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Retired finance person, recently returned to the UK after 40-odd years in the US, settling in lovely Glasgow. Books, out-of-date music, amateur programming, sporadic fiction writing
Boost this post if you see it, I really need to test if federation works, pleaseeeeeee

edit: ok federation works so ummmm,,,, girls kissing or something
Glasgow Social is down?

What is the idea behind making it illegal for asylum seekers to work until they have settled status? Seems crazy.

https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgows-asylum-crisis-stokes-unsavoury-tensions/

Glasgow's asylum crisis stokes unsavoury tensions

Plus: tattoo pop-ups and pantos.

The Bell
Now that's what I call cheap labour
Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “President Trump has more energy, and a harder work ethic, than anyone in politics.”
Do hedge funds commission their own polls?

Can anyone explain some of the numbers on the Betfair exchange wrt presidential election bets? I understand the decimal odds, but what are the currency numbers below each one?

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/politics/market/1.176878927

Betfair Exchange | Best Odds Online, Back and Lay Betting

The Betfair Exchange allows you the opportunity to back and lay bets and Cash Out. We also offer Casino, Poker, Games and Bingo.

An excellent piece of reporting by The Bell suggesting that the Easdale brothers, owners of public bus services in Scotland, overstate their net worth in a very Trumpian manner. The Easdales are fighting a proposal to increase oversight of the bus services in a way that experience suggests would be beneficial to the bus riding public..

https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/the-easdale-brothers-want-everyone-to-know-they-are-billionares/

The Easdale brothers want everyone to know they are billionaires. Are they?

Sandy and James Easdale are meant to be the sixth richest people in Scotland and their £1.4 billion fortune lends them great influence. But we struggled to make the numbers add up.

The Bell