mac jordan
@its-ramtops.bsky.social
cat wrangler, WASPI pensioner (still working), TV watcher, choral singer, Samba drummer, small "L" liberal. Located in Kingston-upon-Hull, love the Yorkshire coast. Northumberland holds my heart, though
Someone should tell Bobby Generic. He's all over the media saying that Something Must Be Done.
September 11, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Someone should tell Bobby Generic. He's all over the media saying that Something Must Be Done.
That's OK - we don't want them back.
September 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM
That's OK - we don't want them back.
Sadly, I cannot read it due to £wall.
September 10, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Sadly, I cannot read it due to £wall.
It's a tiny amount of money in a multi £trillion budget. And it's cost as much - if not more - than giving people Pension Credit.
September 10, 2024 at 10:39 AM
It's a tiny amount of money in a multi £trillion budget. And it's cost as much - if not more - than giving people Pension Credit.
To be fair, I don't need the WFA. It's been nice to have, but not necessary. But I think the implementation is hateful - there should be another way to cut fuel bills for the elderly.
September 10, 2024 at 10:35 AM
To be fair, I don't need the WFA. It's been nice to have, but not necessary. But I think the implementation is hateful - there should be another way to cut fuel bills for the elderly.
FFS. That's terrible.
September 10, 2024 at 10:29 AM
FFS. That's terrible.
Someone should close his account down.
September 9, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Someone should close his account down.
She looks like a perfect fit!
September 3, 2024 at 2:59 PM
She looks like a perfect fit!
I say! You're too kind :)
September 3, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I say! You're too kind :)
Turns out he drugged his eldest daughter as well. She had *no idea*, and only found out during his trial.
I have no words to express how I feel about this man, and those who raped an unconcious woman. It's a shame that France does not have capital punishment.
I have no words to express how I feel about this man, and those who raped an unconcious woman. It's a shame that France does not have capital punishment.
September 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Turns out he drugged his eldest daughter as well. She had *no idea*, and only found out during his trial.
I have no words to express how I feel about this man, and those who raped an unconcious woman. It's a shame that France does not have capital punishment.
I have no words to express how I feel about this man, and those who raped an unconcious woman. It's a shame that France does not have capital punishment.
I've always felt that cats have absolute disdain for the laws of physics.
September 2, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I've always felt that cats have absolute disdain for the laws of physics.
Which is how it used to be, but is now apparently unaffordable.
September 2, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Which is how it used to be, but is now apparently unaffordable.
The Winter Fuel Allowance has been cut for most people who used to get it - including myself. What is important now is to ensure that those pensioners who are entitled to, but not claiming, Pension Credit, are helped to apply for it. That will trigger the Winter Fuel Allowance payment for them.
August 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
The Winter Fuel Allowance has been cut for most people who used to get it - including myself. What is important now is to ensure that those pensioners who are entitled to, but not claiming, Pension Credit, are helped to apply for it. That will trigger the Winter Fuel Allowance payment for them.
And he *still* says he has no regrets. Of course he doesn't - he's a very wealthy man.
August 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
And he *still* says he has no regrets. Of course he doesn't - he's a very wealthy man.
Frost is an idiot. An ignorant idiot at that - the worst kind.
August 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Frost is an idiot. An ignorant idiot at that - the worst kind.
Yes, I was really sad to hear that.
August 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Yes, I was really sad to hear that.
And I'm irritated to find bits of the Sports Agents shoehorned into my podcast feed under the NewsAgents banner.
August 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
And I'm irritated to find bits of the Sports Agents shoehorned into my podcast feed under the NewsAgents banner.
I listened to it twice, not least because I missed a lot of it due to was laughing so much.
August 22, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I listened to it twice, not least because I missed a lot of it due to was laughing so much.
I think because anything including the letters "E" and "U" are like the third rail in British politics. And the manic Brexiteers will see it as a wedge issue to get us back into the organisation.
August 22, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I think because anything including the letters "E" and "U" are like the third rail in British politics. And the manic Brexiteers will see it as a wedge issue to get us back into the organisation.