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Melanie Ballentyne

@interestedb

I may be on the side of Angels but don't think for 1 second I am one of them....

 The Elysium of Confusion..
Joined February 2009
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Ricky Gervais
@rickygervaisJul 20
This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone. So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏dutchbarn.com
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Seriously @virginmedia your customer so called service is appallingly bad!!!
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Good work @SkyUK lovely set of tribute films to the late great #DameMaggieSmith
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If @karengillan doesn’t get at the very least a #bafta for her performance in #douglasiscancelled then there is no point ever watching tv ever again .. @ITVX
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Hey @sainsburys I get your customer service has been busy the last 48 hours but wondered when I could expect a response (not related to Saturday’s problems)
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Erm … is @ITVX broken? No red carpet coverage? #Oscar2024
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I have a 3 way heart tie for #BBCSPOTY funnily all 3 numbers seems to be unavailable .. 🤔🤔 not as in busy but unavailable .. @BBCSport
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Rewatching @rickygervais #supernature …. Seen it several times now .. still proper laugh @NetflixUK with every ££££!
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Any one else getting “There is a technical fault with this channel” on their @skyglassapp @SkyUK tired downloaded stuff and playlist stuff … all other apps seem fine
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Melanie Ballentyne retweeted
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Martin Lewis
@MartinSLewis17 Jul 2023
Pls DON'T let this be true. It reports @hmtreasury plans to shelve much needed, called for & worked on plans (by @WhichUK, @TheFCA, @CitizensAdvice & til now govt itself) to regulate Buy Now Pay Later Why'd it not regulate the UKs fasted growing form of debt, with billions lent? Yes, BNPL used right can help people borrow interest free to spread necessary costs, but it's still a debt. Protection's needed for when it's not right. Regulation doesn't curtail the industry, it'd just means that for both existing firms & new entrants: - Fairness rules apply like with other debt - If treated badly you can go to @financialombuds - Firms must be honest that this is borrowing not market it as a lifestyle choice Clearly amidst a cost of living crisis, when many are desperate and living on deficit budgets - all forms of major consumer debt need the protections embedded which regulation gives. I'd urge @Jeremy_Hunt to continue with the plans, which we were promised years ago, and have huge support amongst consumer groups (and some BNPL firms) and ensure it's fully regulated like the debt it is. news.sky.com/story/treasury-…
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Martin Lewis
@MartinSLewis30 Jun 2023
Important.... Please share and spread word. This is important for anyone who has a non-smart electricity prepayment meter (it doesn't apply for gas or smart meters, then its automatic) - which includes some of the most vulnerable in society.
POST IT NOTE STYLE IMAGE SAYING... URGENT: Are you on an electricity prepay meter? The energy price cap drops tomorrow (Sat), & the fall is bigger for those on prepay, as you’ll now pay the same as Direct Debit. Yet for those on ELECTRICITY NON-SMART meters the lower rate only starts once you’ve topped up at that rate. So top up TOMORROW even if only for pennies, so you’re moved to the lower rate.

ALT POST IT NOTE STYLE IMAGE SAYING... URGENT: Are you on an electricity prepay meter? The energy price cap drops tomorrow (Sat), & the fall is bigger for those on prepay, as you’ll now pay the same as Direct Debit. Yet for those on ELECTRICITY NON-SMART meters the lower rate only starts once you’ve topped up at that rate. So top up TOMORROW even if only for pennies, so you’re moved to the lower rate.

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Dear @SkyUK why is it so hard to contact anyone????
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C’mon @bbc sort out your #Glastonbury23 sorted .. “Live” isn’t actually live is it??
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Happy to see @RichardEGrant at @daylesfordfarm but sadly due to the traffic queue and the entry queue missed the dog show :-(
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Further to My previous tweet @SkyUK no response and STILL Can’t get through on the phone … #shockingcustomerservice
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Melanie Ballentyne retweeted
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Martin Lewis
@MartinSLewis20 Feb 2023
10 days ago I sent Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt a letter (below) asking him to postpone the govt's 20% increase in energy bills on 1 April. Since, SEVENTY major charities (below), & the energy industry trade body have signed up to support the letter. IF YOU SUPPORT THE CALL PLS RT
Supporting organisations incl MoneySavingExpert RNIB Advice for Renters Advice UK Age UK Alex The Leukodystrophy Charity Alexandra Rose Charity Arthritis Action Asthma + Lung UK Barnardo’s Big Issue Foundation Centre for Sustainable Energy Chartered Institute of Housing Child Poverty Action Group Christians Against Poverty Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Scotland Debt Free Advice Diabetes UK Disability Benefits Consortium Disability Rights UK End Child Poverty End Fuel Poverty Coalition Energy Action Scotland Energy UK Environment Centre Swansea Epilepsy Action Fair By Design Fairer Housing Family Fund FareShare FND Hope UK Fuel Bank Foundation Green Alliance Headway Huntington’s Disease Association Independent Food Aid Network Joseph Rowntree Foundation Kidney Care UK Leonard Cheshire Mencap MND Association and more

ALT Supporting organisations incl MoneySavingExpert RNIB Advice for Renters Advice UK Age UK Alex The Leukodystrophy Charity Alexandra Rose Charity Arthritis Action Asthma + Lung UK Barnardo’s Big Issue Foundation Centre for Sustainable Energy Chartered Institute of Housing Child Poverty Action Group Christians Against Poverty Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Scotland Debt Free Advice Diabetes UK Disability Benefits Consortium Disability Rights UK End Child Poverty End Fuel Poverty Coalition Energy Action Scotland Energy UK Environment Centre Swansea Epilepsy Action Fair By Design Fairer Housing Family Fund FareShare FND Hope UK Fuel Bank Foundation Green Alliance Headway Huntington’s Disease Association Independent Food Aid Network Joseph Rowntree Foundation Kidney Care UK Leonard Cheshire Mencap MND Association and more

The text of this letter is too long for alt text. However you can read the full letter here... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/02/martin-lewis--postpone-the-planned-cuts-to-government-energy-sup/

ALT The text of this letter is too long for alt text. However you can read the full letter here... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/02/martin-lewis--postpone-the-planned-cuts-to-government-energy-sup/

The text of this letter is too long for alt text, though can can read the full letter here... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/02/martin-lewis--postpone-the-planned-cuts-to-government-energy-sup/

ALT The text of this letter is too long for alt text, though can can read the full letter here... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/02/martin-lewis--postpone-the-planned-cuts-to-government-energy-sup/

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Melanie Ballentyne retweeted
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Martin Lewis
@MartinSLewis9 Feb 2023
I have just sent the Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt - supported by major charities - a letter asking him to postpone the government's 20% increase in energy bills on 1 April. The letter is at attached (plus supplementary explanation) please read and feel free to share
 The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP Chancellor of the Exchequer HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ CC: The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Thursday 9 February 2023 Dear Chancellor, In your November Autumn Statement, you announced a 20% increase of the energy price guarantee (EPG) – the state-subsidised energy rate – from April. This will increase energy bills yet again for almost every home across England, Scotland and Wales. This comes at the same time that the £400 energy bills support scheme comes to an end. Yet things have changed since then, and I would ask you to urgently consider postponing that increase. This cannot wait until the Budget – in practice, energy firms will need to know much sooner if the planned rise isn’t happening on 1 April, or they are bound to have to communicate to customers that it is coming. This decision to increase prices was made at a time when wholesale rates were looking to be far higher than they are now. In fact, on current

ALT      The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP Chancellor of the Exchequer HM Treasury 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ CC: The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP   Thursday 9 February 2023     Dear Chancellor,   In your November Autumn Statement, you announced a 20% increase of the energy price guarantee (EPG) – the state-subsidised energy rate – from April. This will increase energy bills yet again for almost every home across England, Scotland and Wales. This comes at the same time that the £400 energy bills support scheme comes to an end. Yet things have changed since then, and I would ask you to urgently consider postponing that increase. This cannot wait until the Budget – in practice, energy firms will need to know much sooner if the planned rise isn’t happening on 1 April, or they are bound to have to communicate to customers that it is coming. This decision to increase prices was made at a time when wholesale rates were looking to be far higher than they are now. In fact, on current

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So happy this is back! #LeverageRedemptions2 @Ginabellman @ChristianKane01 @BethRiesgraf @AldisHodge just as good as it ever was … if not better
Sincere condolences to the @redbull @redbullmotors @redbullracing family …
Fantastic catch-up with Erin Davies thank you to #SkyVIP for the tix for the screening of Prima Facie starring #JodieComer powerful performance .. everyone needs to see this!!!
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