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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - speculation regarding potential causes, exact temperature, ground conditions etc.No, they can’t. If that has been recorded, it is measurement error (not unknown). +18C is the most expected in this country, in direct...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.Higher, yes, but not much higher. 2009-10 Tax Year it was £6475. Inflated by average earnings, that is now £11,525, ie about £1k more...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Are the recent derailments indicative of poor performance from Network Rail?.You must have missed the hottest and driest summer for decades.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Lewes derailment - Thursday 13th August.Timing is Coincidence, other than the dry weather and drivers being (understandably) a little more cautious in callimg in alignment defects.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Summer staffing issues.2010 budget. Using average earnings as a comparison, £100k now is the equivalent of £57,350 back in 2010. Put another way, how would...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.You might want to check that, or you’ve been had. I have paid precisely £0 on my Unit Trust ISAs.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.Ah, I see. That’s not a tax on you though, it’s a tax on the pension fund (In the same way it is for everyone else who takes company...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.You believe wrong. Broadly speaking no tax is paid on any contributions into a recognised pension scheme (assuming you are not earning...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Birmingham International - station car park.And mine! (Kind of), but that was before the Multi Storey. If you havent been for a while, beware that the car park entrance is not...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Summer staffing issues.Yes, across the board, except to certain popular summer destinations - think the coast. It also depends on how much you care about...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Supermarkets discussion.St Albans is evidently a hotbed of alcohol / non-alcohol swapsie related fraud ;) (This is in the big stores in Town, ie Tesco and...
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Birmingham International - station car park.There is no chance it will be full at that time in the morning.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Supermarkets discussion.Agreed, but that is a bit more obvious, event to the least interested checkout patroller.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Are the recent derailments indicative of poor performance from Network Rail?.Are you sure about that? It’s quite an allegation.
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BBald Rick replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Both, although clearly it os worth for those calling!as they all have to be processed first then held. There is not space to put more...