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'Call in and see me at the surgery' Another example of the parallel universe of Ambridge. #TheArchers
Chris Driver retweeted
What's the difference between that and ticking a bird seen through a scope or bins?
Oh and visually impaired birders; are their lists any less valid?
I am dumbfounded by many of the comments in response to this. I sincerely believe that if the BBC goes there is no existing alternative broadcaster that will make up for its absence. I wonder if anyone here actually listens to BBC radio or The World Service.
So BBC Three, Scotland and R4 Extra are going. We are watching the death by a thousand cuts of a great British institution.
From major sporting events, to national celebrations, the BBC has a unique ability to bring the country together. But, successive Governments have left our BBC in a state of managed decline.
@LibDems are calling for a permanent charter to end this cyclical uncertainty hanging over the BBC’s future and protect it for generations to come.
Once the BBC is gone, it is gone for good. It's time we made the choice to save it.
Chris Driver retweeted
Brilliantly done by @RobTemple101 - creator of @SoVeryBritish.
Manager meeting for food packaging. So true!
Gassing from a gas rig. And why not!
What a ridiculous thing.
Anna Foster on a gas platform.
@bbcr4today #r4today
How long is Anna going to carry on referring to £6k as 'a fortune'?
#TheArchers
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They sat on her as she laid her eggs.
Activists say the hatchling died.
This is animal abuse!
Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law!
He didn't - the apple was already cut. Look how even the pieces are.
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Everyone asks "how do we afford PIP?"
Nobody asks "why does disability cost so much?"
A grab rail: £8 at Screwfix. £85 through a mobility company.
Adapted cutlery: £12 to manufacture. £35 in the catalogue.
A shower seat: £15 plastic stool. £90 as a "shower aid."
A postural chair: £200 to build. £800 with "disability" on the label.
Disability costs more because the market CHARGES more. Not because it COSTS more. The word "adapted" on the box adds 300-500% to the price.
PIP exists to cover the "extra cost of disability." But the extra cost is ARTIFICIAL. Created by manufacturers who know you NEED the product and price accordingly.
Fix the price. Sell aids at cost. Remove the markup. Remove the VAT. Remove the glossy catalogue and the sales rep's commission.
The "extra cost of disability" drops by 60-80%. PIP spending falls. Without cutting a single person's support.
Helen Whately has posted thirteen times asking how to cut PIP. She has never once asked why disability products cost five times what they should.
builduk.club disability charter. Fix the price. Not the person.
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Remind me - Did “butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth” Jolene have a fling with Eddie back in the day??
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