Dave lane

Bham centre is an absolute mess at the moment and no real easy route in from the east. Ended up on a patch of dirt (car park) by millennium point and a longer walk to the Hippodrome than could be expected.

No trains between Coventry and New Street on Saturday meant an unfortunate drive into Bham to see Moulin Rouge (great by the way) but central car parks full and diversions everywhere (an hour and half for what should be 25 min) and of course I had wanted to get the train 9min…

Well, did this yesterday and it was well worth the wait.

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@AdrianAshton2 Ah must be the tall tower bell ringing society. Wouldn’t want to risk it.

Monthly energy DD is now at its lowest since the madness, it is still £60pcm (£720 a year) more than it was before the madness. And we have two less adults in the house now too.

I'm getting quite a few people getting in touch concerned "The State Pension will start to be taxed" on the back of newspaper articles. I thought it worth making a few simple points to clear up possible confusions... 1. The State Pension is already taxable and always has been in my memory, in other words it counts towards your taxable income. Many State Pensioners who have other income too already pay income tax. 2. The stories are based on the fact the annual personal allowance - the amount you can earn before any tax is taken - is frozen at £12,570 (this is effectively a way of stealthily raising the tax people pay each year) 3. The State Pension annual rise is currently based on a 'triple lock' (ie it rises with the highest of avg earnings, inflation or 2.5%). 4. The stories are about the fact the triple lock means the current headline £11,973/yr State Pension may rise above the £12,570/yr personal allowance in a few years time. So some who's only income is the State Pension would then pay tax on the portion above the personal allowance. 5. The £11,973/yr quoted is somewhat misleading. It's the amount someone on the... FULL, NEW State Pension would get. Yet most pensioners (all who hit State Pension age before April 2016) are on the OLD pensione, which has a lower basic amount. And many don't get the full pension as they don't have enough National Insurance years. ------------ So overall the fact 'the State Pension alone may be taxable for some', is primarily a function of the fact that personal allowance is frozen, and the State Pension rises significantly each year. One way politicians could avoid it would be to increase the personal allowance (for everyone or just for state pensioners) yet it's worth being aware another way to do it would be to end the triple lock, so the State Pension doesn't rise as high! I'm not aiming making any political point here. Just trying to explain how it works as I've had quite a lot of questions.

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@jlbps @RichardJMurphy I suggested looking at the data- many miss appointments because of “travel issues” so perhaps there’s some evidence for my thinking.

@COM_SE @RichardJMurphy Not sure why you think people miss appointments because they are not local enough in the first place

Wes Streeting is demanding an improvement in NHS efficiency, so his big plan, announced today, is that the NHS consultant will now come to you in the community to save you the trip to the hospital. That's obviously going to aid productivity a lot.

@jlbps @RichardJMurphy What’s your point? Do you not think most people live closer to a GP than their closest hospital? A few people will but most won’t. So could there be savings/ efficiencies from a reduction of missed (hospital) appointments?

@COM_SE @RichardJMurphy It will only be more local than your current local GP surgery which also has other health service appointments, if you happen to live in a nearer street

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Hi @bhatti_saqib see this thread which is enlightening. As a constituent of yours I’d say, what say you? Happening in Meriden ? And what do you propose to do about it if it is?