My 80th birthday present from Boris.

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4 February 2022 at 13:53 #583867
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4 February 2022 at 13:53 #36730
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4 February 2022 at 14:20 #583871
Mike Poole
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I think it was an 80th present from Edward Heath in 1971, it hasn’t changed since. It would have bought a pint and a bag of crisps then.

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4 February 2022 at 14:37 #583873
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If 25p were still Five Bob and tied to the price of Silver, it would be worth about £66 today. Alas, inflation.

Happy Birthday anyway!

Dave
4 February 2022 at 15:05 #583878
Chris Gunn
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Bill what do you usually drink?
4 February 2022 at 15:14 #583879
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4 February 2022 at 15:54 #583882
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Had my first taste of scrumpy when living on a farm in Devon, I was thirteen years old subsequently fell of a hay Rick in the Dutch barn, didn’t feel a thing, the power of scrumpy, anyway Happy Birthday Bill. Dave W
4 February 2022 at 15:57 #583883
V8Eng
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Four weeks savings to get a bag of wine gums now.

Happy Birthday anyway enjoy!
5 February 2022 at 08:56 #583940
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5 February 2022 at 09:14 #583944
Mike Poole
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The increase of 25p was 1/24th of the basic state pension so today would be £5.70 so it would still buy a pint and a bag of crisps if it had kept pace.

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5 February 2022 at 09:20 #583947
Nigel McBurney 1
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when I got my 25p last year,my thought it must have cost a lot more to notify me of the increase!
5 February 2022 at 09:46 #583953
Bazyle
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Please note that this money comes from us TAXPAYERS. I detect an inappropriate political jibe in the title.
5 February 2022 at 09:55 #583954
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5 February 2022 at 09:58 #583955
roy entwistle
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Wherever it comes from, Thank you very much. All is appreciated.

Roy
5 February 2022 at 10:13 #583959
Baz
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I will just be grateful to get to 80 regardless of the 25p a week.
5 February 2022 at 10:13 #583960
Bazyle
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Sorry to cause offence br, I'm an engineer of course.
5 February 2022 at 10:21 #583962
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5 February 2022 at 10:21 #583963
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5 February 2022 at 15:08 #584000
Howard Lewis
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The bad news is that you don't get all the 25p, because of the Income Tax, so only 20 p per week.

After almost 3.5 years, I should be able to afford a few End Mills?

No; now have to save it against higher energy bills!

Howard

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5 February 2022 at 17:09 #584013
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Don't spend it all at once!
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