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@MelJStride @Conservatives Up to £300,000: 0% for first time buyers.

Far too many young people cannot get on the housing ladder because of stamp duty. A future @Conservatives government will ABOLISH Stamp Duty on primary residences. Free up the housing market, increase supply and boost the economy.

Big shout out to all the teens participating in the Ten Tors challenge. Last push to the finish. #TenTors #Dartmoor tentors.org.uk/page/about

@SamaHoole Maybe spread your wings and find places that do sell fresh fish facebook.com/p/Devon-and-Co… sandpfish.co.uk/what-we-sell

1958: a British fishmonger had cod, haddock, plaice, sole, herring, mackerel, sprats, kippers, smoked haddock, eels, oysters, mussels, cockles, whelks, brown shrimp, and crab on his slab. All landed within the week. All from British waters. 2026: a British supermarket has tilapia from Vietnam, salmon from a Norwegian feedlot, and a tray of "white fish bites" of unspecified species. The North Sea is still there. The boats are still in the harbour. Somewhere between 1958 and now, the fish stopped reaching the customer.

Happy Great Torrington May Fair. Always the first Thursday in May come rain or shine. Us be plaised to zee 'ee.

@sophielouisecc So perhaps the GCSE issue needs to be looked at first, possibly.

White working-class pupils have been the lowest attaining major ethnic group at GCSE level for more than a decade. Yet there are internships schemes that specifically exclude white people because apparently they are ‘privileged’ This is wrong and I’m doing everything in my power to stand up to them

@Ozymandiasdust Blackbird at 5am.

Woken the rhythmic sound of a wood pigeon cooing... 😴

@SandyofSuffolk 8 months to finally move. Buyer 1 dropped out the week before exchange. Buyer 2 came along quickly. Unregistered land linked to my property (apparently)-never been picked up before. Eventually sorted. Divorce was less stressful!

More tales from trying to sell our house. As you might know, our buyer pulled out the day before we were due to exchange, as it was 'all too much for her'. We had another viewing on Friday. The chap was a first time buyer who works locally. He'd viewed another couple of houses in this village and said ours was by far the biggest and best. And it is. It's in move in condition, neutrally decorated, modern kitchen and bathroom but with character features retained. He asked how quickly we could move because he had to be out of his rental. We said quickly as we'd already found somewhere where the conveyancing had started. He asked if we would accept an offer. Yes, we would. He said he wouldn't keep us waiting and would be in touch with the agents by close of business that day. Despite numerous calls by our estate agent and emails to him, he hasn't had the good grace to take their calls or reply to their emails. This isn't the first time something like this happened. We had an offer from another first time buyer in early February via the agent, which we accepted. When the agent tried to ring him back to say we'd accepted his offer, he never picked up the calls or replied to texts or emails. Just bloody rude these people. And time wasters. 😠

@ssearle63 @paullewismoney 2019 ish I think

@DodoHeather @paullewismoney Oh that’s interesting. I have missed it becoming equally available.

Couples living in unmarried bliss want the same tax rights as married and civil partnered pairs bit.ly/4ucWB2g at the moment they have no rights - none. So the best tax advice is marry the one you love. Or civil partner them if you hate all the marriage baggage. But…

@ssearle63 @paullewismoney I am a Devon registrar and CPs are for same sex and opposite sex couples.

@DodoHeather @paullewismoney I think it is only available to same sex couples

@donmcgowan Honest Bob!

I guess if he gets nicked by the police, he might lose the Robert Generic nickname. Bobby Jailbird has a nice ring about it.

@ssearle63 @paullewismoney What do you mean by 'extend the scope of Civil Partneships'?

@paullewismoney Marriage is good for a society. It says I am committed to you through thick and thin. I think marriage should be encouraged. But for those who hate the idea perhaps extend the scope of civil partnerships.

@PutUKFirst1 @Jenny_1884 The myelin sheath, which insulates brain circuits, is composed of roughly 70–80% of the brain's total cholesterol, not 70% of the whole brain

@PutUKFirst1 @Jenny_1884 Cholesterol makes up roughly 2% of the total brain mass. The brain creates its own cholesterol via astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, as it is protected by the blood-brain barrier.

I’ve come to the conclusion that if we are told something is good for you then it isn’t, that’s why after researching I will not take Statins. If GPs are paid to prescribe certain products then I steer well & truly clear. I question everything now. Has anybody else refused them?

@PutUKFirst1 @Jenny_1884 Your brain is not made up of approx 70% cholesterol

@Jenny_1884 It's hard to believe, but they had me on 23 tablets a day at one stage, including statins. I've done a lot of research on each of the pills, and I am now on zero. Statins destroy your cholesterol, and your brain is made up of approximately 70% of it.

Have a wonderful day out there... 🌳#thicktrunktuesday

@Jenny_1884 My secondary school was 8 miles away, so no. The college I went to was even further, so no.

Who else back in the day used to walk back & forth to school everyday rain or shine?

@DanWalesReform Curriculum materials are available to parents and when teaching I hardly had time to go to the toilet or eat lunch let alone think about including political bias in my science lessons.

Reform will remove ideological and political bias from classrooms. Curriculum materials will always be accessible to parents. Vote Reform on May 7 to restore trust between schools and families.

@PeterHarry567 Mortgage lenders don't take any notice of the fact that you may have paid rent, on time for many years. Ridiculous

One thing puzzles me. A young couple cannot get a mortgage for 900 quid, yet they pay 1200 quid rent? What are the banks doing?

@Edwina_Currie Yet my mum (born in 1931) was in receipt of a small comany pension and luckily also half of my dads teaching pension after his death. They both worked hard and saved. Mum eventually downsized after dad died. Careful management all the way

Many old women did not work when their children were young ..the first year over 50% of mothers were working was 1975, and most were part time. So, no company pensions, and not enough to save. You’ve no idea, have you..?

@stevenson_les @SandyofSuffolk @skedeschi Not easy to carry out chemical testing working from home

@SandyofSuffolk @skedeschi Exactly! My first properties were in the midlands, I didn’t go straight to a south coast property. Technology allows you to work from anywhere so no excuses. Just move!

You can buy a nice little house like this in Suffolk with a 5% deposit of £6,000. Nationwide, Barclays and others are offering good deals for first time buyers with only a 5% deposit. But then you'd have to forego your gap year in the Far East and Antipodes or your fancy wedding. Poor you. Boo hoo. 🤣