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saaaaaam 11 hours ago

Lawyer here.[0] Definitely possible.[1]

[0] not a lawyer [1] what does “nationalise” even mean?

FabCH 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Typically, the government takes over a company.

The shareholders or owners may or may not receive compensation.

Presumably a normal(?) interpretation would be that the British government uses whatever eminent domain law it has and it takes over Adels copyright on all her songs and gives her whatever the fair market value of the catalog is.

But because this is a joke candidate, could be anything.

saaaaaam 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, exactly, yes.

red_admiral 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A joke on the goverment nationalising the railways and the debate around whether we should nationalise water companies.

saaaaaam 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Can water even be nationalised? Do you own the rain that falls on my roof? Can you charge me money if I use it to water my garden?

rsynnott 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Generally water nationalisation means nationalising the companies which supply water to homes and businesses. Not, er, literally nationalising water as in the substance.

saaaaaam 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Your koi pond contains rainwater that ran off my roof, down my gutters and through my flowerbed. You owe me £100. Do not pass go.

NopIdoN 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Thanks for diluting the effluence with your runoff £100 is a bargain

d4ng 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Take into public ownership.

saaaaaam 11 hours ago | parent [-]

What does “take into public ownership” even mean?

Etc.

rsynnott 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demosioi , presumably.

saaaaaam 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Δημόσιοι υπάλληλοι

philistine 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Every Briton is entitled to one lunch with Adele.

card_zero 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

If we project her lifespan as 50 more years and assume the UK population stays stable at 70 millions, that works out at 3835 and a half lunches per day.

tomashubelbauer 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I seriously doubt as a public servant she'd be a beacon of efficiency so I don't think she'll do more than 2k a day if this happens.

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saaaaaam 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Maybe she skips the main on every other lunch?

saaaaaam 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The most lunches I’ve ever eaten in a day was 7.

saaaaaam 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You’re paying…