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Bugger, just learned that my Old Labour but Cabinet Member of New Labour, Welsh constituency MP won't be standing this time due to age and fixed term parliaments. Totally good constituency MP, born and lived here, got an email back within a week of sending one to him on any matter. Paul Murphy will ...

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Thank you LadyCentauria and 51A. I phoned Newcastle Welfare Rights and was told to download form SSCS1 and to fill it in myself and send it off. They only do casework for specific groups such as people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities etc. Would it still be worth my wh...

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Thank you. I just don't know anything about anything any more. There he was, my brother, my friend, he still is my brother, my friend and he did this awful thing that changed so many lives. Where now? I am going to see him for the first time tomorrow. What can I say? What can I do? You can tell him...

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Hi Bonnylad Go to your local CAB. If you have any support worker, get them to make a referral by phone to a CAB Benefits Adviser and you will bypass the "gateway assessment" stage and save an appointment and perhaps a week or 2. If they have Benefits Clinic, get there 10 or 15 minutes befo...

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Things still shit here. Stepmother still dead, brother still in prison for killing her whist awaiting his Atos decision, father still absolutely hateful (in both senses). There is no Christmas. No words just :hug: and hand to hold... Thank you. I just don't know anything about anything any more. Th...

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Things still shit here. Stepmother still dead, brother still in prison for killing her whist awaiting his Atos decision, father still absolutely hateful (in both senses). There is no Christmas.

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Re: Vacuum cleaners. Whatever you do, don't spend your money on a Dyson. They are heavy, unwieldy and don't do the job in my experience. I haven't yet known anyone who bought one designed to suck up animal hair, for instance, to be happy with their device's ability to suck up animal hair. And mine t...

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That was lovely, giselle, really evocative. I don't know your age but wonder if you or your dad could have known my Husband No2 or his dad, both of whom were RAF and based in Changy(?) at some time.

As for Spain, go for it, you can always come back.

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Gosh. You know, I don't know of anyone who parted with their vinyl to not at some point regret parting with their vinyl. I never parted with mine willingly, it just got lost or nicked at parties. I'll have a look on Newport market, brill stall there run by some old stoners, they might have it, other...

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Look, sorry, Ed has the charisma of a boiled egg. He just ain't doing it. He might be clever, bright and much more Old Labour - and we do need now Old Labour - than his brother but without charisma, he is lost.

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I've fucking done it. Support group. After two years of fucking about it would appear my efforts have borne benefit fruit. And I'm going to be getting nearly a grand in backdated payments. I'd celebrate with you lot if I knew how. Good news. You can sleep now. And other things. I have a brother in ...

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Never been there because there is such an extreme between the tourists and the abject poverty of the people. I couldn't enjoy a "holiday" in any place like that. But if you're going to discover the place and that doesn't worry you, I hear it is wonderful and of course, every tourist dollar...

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I have a new job. It's ok, it's with a Housing Association. It's full time. I work full time, some paid, some not, but my former employer has been reducing hours because they were largely Legal Aid funded so I gave my free hours for free to CAB. Now I won't be able to. If you can, please do, no matt...

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FFS, Kirsty Wark signing off with a dig about Ed researching Eastenders prior to meeting the actors last night. Fuck em, I'm fed up sticking up for the state broadcaster, sell it. Only problem is that some right wing tosser would buy it and trade on BBC 'impartiality' to sell a right wing message t...

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I'd hope that money to merge councils could be found from central government. It's investment, and will save money. But it probably won't. Blah, blah, Labour waste, blah, that's why we do them over in comparison to Scotland. I think it's due to geography and politics, the plethora of councils here ...

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An example of the shit facing councils now, though this particular one, Merthyr, it seems could have handled it better?! Too many councils in Wales, almost farcical, I drove through 5/6 in just over an hour the other week to the English border, it would though, of course cost millions to merge, mon...

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Hi all I've been out all day so just catching up. About that Retrospective Bill, I too was livid at the time and wrote to EdM and my Local MP and threatened to leave Labour. But the arguments about bill were not as straight forward as they seemed, and no matter what Labour did or did not do it woul...

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I just thought of this. Mostly because I was thinking of Yorkshire. Back in the day my dad and his brother, both Huddersfield born, used to call each "Cock". Here in Wales the lads of all ages call each other "Butt". I am glad to be called "Lovely" most days but when so...

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Yes, please leave it as I still haven't managed to do it. Also having problems in posting pics on another forum I use, it seems to be that pics no longer get saved into 'My Pictures' on my HP laptop. Hi yahyah, your pics might be in your "Downloads" folder. Different PCs do different thin...

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Did I just hear right? 35% turnout for the Greater Manchester byelection? That means that 65% is totally disinterested. That is worrying. You mean the H&M ? Being told Labour have up to 50% lead the day before the election tends to make people complacent and perhaps not vote if they are busy, b...

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Did I just hear right? 35% turnout for the Greater Manchester byelection? That means that 65% is totally disinterested. That is worrying.

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Hi, I know that somewhere there is a whole discussion/step by step guide on how to make a pic into an avatar. I can't find it. Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thank you (Don't worry, I'm in no hurry, still undecided on Castle Hill Hudds, Sugarloaf Abergavenny or Shell Grotto Pont...

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Hello, sorry to intrude but: Gosh I spent half my childhood rolly-pollying down the hill from the castle. You know the pub's gone now? My Grandad wouldn't be pleased, I think it was half the reason he took us up there. I live in Wales now but from Hudds originally and if I said Yetton would you whi...

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I lived just off top of Somerset Road, just before the village, coming from town. Handy for Huddersfield and the way out towards Holmfirth - lovely...... Hello, sorry to intrude but: Gosh I spent half my childhood rolly-pollying down the hill from the castle. You know the pub's gone now? My Grandad...

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I bet you can! I worked in Hudds for 3 years - lived near Castle Hill. Really enjoyed it and it was a hard decision to move. Had a beer tonight with one of my ex-colleagues who was over here for business! That's where my Grandparents lived! Top of Almondbury with a spectacular view of Castle Hill ;...

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So has that speech by Cameron where he did those lies about his son and the deficit, a terrible policy on the ECHR, and announced unfunded cuts change things? They do speeches, it's the speech season. I thought the Lib Dems did some great ones about what total shits the tories are. Shame they're be...

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Toy Story: My kids loved it, I loved it, pure family joy. Hook: Peter Pan grew up but not really but I could share Robin Williams with my kids and Tinkerbell came along, Smee, the Lost Boys, we were all there in our generations, what a brilliant idea! I first saw Robin Williams in Mork & Mindy t...

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IDS planning to make DLA/PIP taxable/increase for lower incomed. Sorry don't understand. He's increasing payments? But then going to tax them? Will that affect many? Making DLA taxable,but promises to increase payments to poorer claimants.He's an arse. Ie it counts as taxable income. Surely that ca...

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I'm still here, lurking while at work, although as the pub is nearly deserted on a Saturday night, I'm wondering where did the customers go. Recovery my arse. Our local dead as a dormouse as well, no point going in, never anyone there I don't know about your neighbourhood, but we need a lot of visi...

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Don't sweat it. You've passed the first part of the initiation; the next bit is the email from the mods telling you the co-ordinates of the assault course you have to complete in a limited time before you're deemed worthy to post on FTN. Probably worth getting into training. If it's in the Beacons,...

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Gosh, thanks for all the responses. I can't access at work so I have no idea what happens here or at the Graun daytime. Feel a bit silly and over-sensitive now. :) Don't sweat it. You've passed the first part of the initiation; the next bit is the email from the mods telling you the co-ordinates of...

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Now that's an avatar I've got to ask about .... ? Yours? Once upon a time my younger stepson's. He was called Joey. I adopted him as my internet avatar years ago. Besides, he's more photogenic than I am! either the Tories lose the election next year or we are all going to have to get out of this co...

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I'm not sure where this should to, I'm putting it here as it's about a Username: I've been meaning to say this for ages @ rebeccariots: Love the name and been to St Clears and hugged the memorial. (It's made of wood, endlessly huggable). And to anyone thinking about visiting Wales: I have been to St...

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Gosh, thanks for all the responses. I can't access at work so I have no idea what happens here or at the Graun daytime. Feel a bit silly and over-sensitive now.

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I'm pleased that we've got new posters here - rather than the spambots we've been getting - but I get a horrible feeling that the political antennae of the newest posters isn't quite as sharply developed as some of the more established contributors. I think it is difficult for some of us Newbies: F...

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Your tribal loyalty does you credit. People sometimes talk to me about policies, but there's a saying in politics. It's not about policies. David Miliband instinctively understood this, and never announced any. Where Ed failed so badly this week was by announcing a few that were superficially popul...

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It's an unpalatable fact to David's brother but David very, very much agrees with me on what's wrong with the Labour party. Watching the death throes of the party as it spirals into a six point lead in the opinion polls is heartbreaking for someone like myself, whose years of hard work at the GMB, ...

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Not sure where to put this but: Re: Courgettes I always made the base of any chilli/bol dishes for my children basically a ratatouille style ragout thingy, so if you have any spare courgettes, bung them in there. Gave them their 5-a-day in 1 dish (olive oil and olives, red pepper, green pepper, onio...

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I'm fifty-six-and-a-half. But still a teenage hippie/metalhead, inside. Oh, my legs are different ages, apparently. Did this thing at the hospital (it's about balancing on one leg) and my left leg was in its eighties while the right was late twenties. It was a few years ago but my right leg is defi...

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I'm fifty-six-and-a-half. But still a teenage hippie/metalhead, inside. Oh, my legs are different ages, apparently. Did this thing at the hospital (it's about balancing on one leg) and my left leg was in its eighties while the right was late twenties. It was a few years ago but my right leg is defi...

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adam wrote:45, for another week or so.

Happy birthday for in a "week or so".

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Oh look, someone's had the same thought as I did earlier today. Now we can use pensions to avoid inheritance tax http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/11127940/Now-we-can-use-pensions-to-avoid-inheritance-tax.html It will be a big incentive for older, especially wealthy, earne...

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Alex Andreou ‏@sturdyAlex · 4 mins4 minutes ago I want to be supportive BUT CANNOT. Another 5mins of that interview and Cam would be snapping Evan's butt with an Oxford towel. #Newsnight :lol!: it really was that bad! I don't do telly, I'm a strictly Today, The World At 1 and PM kinda gal (with a l...

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justamentalpatient wrote:Will hit 40 in November.

Oooh, that's a big one. I avoided mine by taking me and the kids to Cyprus for the week and banning cards/all recognition. I had an equally bad reaction to the previous 2 decade changes though. Oh, and 50 come to think of it ....

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Sorry and please forgive. As a "lady" I should't be asked, let alone ask. But: I am interested to know ages of members here - it does affect how one relates to people, ie, what they remember. My name is a slight abbreviation of my name at "the other place", which I coined a littl...

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Link to their blog page, for anyone willing to share their experiences: https://blogs.citizensadvice.org.uk/blog/was-it-fit-for-work-for-you Thanks LadyC. The blog can be anonymous or not a blog at all. They need statistics to challenge the legislation. If you can help, please do. CAB does more tha...

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Farcical. Utterly farcical. Excuse me if I go on a bit here. So I got there on time and sat in the waiting room with 5 other people. One by one they were called up and told their documentation from the DWP hadn't shown up so their assessment would have to be re-scheduled. Until it got to me then no...

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We've lived in Wales for 7 years but have not ventured down South yet. May have a weekend away down that end of things next spring, want to go to the Big Pit as well. I'm on Big Pit's doorstep, everyone who visits me has to go down the mine, I love it. Did you know they mature cheese down there? It...

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Thanks for the reply. Let'sskiptotheleft leaves near Neath, maybe near you ? About the same longitudinal region, Neath is a bit to the west of me. I live way up a hill with an uninterrupted view across the Channel to England - from Wales, note, not the continent. (My neighbours don't ever call it t...

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Thanks for the reply. Let'sskiptotheleft leaves near Neath, maybe near you ? About the same longitudinal region, Neath is a bit to the west of me. I live way up a hill with an uninterrupted view across the Channel to England - from Wales, note, not the continent. (My neighbours don't ever call it t...

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