Ben

Never give up. Ever.

[Stuey Beef 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @stuey_beef]

The state pension is not a random government favour, it’s the back end of a 35–40 year compulsory “contract” where people are forced to hand over National Insurance on the clear promise of a basic pension at the end.

Politicians and think tanks helped design an unfunded, pay‑as‑you‑go system where today’s workers pay today’s pensioners, then have the gall to call it “unsustainable” as if the public dreamt it up.

If a private firm sold you a retirement product on fixed terms, took your money for four decades, then announced at 66 that you “didn’t really need it” and would henceforth be means‑tested or frozen, they would be in court for mis‑selling and fraud.

The crisis here is not pensioners “leeching off the young”, it’s a political class that built a Ponzi‑style NI system, diverted the proceeds for other spending, and now wants to default on the people who kept their side of the bargain.

You do not blame the victims of a defective product for believing the brochure; you go after the people who wrote it.

[Ben @bow_ben]

UK NHS, the “envy of the world”. Just don’t fall ill or have an accident.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

Woman, 97, was found dead on the floor of her home after being told she would have to wait ten days for an ambulance for a suspected hip break, coroner hears https://t.co/Fu2Hm7lFNP

[Ben @bow_ben]

@BBCBreaking Hottest day of the year so far. In July. Who would have thought it?

[Ben @bow_ben]

@FishHutBlackDog @jeremyiwhite @spusu_uk It’s the just complete lack of communication that has done me. Not a single mention on X to say there’s an issue. Going into the 3rd day of a major outage and absolutely nothing from the company. Beyond ridiculous #spusu

[Ben @bow_ben]

@jeremyiwhite @FishHutBlackDog @spusu_uk I would avoid them like the plague. I, too, am going to move after only being with them for a month.

[Ben @bow_ben]

@FishHutBlackDog @jeremyiwhite @spusu_uk I find if you select a network manually (only orange where I am) you get 45 seconds of connectivity before it drops & you have to repeat the process. @spusu_uk have said there is still an issue with no estimated time of resolution. Stuck abroad with no phone which I need urgently

[Ben @bow_ben]

@firstdirect No point. Just spoke to your complaints department who have confirmed they’re not prepared to do anything as, basically, it’s too much work & have closed the complaint. Just wanted to warn others their money clearly isn’t as safe as you think it is when your bank refuses to help

[Ben @bow_ben]

For anyone thinking of moving their banking to @firstdirect Having banked with them for 30 years, I’ll be moving elsewhere. Their once exemplary customer service is no more & trying to get them to dispute a credit card payment is impossible as it’ll involve “too much work”. Avoid

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

The rights and wrongs aren’t the issue. I just don’t understand how a professional politician can give this commitment, make the statement Liz Kendall gave today, then think they can get away with it.

[Aldi Stores UK @AldiUK]

No pressure boys but this is literally more tense than the time we tagged M&S after they sued us ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #EURO2024 #NEDENG

[Ben @bow_ben]

@g__j @VictoriaCoren @OctopusEnergy Kind of misses my point, don’t you think? DM you? The complaint I’ve had with you since December on this very matter is STILL outstanding! Potentially seeing one of your disabled customers die from hypothermia this winter isn’t a good look. But at least you keep winning awards 👏🏻

[Ben @bow_ben]

@g__j As I still haven’t heard anything, I stand by my original claim that it helps to be famous (and talented) like @VictoriaCoren to get assistance from the top @g__j at @OctopusEnergy

[Ben @bow_ben]

Thanks, @LNER @DavidHorne for, once again, offering wifi fit for 1994 not 2024 - making trying to watch the England game on one of your services an absolute impossibility

[Ben @bow_ben]

@Zillion_e @IPVanish Did you get anywhere with this? I’m having the same issue where the app crashes / closes every time I try to open it

[Ben @bow_ben]

@g__j @VictoriaCoren @OVOEnergy @OctopusEnergy Thanks, Greg

[Ben @bow_ben]

@ando2040 @g__j @VictoriaCoren @OVOEnergy @OctopusEnergy Well, in my case, it “simply” was true.

[Ben @bow_ben]

@g__j @VictoriaCoren @OVOEnergy @OctopusEnergy You may get a response from Greg himself but the general public, when DMing him as he suggests, just get an Octopus employee. Had been happy with Octopus & would’ve recommended them but their refusal to offer solid wall insulation under GBIS to a vulnerable customer is shocking

[Ben @bow_ben]

@EmilyMckgkv29dg @BlindsDirectGB Absolutely nothing, probably. @BlindsDirectGB are literally the WORST company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. Lied to and ignored in equal measure. Just check out their @trustpilot reviews https://t.co/dRNHaeH50l #blindsdirect