paul lynam

More or less retired. Waterways volunteer and follower of uk politics.

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@deandunham Theatre tickets with a booking fee applied at the end. Parking App transaction fees.

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@KathrynPorter26 @Telegraph @Miatsf @mgshanks @ClaireCoutinho @AndrewBowie_MP @griffitha @NJ_Timothy @TiceRichard @DavidGHFrost @mattwridley @cmackinlay @ColinMoynihanUK @Iromg @AllisonPearson @MerrynSW Great work. I worked in the industry many years back in finance but was aware of many of the technical issues. It seems that with splitting cegb up into generators/grid/neso etc with so many different factors it is becoming an uncontrolled monster.

So glad you for one on this

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@cricketwyvern So they cannot see any faults with the European dream...

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@cricketwyvern For some reason, people who are supposed to be 'intelligent' close their brains when it comes to all things Europe.

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@PJTheEconomist I went to the OXERA seminars led by Dieter in the 1980s discussing issues in electricity. Always on top of his subject. The sort of person who should be in Government.

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@hazelmarx @AllisonPearson @UKLabour Tells you where your polling station is. Its not always obvious.

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@RetroRobson @jomickane @SamCoatesSky Now unlikely with photo ID. Once worked in a polling station where two brothers names were mixed up. Realised it was our mistake and issued ballot to second brother.
There is also a process for tendered ballots, but these are not counted.

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@WalkerDevon1922 @moke57 @LonsdaleKeith @Steven_Swinford @CMY1952 And all the new rules on photo ID and forms to complete when accepting postal votes. Presiding officer cannot be everywhere in a busy poling station at once

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@sn1gle @MartinSLewis Depending on which platform you use, there is the possibility of investing in UK government gilts. A bit like a savings account if used carefully

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@Wicket_Weir @MartinSLewis I'm in the position of moving existing savings into Isas. The increase of 2% on the savings tax rate makes it more worthwhile, not sure how many of us are doing this shuffle. As a retired accountant it's in my DNA I think.

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@AllisonPearson To be fair it all started to go wrong when Gordon Brown was chancellor and introduced tax credits. Before then people clamoued for overtime and promotion because they could easily understand what the take home effect was.

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@herdyshepherd1 Really enjoying a place of tides.

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@PhilMMcG @Telegraph Can see front page, but getting download error... Still no paper!

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@Telegraph Still not in the app.

Perhaps get the digital staff to check it all works properly ?

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@CeeMacBee If we were ever going to get a power cut it was going to be late afternoon on a January weekday. Its been the time of maximum demand for the last 40 years to my knowledge.

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@herdyshepherd1 But at least it's a place where you can see that there are others with the same points of view that you hold, helps me remain sane !

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@80s_Kidz The queues to pay at Christmas. Never less than 20 people. No wonder they went bust !

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@AllisonPearson Could be this afternoon. Just needs one feed to trip out....

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@awaisnazirch @aDissentient On day 14 of negligible solar output. Where is the power coming from to charge the batteries?

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@MartinSLewis I am really not sure HMRC understand this. My tax code for 24/25 has untaxed interest deducted incorrectly.