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Failed Imagineer posted:To my British comrades - I'm giving you each permission to use one anti-Irish slur today. You've been so good all year inferior potassium 
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I got a letter for the government saying they owe me £257 tax rebate. All the documentation seems genuinely legit, but they've sent the cheque to a company I've never heard of, and who have absolutely gently caress-all web presence ("Ensign Advisory Ltd") - my employer has never heard of them either. The only thing they have online is some Marriage Allowance rebate service, which I have absolutely not ever used. All guidance on the letter and the HMRC website seems to imply that cheques should only ever go to the individual, not a third party. I am waiting on the phone to HMRC atm, which is taking FOREVER.. but has this ever happened to any of you lot before?
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Mar 17, 2021 12:13
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based on my experiences to date i would rather have a root canal than have to deal with a tax office
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Mar 17, 2021 12:18
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Red Oktober posted:Pizza oven talk: My parents and my brother all have 'Ooni' pizza ovens and they're absolutely amazing. If I didn't live in a flat with no outdoor space I'd get on in a heartbeat. This is why I went electric. There are some very good home pizza ovens these days.  Classic margherita:  And because I'm naff some abominations in the eyes of italians: Vegetarian mock duck, hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onion:  Chicken tikka madras, onion and cucumber + mint raita:  Pizza is very UKMT food. In its current form it started as poor food, served much to the working poor in Naples much like pasties and pies were in the UK: as a cheap self contained meal that could be eaten without the need for cutlery. It is still a cheap food, in that the ingredients cost pennies as they're used sparingly, but much like oysters and other traditionally poor offerings have ballooned in price and popularity. The mark-up on pizza is insane if you buy it at a restaurant.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:21
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I see Chris Bryant's transformation into Kenneth Williams continues apace.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:22
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The Perfect Element posted:I got a letter for the government saying they owe me £257 tax rebate. All the documentation seems genuinely legit, but they've sent the cheque to a company I've never heard of, and who have absolutely gently caress-all web presence ("Ensign Advisory Ltd") - my employer has never heard of them either. Sounds like a scam, any rebate I've receieved came with a letter/cheque from HMRC/Inland Rev. Would bet if you contacted 'Ensign Advisory' they would help process your rebate (there is no rebate), but ask you to pay some sort of charge.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:22
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keep punching joe posted:Sounds like a scam, any rebate I've receieved came with a letter/cheque from HMRC/Inland Rev. Would bet if you contacted 'Ensign Advisory' they would help process your rebate (there is no rebate), but ask you to pay some sort of charge. But there are no contact details for Ensign Advisory Ltd. They have that one marriage service website thing, but other than that its just Companies House etc. I would honestly be stunned if this was a scam rather than some kind of cock-up; as I say, the documentation I've received seems 100% legit, and the only contact details provided are the gov.uk website and the genuine HMRC telephone number.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:28
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StarkingBarfish posted:And because I'm naff some abominations in the eyes of italians: Oooh pick me pick me I made this the other day, the Yellowest Pizza: 
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Mar 17, 2021 12:30
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Oooh pick me pick me Reported for being a Liberal Democrat.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:33
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pineapple pizza perversion being posted itt
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Mar 17, 2021 12:36
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Ensign Advisory is a real company, here's all their accounts & that, it's registered to this unmarked building on some grey commercial estate, & it's been trading for 10 years. Looks to be a bit of a one man band, and the guy in question is a director of like 7 tax consultancy firms all with really convoluted relationships to each other but meticulously filed accounts, which sounds (a)dodgy as hell & (b)exactly how you'd expect a legitimate tax consultant to operate, so imo it's probably Not A Scam. (ime sham companies usually only trade for short periods of time, with very scant & incomplete accounts, constant changes of often-related directors to get around bans, and connections to a string of other dissolved obviously-dodgy companies - not seeing any warning signs on this one, just obvious asset-hiding)
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Mar 17, 2021 12:40
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The Perfect Element posted:I got a letter for the government saying they owe me £257 tax rebate. All the documentation seems genuinely legit, but they've sent the cheque to a company I've never heard of, and who have absolutely gently caress-all web presence ("Ensign Advisory Ltd") - my employer has never heard of them either. Just FYI HMRC's webchat is often a much quicker way to get a response and the advisers are pretty good in my experience https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/income-tax-enquiries-for-individuals-pensioners-and-employees But any refund I've ever had has come as a cheque to me, so that sounds dodgy as hell
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Mar 17, 2021 12:40
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Do you actually have a spouse, and if so might they have used the service without your knowledge?
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Mar 17, 2021 12:42
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:Oooh pick me pick me APAB: All Pizzas Are Beautiful
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Mar 17, 2021 12:45
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I checked the other related companies, this looks to be the guy's trading name, you should probably contact them (as well as HMRC) to find out what's up. My guess is that all the other companies are basically shells for tax reason, & this is the "real" company
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Mar 17, 2021 12:48
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Failed Imagineer posted:To my British comrades - I'm giving you each permission to use one anti-Irish slur today. You've been so good all year Gerry Adams for Head of State.
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Mar 17, 2021 12:48
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Failed Imagineer posted:To my British comrades - I'm giving you each permission to use one anti-Irish slur today. You've been so good all year My great grandad was from Dublin, do I get to make fun of the sassenachs instead?
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Mar 17, 2021 12:49
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Couldn’t be any more transparent that Labour have a parachute candidate and don’t actually want anyone else to apply https://twitter.com/siennamarla/status/1371886329559154690?s=21
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Mar 17, 2021 13:00
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Noxville posted:Couldn’t be any more transparent that Labour have a parachute candidate and don’t actually want anyone else to apply At this point it might be worth chucking a fiver on the NIP.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:04
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Necrothatcher posted:At this point it might be worth chucking a fiver on the NIP. I already regret not sticking £1 on them when they were 200/1 as their odds have fallen to half that within a day. (Skybet have them 50/1 now, drat)
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Mar 17, 2021 13:07
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"Can I just gently remind the PM..." Kieth, 2021 No sarcasm, no irony.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:10
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I wish the NIP wasn't regional, just seems like an obstacle to the new left party we need right now
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Mar 17, 2021 13:11
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Communist Thoughts posted:I wish the NIP wasn't regional, just seems like an obstacle to the new left party we need right now Would vote for a London-specific or general southern leftist party, tbqh.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:16
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Ultimately doesn't it just mean even in the wildest success they can never have a majority and since there's no mechanism or liklihood of Northern independence what's the point of shooting yourself in the foot right from the naming of the party
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Mar 17, 2021 13:21
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I'll tell you why: spooks, everyone in this country is an op
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Mar 17, 2021 13:21
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Communist Thoughts posted:Ultimately doesn't it just mean even in the wildest success they can never have a majority and since there's no mechanism or liklihood of Northern independence what's the point of shooting yourself in the foot right from the naming of the party Because dreaming about the destruction of the United Kingdom is good and pleasant and wholesome
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Mar 17, 2021 13:22
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Agreed that's why we gotta sweep across the whole thing, divided we will never slay the beast since parliament weilds dictatorial power
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Mar 17, 2021 13:25
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So when I got through to the hmrc guy he told me that this company had informed hmrc that I'd instructed them as my agents, which I definitely haven't. So now they're just going to send the cheque to me instead. When I told him that I'd never heard of them etc he was just like 'huh that's weird' and when I asked if I should report them he was like 'can do idk'. Fookin weird.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:30
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My wife and I have racked up £400's worth of vouchers between us from the Covid survey we're in and now they want my blood and they're extending the study to next April  That's gonna be another £600, thanks government take all the bodily fluids you want
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Mar 17, 2021 13:41
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:My wife and I have racked up £400's worth of vouchers between us from the Covid survey we're in and now they want my blood What sort of vouchers are they? Where can you use them?
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Mar 17, 2021 13:42
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:and they're extending the study to next April  he must feed
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Mar 17, 2021 13:44
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forkboy84 posted:What sort of vouchers are they? Where can you use them? Loads of places. Like Amazon.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:53
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StarkingBarfish posted:Pizza is very UKMT food. In its current form it started as poor food, served much to the working poor in Naples much like pasties and pies were in the UK: as a cheap self contained meal that could be eaten without the need for cutlery. It is still a cheap food, in that the ingredients cost pennies as they're used sparingly, but much like oysters and other traditionally poor offerings have ballooned in price and popularity. The mark-up on pizza is insane if you buy it at a restaurant. I have a cousin who owns a chip shop/pizzeria, and he once told me that every night he says a prayer thanking pizza hut and dominos for convincing everyone a large pizza should cost £15+.
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Mar 17, 2021 13:55
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Surely no human being alive has ever paid the actual listed price for a Dominos pizza
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Mar 17, 2021 13:59
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Reveilled posted:I have a cousin who owns a chip shop/pizzeria, and he once told me that every night he says a prayer thanking pizza hut and dominos for convincing everyone a large pizza should cost £15+. It's the same with fancy coffee places making the price of tea rocket up. A cup of tea must cost a few pence to make.
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Mar 17, 2021 14:05
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I can't think of any other retailer or restaurant that simultaneously overcharges and devalues its own products to such a huge extent as Dominos and Pizza Hut. I assume they must make a lot off people willing to pay full price, but it must mostly be dickheads with too much cash who happily spend £500 on 30 pizzas for a party or to show off.
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Mar 17, 2021 14:09
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I have paid full price at both Dominos & Pizza Hut whilst stoned 
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Mar 17, 2021 14:12
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stev posted:I can't think of any other retailer or restaurant that simultaneously overcharges and devalues its own products to such a huge extent as Dominos and Pizza Hut. They're still making stupid bank on the offers and discounts, which should tip you off to how overpriced a non-offer pizza is. It's genuinely sub-prime mortgage levels of insanity except it's not tied into the entire economy (yet?)
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Mar 17, 2021 14:13
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Form a series of local independence parties in the vein of the NIP, then coalesce as one formal party in Westminster Surely nothing can go wrong with that
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