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[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@according2_taz Thought I would watch one episode to see ~ ended up watching all 6 🤣🤣

It's a bit like Derek & Clive (Peter Cook / Dudley Moore) but with cats, but I like that sort of humour 😆

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@LeoKearse You're too old? 🤣

https://t.co/MiIFkqk0iZ

[OMGFacts @OMGFacts]

🎓 Boy, 6, became youngest ever Oxford student.

Joshua Beckford has autism, aims to be a surgeon.

Age is no limit to genius.

Sources: BBC, Independent

#omgfacts #ChildProdigy #Oxford

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@SouthsideGav Was only on the App for a few minutes and in that time my phone blocked 175 trackers

#1984

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@OMGFacts Seen videos of them playing with seals, like this...

https://t.co/GbuZ5nGLSb

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@MichelleDewbs @LeeAndersonMP_ @KevinCraigUK @GBNEWS I'm laughing so hard at that Craig fella trying to explain government funding ~ it would be like me saying I'm going to be a millionaire after winning the lottery, with a ticket I never bought 🤣🤣

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JeremyVineOn5 Martin Lewis posted this ~ this cut is for only 6 months to the end of the fiscal year
https://t.co/5qGXtJFAMU

Also seen on BBC website ...

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

News. Govt is to cut VAT on electricity bills for 6mths from 1 October. This will reduce bills by 4.8%. It says it is a £45 cut on a typical bill. It should come off all bills (inc fixes)

This is a good totemic step and very welcomed. Yet in practice people won't feel much benefit.

The energy Price Cap on 1 October for elec & gas is currently predicted to rise 3.1% which on typical bills is over £50 on an annualised basis (and that's likely to be in the right ballpark as we're a decent way through the analysis period).

So the VAT cut gain over 6mths is mostly eaten up by that. Especially as the prediction is a further rise in January (though that is far more crystal ball gazing)

Another way to put it in context of what "4.8%" means. Ten days ago the cheapest fix was 14% less than the Price Cap, now it is 8% less as wholesale rates have jumped due to the middle east conflict.

Ultimately though it does mean people will pay less than they would've done without this. Yet it is going to need a lot more policy cost reductions, likely at the budget, for things to feel materially cheaper.

PS I should also note the move to focus on electricity prices is logical. It has been strange that govt policy has been to move people away from gas, yet we've seen the gas price get relatively cheaper compared to electricity. This reverses some of that.

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@GrantRitchieX @MartinSLewis I use this site, which helps https://t.co/BwrMOEEO0Q
I like to leave a reply as it helps others

Latest scams are usually the Car Finance wanting you to register with them to get a refund, but we know better thanks to Uncle Martin 🤣🤣

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@darrengrimes

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@darrengrimes Did he think this policy up after watching Gremlins? 🤣

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@Daily_Commenter @according2_taz ... maybe not racist, but unconscious bias? 🤣

#just_requoting

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JadedIsNewBlack @according2_taz Thanks for the heads-up on getting around the violence rules ~ I failed a couple of times trying to create this Monty Pythonesque scene 😆

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@according2_taz If you've got any old B&W family photos try this

"colourize the uploaded image and sharpen to make it look like it was taken with a modern DSLR camera try and maintain details and text"

I get great results from this

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@lizziecundy @JeremyVineOn5 It's not hot, it's red hot 😍

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JeremyVineOn5 I think this is the best analogy

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@haveigotnews The HIGNFY team hard at work 🤣🤣

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JeremyVineOn5 Speaking of excesses why do they have 2 presenters, presenting this show, whilst the rest of other shows only have 1

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JeremyVineOn5 When expressed as a % it sounds generous, but convert it to a monetary value ...

every 1% raise of a pension equates to approx £126/year or £2.41/week

1% of @JeremyVineOn5 BBC salary (£310k) would be £3100

#perspective

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@wpbuilds I know what a Podcaster is, but what does the purple + mean?
Is it a logo for a company that you podcast for?
I'd say it's a bit ambiguous

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@JeremyVineOn5 @nelufar @Kunlebarker @theJeremyVine I hope Kier had a word in Zelenskyy's ear about interfering in other countries politics?

[NeRo @NeroZ3]

@Jeremy_Hunt @CamillaTominey So is it acceptable for ~
Council Tax rises - mine was 8% last year, 9% this
Mobile/Broadband - inflation + 3%
Gas/Elec - don't even start me on this

a 1% rise is roughly £10/month
Pension is roughly half of minimum wage

Now do you see why we need the triple lock?