Sylvia Simpson

Founder of Money Buddies, tackling poverty since 1996; ex-chair of Leeds Debt Advice Network; Co-Founder of Leeds Poverty & Debt Forum. Views are my own.

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@antanddec @adamthomas21 Well done for trying to hold your cool in all the cufuffle! Nice to see the human side of you and stick up for what's right. Well done Adam x

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@virginmedia - please do NOT stop sending me my bills. This is a deal breaker for both me and the person I have, Power of Attorney, for!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@AmazonHelp Thank you, Amazon, for my recent delivery handed to me! Your driver walked over my grass, broke my garden gnome, and left my gate wide open! I see there is no way to complain about this via email OR via chat!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@KeanuReevesYaga Sending love ❤️

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@TheSun Well, that was obviously obvious! I was surprised people voted for them! They seemed to have very little in common from what I saw!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Belle is bitter because 2 boys dropped her! Leanne also benefitted from Lucinda sticking up for her! So what if she got a few of her own kickbacks in there! Producer Scott stayed true to his girl! I'm beginning to like Lucinda and Sean more than all of them!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Belle clearly has no self-awareness! Sammy follows Belle around like a lost puppy! Jess wants to get in on the limelight! Lucinda is being smothered by these bullies! Thank goodness Lucinda has Sean.

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Oh, for goodness sake! Jesse is jumping on the bandwagon to have a go at Lucinda! She's desperate to get TV time! At what point does it become bullying! Jesse should leave her alone, mind her own business, and create her own drama with her own boy! Oh wait, she hasn't got one yet

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Belle's double standards, and everyone is wrong but her! #goLucinda - There's nothing like standing up for someone and dishing a bit of poetic justice in the process! - have you ever got a name wrong in a heated argument?

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Here we go again! 'I could put a ring on your finger' to Belle -and- 'I could put a ring on your finger' to Lucinda. He's not in there for love. He's there to mess around. Otherwise, he wouldn't say the same thing to 2 different women!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland All this because two people 'had a chat' with each other! Why aren't they all kicking off because Scott 'had a chat' or anyone else 'having a chat' - 'Mountain and Molehill' or 'Storm in a Teacup' spring to mind! It isn't like anyone kissed, like others are doing!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Whilst the cat's away, the mice will play! No one was closed off. It is to be expected that people will talk to each other. It's not like anyone kissed! Albeit Sean has let himself down big time, so yes, a showmance, not a romance. Listen to Helena, she knows!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Oh Sean - has let himself down now! I don't think he's ready for love!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@virginmedia @Forza16646 Who has wired connection these days? Everything is wireless! Are you saying customers can only have the speeds they pay for if they are wired in? If so, you need to declare this clearly before people sign up, and not hide it in the small print!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@MoneySavingExp Who invited who? Did you invite friends to dinner, or they you? Who was footing the bill? Was it going to be shared? Who decided to cancel? Could 2/3 of you still go? If so, it's unfair to charge people £25 if they could have still gone & didn't know the cancellation fee!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Shaq doesn't like a taste of his own medicine, does he?

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@LoveIsland Yes, bullying is a big word. Scott should LISTEN! Sean wouldn't have said that if he didn't genuinely feel that way. Scott made a b-line for him as soon as he arrived. He's like a dog with a done!

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@virginmedia @ben_benjamin3 Hello, this was last year. I ended up having to get help from the Ombudsman in the end, and even they found you unhelpful! My advice is to anyone, follow the complaint procedure ASAP, and waste no time taking to the Ombudsman.

[Sylvia Simpson @Dickerbird]

@MoneySavingExp It needs to be taken back through payroll as I expect tax, and NI has been paid on it. If the full amount is paid back separately, then you could be out of pocket by the amount the tax and NI. Keep a meticulous record.