BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[Psamathe]

Dunno. I'm just wondering if the graph is comparing apples & oranges, as the price steps look more like home fibre connections rather than SIM-only deals. Those baked-in price rises really get my goat.

I've just changed broadband provider and gone with one with no in-contract price rises (24 month contract). They are avoidable.

My mobile does have the annoying baked-in price rises but the deal is so low even after the price increase it's still a good deal.

 

[briantrumpet]

There's lies, damned lies, and Express 'statistics'.

https://skywriter.blue/@monkemma.bsky.social/3mn2ugx6dcy2w

Here are the figures comparing UK and non-EU nationals in Jan 2020 and in Dec 2025 In 2025, it was 3.85 million vs 0.37 million So there are actually 10 times as many UK U25s in paid employment as there are non-EU U25s And the VAST MAJORITY were hired after Jan 2020.

 

[C R]

There's lies, damned lies, and Express 'statistics'.

https://skywriter.blue/@monkemma.bsky.social/3mn2ugx6dcy2w

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I think the mail was peddling the same pish a couple of days ago.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Is that comparing like with like? I'm paying about £15 a month for more than I will ever use, but it is SIM only.

My impression of the market here is that consumers like new shiny things that do exactly what their old battered thing did, but more expensively.

Since no one can actually afford to buy the new shiny thing, the UK market is still dominated by deals that include the phone (and which people accidentally carry on paying for for a few months after the phone has already been covered).

I bet there are relatively fewer people in Europe like me, and most likely you, who put up with an old handset (mine is 6 years old).

I think it's unbundled now. You have 2 DDMs, one to pay off the phone, and one for your data / calls package.
Certainly the case for all our family phones.