| ▲ | alexwasserman 17 hours ago |
| Statement from the City of London Corporation which is closing them down: > Chris Hayward, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, said the
> decision represented a "positive new chapter" for the markets as it "empowers
> traders to build a sustainable future in premises that align with their
> long-term business goals". This is a great statement. Like firing people to free them up to find jobs that better align with their desire for employment. |
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| ▲ | lpribis 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| After translation via https://www.bullshitremover.com/: > "Positive new chapter" = "We're closing this place down". > "Empower traders" = "Kick them out". > "Sustainable future" = "Nowhere to go". > "Financial support and guidance" = "Good luck, you're on your own". > "Unlock the huge potential" = "We'll figure something out, maybe". |
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| ▲ | roughly 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Christ, yeah - I came here to post the same quote. What kind of horrific shit does one need to go through in life to become capable of uttering that kind of horseshit with a straight face? |
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| ▲ | Hilift 14 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | They probably reminded them they would save £12.50 per day if they no longer had to drive around there. "The ULEZ charge is £12.50 per day for most vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, and vans up to 3.5 tonnes. The charge is £100 per day for heavier vehicles" | |
| ▲ | gyomu 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Maybe we shouldn’t be casting stones from the HN glass house, because literally every other startup here has a mission statement that sounds as ridiculous as this | | |
| ▲ | boingo 3 minutes ago | parent [-] | | The C-Suite coming up with this garbage is in every industry. You notice it more with tech companies on HN because that's the industry we usually focus on |
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| ▲ | acadapter 43 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | The things people say in the era where comment fields have been removed from news websites (in the name of "avoiding misinformation")... | | |
| ▲ | vegetablepotpie 28 minutes ago | parent [-] | | I’m not sure the comment fields are considered by media organizations or public figures… like, at all. I remember talking to a journalist about a series they were working on, they said the feedback they’ve gotten has been overwhelmingly positive and no one had anything bad to say about it. The comments on their articles were absolutely negative and vitriolic. I don’t think anyone with a shred of influence or responsibility in western society reads them. | | |
| ▲ | asveikau 3 minutes ago | parent [-] | | To be fair, a lot of comment sections are garbage, and they can be trolled and brigaded. |
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| ▲ | 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | [deleted] | |
| ▲ | n4r9 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Wall Street eat your heart out; London has a proud and lengthy history of producing corporate psychopaths. | |
| ▲ | nf3 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Go to business school? | |
| ▲ | lazide 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | If you knew, you’d likely never be able to leave the house. Or could never go home again. | |
| ▲ | DAMP 36 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | [dead] |
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| ▲ | hardlianotion 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Who doesn’t love corporate bullshit? |
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| ▲ | smartbit 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I love the journalist who puts these quotes at the end of the article. Great journalism. | |
| ▲ | randomcarbloke 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | the ruling comes from up-on-high the mayor of London who does have some oversight over the city of london, and the transit of traders that utilise the market. Gotta hit those eco numbers. | | |
| ▲ | jayelbe an hour ago | parent [-] | | The Mayor of London doesn't have any power over the City of London Corporation. They are completely separate authorities. The Corporation is essentially a unitary/borough-tier local authority, overseeing the "square mile" centre of the city, and has a council of elected councilmen. It provides housing, education, social services, street cleaning, markets etc for a small area of central London, and has existed since time immemorial. The Mayor's remit, which has only existed since the year 2000, covers the whole 600-square mile area of Greater London, and provides strategic services like transport, strategic planning, fire and rescue, and the metropolitan police. The Mayor of London wouldn't have had any involvement in this at all. | | |
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