Alistair Dabbs 💻📰

To avoid my tweets being deleted, I shall not write a single word about Elon Musk.

@elonmusk You do realise this is a drawing, not photographic evidence? I mean, I know you're a bit dim but come on.

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Apps that ask if you are still alive are all the rage. And now my team-leader has got in on the act, sending notifications to check whether or not we’ve dropped dead at our desks or just having “a slow day”. [Con in 60 Seconds] autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/my-new-boss-…

@HMRCcustomers Will do. Thanks, Steve.

@alidabbs Was he registered with us as a Sole Trader then? His online service will have been stopped now, so You'll have to write to VAT with the VAT number advising them of this and ask them how to deregister him. BT VAT HM Revenue and Customs BX9 1WR United Kingdom Steve

Good morning, we're here until 8pm to answer your general queries. No personal details please. ❎ Recognising and reporting scams helps protect taxpayers across the UK. ✅ If you’re unsure if the contact you’ve received is a scam, report it below. ⬇️ gov.uk/find-hmrc-cont…

@HMRCcustomers I've looked up the VAT number on the gov VAT website and it gives his personal name and home address, not a business name or his workplace. I am his court appointed joint administrator. I am registered with HMRC as his representative.

@alidabbs Thanks for waiting Alistair, Was he a VAT registered Sole trader, or is this for a Company that he had? Are you the person we have down for dealing with his estate? Steve

@HMRCcustomers I used the Tell Me Once service in June last year. Is there a separate route for notifying VAT? "Tell Me Twice"?

@alidabbs Hi Alistair, I’m sorry for your loss and to hear what has happened. Unfortunately, we’re unable to access records here. I’d suggest contacting our VAT department directly so they can address this for you: gov.uk/government/org… Martin

@HMRCcustomers Thanks but the VAT people won't speak to me because I am not my dead brother. The HMRC bereavement hotline won't deal with VAT matters. I am in a kafkaesque carousel of unhelpful hotlines and being held in interminable queues. Should I just give up?

In 2008, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi called for Switzerland to be abolished. In 2025, Elon Musk called for Europe to be abolished. [Autosave is for Wimps] featuring an AI that reckons weather forecasts are woke. autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/they-say-his…

Paranoid? Moi? Or should I say: “Moi, toi et eux if they happen to be listening?” [Con in 60 Seconds] autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/the-chinese-…

I have just read some posts here on Twitter, for the first time in ages. Fucking hell, what a shit-hole of pea-brains.

Aircon controls make no sense whatsoever. The button icons and handset LCD interface were designed by a maniac. Everybody else in the meeting room has already had a go before you turned up, and they all failed. Now it’s your turn... [Con in 60 Seconds] autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/if-i-press-t…

You have to hand it to these junk mailers: they know how to grab your attention. Especially the sphincter-loosening devil doll who springs from your computer display as effectively as Sadako from a Japanese television. autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/lern-at-spak…

The latest on the Angoulême Comics Festival shitstorm, explained in detail by comics journalist Dean Simons. Les dernières nouvelles sur la polémique autour du Festival International de la BD d'Angoulême, expliqué en détail par le journaliste Dean Simons. comicsbeat.com/angouleme-2026…

There’s nothing a South Korean football fan loves more than to dress up in full England national kit, head to Sangam stadium and chant: “Ingerland, Ingerlaaaaand…” FREE POST from [Autosave is for Wimps] featuring five David Beckham haircuts. autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/a-load-of-ol…

@DamianLow3 Is that possible?

Do people think this platform is becoming more racist?

@Councillorsuzie What a pea-brain.

Unacceptable- This is England, we speak English. Those that don’t and live here must learn the language and dare I say ‘integrate’

@Fordy_969 @Councillorsuzie You mean "drumming up hates".

@Councillorsuzie Might I direct your attention 3 meters to the fucking left? Having signs in a different language is seen THROUGHOUT the world. Stop cropping images for the sake of drumming up likes

A few years ago while visiting St Albans cathedral, I took a couple of photos of St Albans' shrine and added a GPS co-ordinate for the precise location to Google Maps. This evening, Google emailed me to say it had attracted half a million views. maps.app.goo.gl/fp5fQrezyBDwAG…

"When the AI gets embarrassed by gaps in its knowledge, it bullshits. It does it not to deceive but to win your acceptance. And what harm is there in a little embellishment? Look at your own LinkedIn profile, for example." [Con in 60 Seconds] autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/how-do-you-r…

Wednesday's FREE post from [Autosave is for Wimps] featuring the least scary mask you will see this Halloween plus a swimsuit model on a rug. autosaveisforwimps.substack.com/p/have-i-got-a…