Alan chaplin
@alanchaplin.bsky.social
Long time pensions professional. Trying to make them better; usually failing. This time it’s different
We need this level of cleaner
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We need this level of cleaner
I know and believe it is adjusted net income that counts for hicbc and the childcare eligibility test. That deducts private pension contributions. Eg this example from hmrc
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I know and believe it is adjusted net income that counts for hicbc and the childcare eligibility test. That deducts private pension contributions. Eg this example from hmrc
Anyone else’s cat like drinking from the sink tap 😂. He has plenty of water in his bowl and a water fountain but he still seems to like this.
October 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anyone else’s cat like drinking from the sink tap 😂. He has plenty of water in his bowl and a water fountain but he still seems to like this.
Have you listened to the toast programs on bbc iPlayer eg
July 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Have you listened to the toast programs on bbc iPlayer eg
Not sure he’s furious but not happy
June 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Not sure he’s furious but not happy
I shared with my colleagues to make it clear it wasn’t me who had been standing on the toilet seat!
June 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I shared with my colleagues to make it clear it wasn’t me who had been standing on the toilet seat!
I already disliked these captchas and now they are actively disguising the objects 🤬
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I already disliked these captchas and now they are actively disguising the objects 🤬
Not sure if a kindle screenshot counts but @jonnelledge.bsky.social 47 borders is perfect poolside reading 😎
May 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Not sure if a kindle screenshot counts but @jonnelledge.bsky.social 47 borders is perfect poolside reading 😎
True. The pedants’ revolt picture always makes me smile though 😜
March 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
True. The pedants’ revolt picture always makes me smile though 😜
Just why? Indicators of what?
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Just why? Indicators of what?
As someone who grew up in South Africa, I wonder what on earth he means by English South African. It’s a long time ago and I was a child but my recollection is a key part of being South African was NOT English.
March 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As someone who grew up in South Africa, I wonder what on earth he means by English South African. It’s a long time ago and I was a child but my recollection is a key part of being South African was NOT English.
When I was young we got one of these … with a huge 6kb of memory
February 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When I was young we got one of these … with a huge 6kb of memory
Hi. You may not be aware you have an impersonator on here. I’ve reported it but you may wish to do so too.
February 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hi. You may not be aware you have an impersonator on here. I’ve reported it but you may wish to do so too.
I’m really trying but can’t think of a reason why you would do this with a letter…
February 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m really trying but can’t think of a reason why you would do this with a letter…
Thought for a moment Haney scampi had a new modelling career
January 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thought for a moment Haney scampi had a new modelling career
@stephenkb.bsky.social thought of you as recently had thread re “add to national curriculum” as panacea and a high percentage of respondents to poll below (small sample) think that.
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
@stephenkb.bsky.social thought of you as recently had thread re “add to national curriculum” as panacea and a high percentage of respondents to poll below (small sample) think that.
Could have been worse …
January 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Could have been worse …
Job hunting at the moment so spent much longer than I should have thinking that recruitment was a strange career move for Mel stride 🤪
November 26, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Job hunting at the moment so spent much longer than I should have thinking that recruitment was a strange career move for Mel stride 🤪
Not a lot to smile about today but this made me smile and I’d subscribe if I didn’t already 😊
November 6, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Not a lot to smile about today but this made me smile and I’d subscribe if I didn’t already 😊
Strange what gets people’s attention. I expect a lot easier to get the top 5 causes of death down by say 1% which would be equivalent of approx 2000 lives saved.
October 21, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Strange what gets people’s attention. I expect a lot easier to get the top 5 causes of death down by say 1% which would be equivalent of approx 2000 lives saved.
If you’re on LinkedIn, you might want to check your settings. They default to “on” for research and AI training which you might not agree with.
Goto settings, data privacy
Goto settings, data privacy
September 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
If you’re on LinkedIn, you might want to check your settings. They default to “on” for research and AI training which you might not agree with.
Goto settings, data privacy
Goto settings, data privacy
Looks pretty similar to our coco
August 22, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Looks pretty similar to our coco