Been waiting for an HMRC PAYE refund for a year. Been told not to even chase it until 10th July 2026.
I wonder what would happen if I told them to wait 18 months for me to pay a tax bill?
I wonder what would happen if I told them to wait 18 months for me to pay a tax bill?
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Been waiting for an HMRC PAYE refund for a year. Been told not to even chase it until 10th July 2026.
I wonder what would happen if I told them to wait 18 months for me to pay a tax bill?
I wonder what would happen if I told them to wait 18 months for me to pay a tax bill?
How do men know if they've got the BRCA2 gene. Is it, by any chance, when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer too late?
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How do men know if they've got the BRCA2 gene. Is it, by any chance, when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer too late?
We went to the Blitz Club exhibition at the Design Museum yesterday. They show the Not The Nine O' Clock News parody song "Nice Video, shame about the song" and honestly, Mel Smith made me howl with laughter.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We went to the Blitz Club exhibition at the Design Museum yesterday. They show the Not The Nine O' Clock News parody song "Nice Video, shame about the song" and honestly, Mel Smith made me howl with laughter.
I've been boring anybody who would listen that Salary Sacrifice was an obvious tax target. It's not employees that save the most, it is big companies. I should know, I did the calculations for a big retail company (so not even high paid staff) and they saved £8m a month.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I've been boring anybody who would listen that Salary Sacrifice was an obvious tax target. It's not employees that save the most, it is big companies. I should know, I did the calculations for a big retail company (so not even high paid staff) and they saved £8m a month.
Really enjoyed listening to Tim Berners-Lee on Desert Island Discs. His views on rage-baiting, data silos and Pinterest were fascinating. Plus I never knew he also invented Error 404: File not Found.
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Really enjoyed listening to Tim Berners-Lee on Desert Island Discs. His views on rage-baiting, data silos and Pinterest were fascinating. Plus I never knew he also invented Error 404: File not Found.
I am so sorry to read this. I read Rachel’s columns every week and knew they’d disappeared but didn’t know why.
Rachel Cooke was, among so many other things, a truly brilliant journalist: madly curious, fierce, funny, enthusiastic and all those things in person. She has left us far too young.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I am so sorry to read this. I read Rachel’s columns every week and knew they’d disappeared but didn’t know why.
I love this.
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I love this.
@deborahmeaden.bsky.social
Hello. I think i saw you at lunch at the restaurant on the lake with yurts and a burst of very loud karaoke. If it was you, hope you are enjoying the country as much as we have.
Hello. I think i saw you at lunch at the restaurant on the lake with yurts and a burst of very loud karaoke. If it was you, hope you are enjoying the country as much as we have.
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@deborahmeaden.bsky.social
Hello. I think i saw you at lunch at the restaurant on the lake with yurts and a burst of very loud karaoke. If it was you, hope you are enjoying the country as much as we have.
Hello. I think i saw you at lunch at the restaurant on the lake with yurts and a burst of very loud karaoke. If it was you, hope you are enjoying the country as much as we have.
Americans cheering missed first serves 🥱
September 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Americans cheering missed first serves 🥱
Just seen that Trevor Nelson's Soul Revolution Proms night is now on BBC2. It was an incredible, moving night.
August 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just seen that Trevor Nelson's Soul Revolution Proms night is now on BBC2. It was an incredible, moving night.
Our garden bird visitors this morning included a bright blue budgerigar.
August 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our garden bird visitors this morning included a bright blue budgerigar.
Ah, welcome to Edinburgh during the Festival. Americans bawling out wait staff because they’re sitting outside and it’s too hot.
August 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Ah, welcome to Edinburgh during the Festival. Americans bawling out wait staff because they’re sitting outside and it’s too hot.
The Mezquita is one of the most fantastic places I’ve ever seen. This is really sad.
Fire breaks out at Córdoba’s ancient mosque-turned-cathedral La Mezquita-Catedral
Fire breaks out at Córdoba’s ancient mosque-turned-cathedral La Mezquita-Catedral
Heritage site was built as a mosque in the eighth century before Spanish royalty turned it into a Christian church
A fire has broken out in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral of the Spanish city of Córdoba. Videos online show flames and smoke coming from inside the major tourist attraction.
The fire service told AFP it had deployed to La Mezquita-Catedral late on Friday without giving further details. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Mezquita is one of the most fantastic places I’ve ever seen. This is really sad.
Also @royalalberthall.bsky.social an accurate description of the queue for the ladies toilets
August 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Also @royalalberthall.bsky.social an accurate description of the queue for the ladies toilets
I am at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social for BBC Proms Soul Revolution.
I have never heard anything as incredible as Reginald Mobley. You could have heard a pin drop during Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.
I have never heard anything as incredible as Reginald Mobley. You could have heard a pin drop during Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.
August 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I am at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social for BBC Proms Soul Revolution.
I have never heard anything as incredible as Reginald Mobley. You could have heard a pin drop during Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.
I have never heard anything as incredible as Reginald Mobley. You could have heard a pin drop during Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.
It may well be hotter than the Earth's crust, but Anna Wintour isn't going to put on one of your stupid hats #Wimbledon
July 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It may well be hotter than the Earth's crust, but Anna Wintour isn't going to put on one of your stupid hats #Wimbledon
What a match. Emma Raducanu played incredibly well.
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
July 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What a match. Emma Raducanu played incredibly well.
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a shell shocked crowd as Number 1 court right now. Marin Cilic played a blinder.
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
July 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a shell shocked crowd as Number 1 court right now. Marin Cilic played a blinder.
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
I can't believe Adidas don't actually sell their delightful Wimbledon strawberry t-shirt that I've seen the players wearing.
July 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I can't believe Adidas don't actually sell their delightful Wimbledon strawberry t-shirt that I've seen the players wearing.
The best thing to happen to Alcaraz today was that person falling ill
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
June 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The best thing to happen to Alcaraz today was that person falling ill
#Wimbledon
#Wimbledon
How good are the Ezra Collective?
#Glastonbury
#Glastonbury
June 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How good are the Ezra Collective?
#Glastonbury
#Glastonbury
Loving this Self Esteem performance, but to be fair I'm a huge admirer.
#Glastonbury
#Glastonbury
June 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Loving this Self Esteem performance, but to be fair I'm a huge admirer.
#Glastonbury
#Glastonbury
Fabulous finale on Race Across The World.
June 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fabulous finale on Race Across The World.
What a terrific game of tennis.
#FrenchOpen
#FrenchOpen
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What a terrific game of tennis.
#FrenchOpen
#FrenchOpen