The worm has turned!

 

Congratulations.

[Ed the Wool]

Got an unconditional offer to commence my PhD, after an initial referral and work on the proposal, I start officially Feb 1st.

 

What the f*** am I doing and yeah I'm pretty excited by this.

Nice one Vic - what you doing it in?

[melia]

Well in, Vic!

[Ostrich Man]

go ahead Vic.

 

nice...

[Earl Hafler]

Cheers John, the research question may be of interest to you, it's how to reconcile welfare provision with open borders.

*light dawns on marble head*

 

Now I understand.

 

Hopefully get the chance to read some of it because I'm fascinated to understand how someone thinks it's possible given the current state of the world but also the natural distribution of resources even before the first lines were drawn.

 

I just don't think it's possible or practical

[Molby]

*light dawns on marble head*

 

Now I understand.

 

Hopefully get the chance to read some of it because I'm fascinated to understand how someone thinks it's possible given the current state of the world but also the natural distribution of resources even before the first lines were drawn.

 

I just don't think it's possible or practical

it isn't possible because of human nature

it's theoretically possible of course but it won't ever happen as it's affected indirectly by too many other factors

 

that said, when our decision-making progress eventually surrenders to algorithms, if it's the best course of action at the time, it will happen

 

but of course there's a race against time viz impending climate catastrophe to be won first so if a tech solution for that doesn't pop up then it's probably all bets off

in that scenario, the complete opposite of open border policy will come in to effect

 

 

anyway, good news Vic

great news in fact

[Swan Red]

Hopefully get the chance to read some of it because I'm fascinated to understand how someone thinks it's possible given the current state of the world but also the natural distribution of resources even before the first lines were drawn.

 

I just don't think it's possible or practical

 

I'm going to be blogging to give me practice writing albeit less formally because the actual writing is my biggest challenge and there are a few. It won't be as academic as the thesis itself but it will be a good introduction to the area.

 

Fact is people have entertained freedom of movement for years before there were border controls and while the ideal of free movement seems implausible now there is still value in establishing the ideal as it informs how we address the needs of people in asylum, the stateless, refugees and so on.

[Cobs]

Katie Hopkins banned from twitter

 

long since blocked her but this is better

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

it's great - Rachel Riley was the catalyst.  Not the thousands of complaints/reports Twitter got daily though. w***ers

 

Farage's Brexit Night Party shambles

[Cobs]

 

 

Farage's Brexit Night Party shambles

 

ha - what a load of f***ing s***. Brexit in a nutshell.

[pipnasty]

it's great - Rachel Riley was the catalyst.  Not the thousands of complaints/reports Twitter got daily though. w*****s

 

Farage's Brexit Night Party shambles

 

What is it with people associated with The Apprentice? f***ing psychos, the lot of 'em.