Simone Clarkin

Enjoying the Autumn of my life

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@DanielPriestley @CharlesOJ I totally agree. And unless someone’s done it they really have no idea how hard it is, do they. Running a small business is not for the faint hearted. plus no government ever seems to be interested in the input of small business owners, only that of corporations.

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@AdamPollock @theipaper What about thinking of your house as a place to live, rather than an investment?

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@r0ck3t23 @dEEN1cKers0n Or maybe we’ve gone back to interacting in person with real people we actually know?

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@LizWebsterSBF Although I suppose the issue is when the product is being sold as pure honey, rather than stating the actual ingredients.

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@LizWebsterSBF That’s interesting. I was under the impression that it was well known (and accepted?) that cheaper honey brands were a blend of honey and sugar syrup. The old adage ‘you get what you pay for’ is so true.

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@NewtonEmerson I imagine it’s down to wealth and access. I’d be interested to know if you look at northeast England (where I live) for example, would the figures be similar to Northern Ireland? And more far removed from the figures for the wealthier southeast England.

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@Matt_Pinner Omar Sy

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@zarahsultana Why? I use public transport all the time and I really don’t expect it to be free

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@SketchesbyBoze It’s Sebastion from the Shakespeare and Hathaway series 😀

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@MetroUK Couldn’t agree more

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@MartinSLewis @politico Review the business rates system so that small business allowance relates to size of business, not amount of rent payable.

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@signal2prompt @iamonabeach @London_W4 Also we get little mobile kiosks - people who serve/sell coffee from small converted vans. Although they tend to be at events more.

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@signal2prompt @London_W4 That’s interesting.

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@signal2prompt @London_W4 I wouldn’t have thought so. It’s in UK - drive thru isn’t big here - especially in cities

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@JamesMelville Not just the money either, it’s the extra headache of additional bureaucracy that’ll be imposed on one-person micro businesses (a.k.a. the lifeblood of UK economy).

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@BridgeBooksDro1 I used to love Mallory Towers! Brings back great memories

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Japan v New Zealand Women’s @rugbyworldcup 2025 match took place at Exeter in the presence of HIH Princess Akiko of Mikasa. Congratulations to all players for their outstanding performance.

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@katherinettyson @mcrj1996 Ah, that’s interesting

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@mcrj1996 Also, I graduated with my first degree in 1980’s. Back then most graduates didn’t automatically walk into fancy graduate jobs straight from uni either. People generally worked their way up.

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@mcrj1996 Interesting that they seem to need help to prepare CVs and applications. I recently completed a MSc at Newcastle Uni where I had (still have) access to the careers service. They offer state of the art job finding support. Why doesn’t Oxbridge?