Howard Davies

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@tonyblackburn Wasn't your father a renowned sea fisherman down in those parts?

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@no1sunkfarmer Poofters go Prancing - no thank you.
Even worse than Gladiators. 🙄

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@felicefan Yeah sure. Mother used to get it out once a month to feed it a drop of brandy.

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@ronmanagernottm Haha! I remember the adverts. Weed to Charles Atlas in a few weeks.

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@FarmingUK If they were free range British then yes.

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@tsmiggy Yep, same here. It's a common misconception. Only those receiving pension credit are exempt.

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@no1sunkfarmer Thanks mate.👍

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@SaffronKim My initial target is always Bonfire Night.

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@BMJYorston No private pensions when I joined the shop floor. When introduced they were perks for senior management, not for oiks like us.

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@raphaeldogg When I joined the shop floor there weren't such things as private pensions. When introduced in the 80s they were perks for senior management, not for oiks like us.

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@peter_levy Morning Peter.

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@MarcWinsland Exempt from council tax? Only those who receive pension credit are exempt, the rest of us have to pay.

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@no1sunkfarmer I also find it hard to feel much Christmas spirit and ho, ho, ho these days.

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@peter_levy Remember it well Peter. A classic.
Superb comedy.

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@jakey_joke @BBCNews What's the saying?
There are lies, damn lies and statistics.

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@anaboultertv According to @MartinSLewis we're currently looking at a 20% increase in January.

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@jakey_joke @BBCNews I know loads of fellow OAPs and there's not a single millionaire amongst them.

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@TheSun We're doomed, I tell ye - doomed.

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@MartinSLewis They keep on defining the state pension as a "benefit". If this is indeed the case why is it the only benefit that is taxable? People on universal credit receive much more yet this is not taxed - why not?