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  1. My ex has been bankrupt 2/3 times, maybe its a woman thing
  2. Ask to see someone at the musculoskeletal clinic, an xray will just prove you have that condition. Keep moving, I am guess you dont want a new shoulder? So just get on with life, gentle exercise, you could go to the exercise class for oldies at your local sports center.
  3. Working Mens Clubs used to be mostly men, women were not full members. WMCs have moved with the times and now treat people fairly.
  4. It is something new that the regulators need to deal with, because in previous years they would have influence or had a column in the Telegraph etc
  5. More like you will get a call from one of your children to borrow £100 and it will be AI mimicing their voice or text number
  6. And should it be the role of Government to tell bussinesses what to do? If people dont like cashless transactions, they will take their bussiness elese where. But most people are not luddites.
  7. Pensioners pay less tax than ordinary people because they do not pay national insurance. Introduced by the National Insurance Act 1911 and expanded by the Labour government in 1948, the system has been subjected to numerous amendments in succeeding years. Initially, it was a contributory form of insurance against illness and unemployment, and eventually provided retirement pensions and other benefits. Pensioners get illnesses more than most, yet they dont pay NI? Around 10% of adults have never worked and can receive the state pension. The personal allowance needs to increase, it helps the wealthy if allowances remain static.
  8. Most of the older generation have a good work ethic, so a few not working was not a problem. That few does seem to be larger, with working from home being so easy, maybe more can be made to work. But with equality law, how could we make an exception for mothers.
  9. I would agree, you are jealous and bitter, you are wealthy compared to myself. Your have a good income, would you want to visit the food bank for free food, rather inconvenient, I do all my shopping at Asda. I too have a "final salary", but even if I work to 67 it wont be as good as yours. My ex-wife has been on benefit since my daughter was 2 years old and gets more in benefits than myself. But I wouldnt switch places, would you?
  10. France has among Europe’s shortest maximum legal lengths of immigration detention, it doubled the maximum duration of detention from 45 to 90 days in 2018. The current Home Office website page on asylum decisions is very misleading, because it says that people will usually receive an initial (first) decision on their asylum claim within 6 months. This is now rarely the case. This week, the Home Affairs Select Committee (this is a group of Members of Parliament who are responsible for checking the work of the Home Office) revealed that of all the people who arrived in the UK by boat and claimed asylum in 2021, only 4% of claims have been processed by the Home Office. That means that 96% of people who arrived in the UK by boat in 2021 have not yet received a decision from the Home Office on their asylum claims. (Nov 2022) Are the Conservative delaying the process due to incompetence or are they doing it deliberatly. France can do it quicker, why not the UK? https://righttoremain.org.uk/what-is-causing-the-huge-home-office-delay-in-processing-asylum-claims/
  11. And when you forget your bank card, you have to pay with cash at the bar.
  12. What was claimed, The cost of housing illegal migrants in hotels is £5-6 million a day. Our verdict, This appears to be an out-of-date figure. The Home Office says that as of the end of June the cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers had risen to £8.3 million a day. 29 September 2023, has anyone got more up-to date figures? https://fullfact.org/immigration/sunak-8m-asylum-hotels/
  13. Even a November election will still be quotes from the summer channel crossings, the best time for Sunak to have a GE is May - when the figures for the crossings will still be low from the winter. Perhaps January will be better, but the economy needs to improve, inflation increased in January 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68285819
  14. By the age of 8 to 11, 55 per cent of kids owned a mobile phone, parents told Ofcom. By the time they reach age 12, the figure jumps to 97 per cent, and 99 per cent by age 17. I heard that this week, I found it amazing that 97% of 12 year olds have a smartphone, yet people site hunger as a problem. Although I guess the figure is inacurate? https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/uk-toddlers-smartphone-use-children-ofcom-study-b1074696.html
  15. By the age of 8 to 11, 55 per cent of kids owned a mobile phone, parents told Ofcom. By the time they reach age 12, the figure jumps to 97 per cent, and 99 per cent by age 17. I heard that this week, I found it amazing that 97% of 12 year olds have a smartphone, yet people site hunger as a problem. Although I guess the figure is inacurate? https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/uk-toddlers-smartphone-use-children-ofcom-study-b1074696.html
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