18th November, 2022: Latvia.
Right: it’s Friday.
So, personally … ?
I’ll be doing stuff: mostly a little shopping.
But I’ll probably also need to check with my GP: to see if my blood test results are through.
We’ll have to see how that goes.
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If you’re not in the UK … ?
You possibly hadn’t realised that Jeremy Hunt — Britain’s Chancellor — has announced various things: in yesterday’s Autumn Statement.
The bits that caught my eye?
Is that Universal Credit — and pensions — are due to go up in line with inflation: by roughly ten percent.
For me as a single man on UC? That’s a very welcome eighty pounds or so.
It’s due in April.
There’s also talk of a nine hundred pound cost of living payment.
Although where that’s money in the bank, or energy vouchers? Doesn’t seem clear, at the moment.
There’s also the price cap on energy: which will be going up from an average of £2500, to £3000.
AND a projected rise in council tax.
It goes in one pocket, and out the other!
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I have to say: I’ve posted a few times on Mastodon.
Which is nice.
Mostly because of the troubles with Twitter.
Which seems to be having more.
Apparently? Staff have been locked out of Twitter’s offices: until Monday.
After reports of a lot of resignations.
I think that whatever Elon’s got planned?
He’s possibly going a bit too fast …
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As a final point?
I’ve got Desert Island Discs on, in the background: and used the term ‘ arachis oil.’
With arachis pronounced in the same way as Arrakis.
Dune fan that I am?
I want to run up and down a sand dune … !
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