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Dixie

@dixie.bsky.social
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"You can waste a whole lifetime trying to be what you think is expected of you, but you'll never be free!" -Chris Rea.

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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 6h
Attendance Allowance can only be claimed by people aged 66+ because it is specifically a state pension age related UK benefit.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 10h
Full marks to Bobby J for not bothering to mention that this was entirely due to being given £45 million from the Labour government and told to do it. Even a Reform council couldn't fuck that up.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 11h
I saw that side of him too. At times he was unplayable...but not every time that he played. He wasn't infallible. He's happy now at Barcelona, and it shows. Good, i'm happy for him. And i do think we sold him for peanuts. I'd better get off here in case YOU reply..
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 11h
I happen to think that Olivier Bernard was one of the greatest ever left backs we have ever seen at Newcastle United, and that Hatem Ben Arfa was one of the best naturally gifted players ever to grace the prem...it's just MY opinion and not a fact of life!!!
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 11h
It's like you are telling ME that i'm not entitled to an opinion. IMO Anthony Gordon had some great games for Newcastle United, but not enough. eg, Bruno worked his socks off every game. Tonali didn't but probably thought he did. Lewis Hall is the greatest left back in the Prem....It's my opinion.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 11h
Should have just named me as the 'people' and be done with it. And yours is a difference of opinion, not a point of fact. Essentially, your opinion matters to me, and it's up to me if i agree with it or not. And at the same time you won't ever find me creating a post about it to ridicule you.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 12h
That he was sold for peanuts?
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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 12h
“Privatisation was a success … I don’t think that Andy Burnham running the water companies is the answer to those problems,” says Badenoch, as South East Water adopts emergency measures.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 12h
He had some cracking league games..i know. But just not enough of them. He's happy enough at Barcelona. It tells!!!
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 12h
Anthony Gordon played when he wanted to, which generally meant the champions league to attract the gaze from other clubs - We know that club now to be Barcelona. When you need players every game, he couldn't be relied on. Personally, i think we sold him for peanuts, and said so at the time.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 13h
Okay. Point noted regards file under...
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 13h
But the messaging is spot on though, yes? That it will achieve exactly as intended?
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 13h
What do you think is going on here? What is it you assume i am trying to do?
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 13h
Regardless, it's about the messaging.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 14h
I've done that a few times myself...not sure why i stopped? -Maybe i should start doing it again!!! 😀
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 16h
I viewed computers in the 80's as alien technology. I remember Dad buying me a Spectrum ZX for Christmas and thinking...woah, this is so shit. ..It never left it's box. And well, that was that until 1996.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 16h
Interesting. Thanks.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 17h
That wasn't what i thought you were getting at, but now you mention it, i wrote a while back about how in my opinion that Reform UK Ltd would send us all on a pathway to bankruptcy. The point i was making was tied into a housing collapse, but yes, PS pensions would crash along with it. Good shout.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 17h
In Marks and Sparks doing part of the Saturday food shop and the OAP knacker in front has a copy of the Daily Mail in amongst her shopping. It'll be an afternoon with iced finger buns and a nice cup of tea before moving onto social media and screaming blue murder about immigrants.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 17h
Would you mind clarifying your comment for me? Perhaps it's just me and i've missed something..
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 20h
Both Reform UK Ltd and Restore Fascism commentariat are whispering to themselves around joining forces. Both sets of hardline supporters are realising it's the only way to win after their latest by-election failures. It will be 2027 in just a few months time and the left are fractured...WAKE-UP!!
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 20h
What this latest meme actually means is that we now must work twice as hard to ensure the fascist doesn't win the next General Election. Because Reform UK Ltd have already WON the most politically influential age demographic in the UK with the highest turnout rates. We are governed by idiots 💔
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Slasher Tommo and his issues - Episode 747
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Dave Underwood @oblivionwithbells.com · 02/10/2026
I have been getting spammed by Reform UK flyers. Amazing what crypto millions can do for your promotional efforts 💷💷💷
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If it sounds like Blackmail..
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NOTE: "They will lose EITHER Attendance allowance or PIP if successful in their application for local authority care." should be worded as and not as above. It's one of those fucking days. Now i'm off to play some Cavatina and drink Tea (but not at the same time).
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A single person who funds their own social care but who has not brought PIP with them into retirement can claim Attendance Allowance, but not together with PIP. ..and can only claim Pension Credit if meeting the qualifying criteria. They will not lose either PIP or AA if they self fund social care.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A SINGLE person who has not brought PIP with them into retirement age cannot claim Attendance Allowance. They can however claim Pension Credit if they meet the qualifying criteria. They will lose their PIP entitlement (but not Pension Credit) if applying to local authority for social care.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
(ext) a claim for Pension Credit can also be claimed alongside both PIP and Attendance Allowance (as well as the State Pension and other entitlements) if a COUPLE do not fund their own social care. Those who do fund social care may not be entitled to claim PC if they do not meet the PC threshold.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
However both benefits cannot be claimed at the same time, UNLESS as part of a COUPLE, in which case...both PIP and AA can be claimed. Should a couple be claiming both entitlements but do not fund their social care, both of their entitlements will be cancelled. 2/2 But to also add...(additional)
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Look, just to be clear...your point is mostly around that of local authority care. That if a claimant funds their own social care, they CAN ALSO claim either PIP or Attendance Allowance as well as receiving local authority care. 1/2
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just to add that not all people vote Reform UK Ltd because they're racist. Some are Thatherites hoping to profit from the public purse. Some vote because they're simply ignorant cunce, and some because they're nasty thick as shit hate-filled fuckers. But not all are racist. Most are, but not all.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have a similar useless tech on mine. (not a Toyota). And another thing, the tech never turns off. It updates constantly, thus draining the grossly underpowered battery. I'm the only mug in our street with the bonnet up every Sunday, charging the battery. £34k spunked...i could kick myself.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some people just don't give a fuck, do they? They couldn't care if granny swims in her own piss, or if their own family is sanctioned into poverty, because otherwise they wouldn't listen to those who say Farage is the saviour of the working class. Everybody suffers from ignorance!!!
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I was close to a number of Gateshead Labour councillors including in higher positions within the authority. It was once an unassailable staunch left-wing bastion. YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON FIGHTING...OR STOP AND LOSE - When we fail, generations fail with us. F*cking hell, this isn't rocket science!
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Over a period of time, the North East local press was full of commenters banging the drum for Reform UK ltd. It was the same story across social medias, spreading disinformation and lies. Not enough people could be bothered to stand up and fight for Gateshead Council. NOW LOOK AT THE STATE OF IT
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ Big Country - Big Country Bruce Springsteen called former skids guitarist Stewart Adamson "the real deal", while John Peel dubbed him "Scotland’s answer to Jimi Hendrix" for his inventive guitar style. BIG COUNTRY'S SOUND WAS UNIQUE AND OUTSTANDING - ⚡ Greatest Scottish Band ⚡ BANGER ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿
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Big Country : In A Big Country (1983) (Official Music Video) (HD)
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears "it's about everybody wanting power, about warfare and the misery it causes." Curt Smith. BANGER⚡
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Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Full Video)
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Attendance Allowance is paid into claimants bank accounts, the same as 99% of UK benefits. It is up to the claimant what they do with that money. SEPERATELY: You can apply to the local council for the provision of carer(s). Anyway, hope you get sorted.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
EASY - Read a book or pamphlet LOUDLY
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Okay, i'm sorry to hear that, but she is entitled to claim at least attendance allowance which is not means tested, which helps pay for additional disability costs. Has she been denied this, if so...why?
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ Purple Rain - Prince Purple Rain was originally written as a country piece intended for Stevie Nicks before Prince transformed it into a rock ballad. "Purple Rain - When there's blood in the sky" Timeless banger!
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Prince - Purple Rain (Official Video)
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shock and concern among disabled people’s organisations. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/free-social-...
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Free social care is coming… but only if you’re over 65, government confirms after Burnham speech
Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shoc…
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
May i ask why you have been denied 'at least' Attendance Allowance which is a tax free and non-means tested weekly benefit to help pay for additional costs for disabillities?
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK Pensioners claim PIP, as they bring it with them into retirement. In certain cases they can claim Attendance allowance, Pension Credit, Council Tax Reduction, Housing Benefit inc the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment, Cold Weather Payment, Free TV Licence, Free Bus Passes.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nigel Farage is now accusing Burnham of a “betrayal of British pensioners”. But less than a year ago Richard Tice said Reform was not guaranteeing the triple lock, while Farage himself said its future was “open for debate”. Reform has since changed policy and now promises to keep it.
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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The anti-semitic scumbags who infected the Labour Party under Corbyn appear to have now decamped to The Greens.
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mark Zuckerberg Nervous - The Reckoning is Coming
ALT: Mark Zuckerberg Nervous - The Reckoning is Coming
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Never watched an episode. It's brain fudge, isn't it?
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Dixie @dixie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ Bankrobber - The Clash Is the story of a bank robber who refuses to harm anyone, serving as a metaphor for rejecting oppressive societal structures and dead-end jobs in favor of a life of freedom. “The Clash was our weapon, our vehicle for our ideals" - Joe Strummer. ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿
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The Clash - Bankrobber (Official Video)
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