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To be clear: I haven't gone quiet, I'm basically just posting on Bluesky now.
I'm not saying I won't ever post here, but if for some reason you enjoy seeing me post a lot then that's where I'm doing it!
Jack Fifield
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Jack Fifield
@jackfifield
🗣️ f-eye-field. he/him. senior reporter @SWNS
@NUJofficial member. bi cyclist 🏳️🌈
@jackfifield.uk on bsky.
- Replying to @northernassistHow stupid of me to forget my responsibilities. I've failed you. I should sit in the corner and think about what I've done.
- Two adults, two children, next week. Manchester to St Ives, Cornwall: 8-9 hours, multiple changes, £710. Manchester to Málaga: 3 hours, £433. Please help my domestic tourism industry is dying.
Britain’s staycation boom may be over as bookings dry up theguardian.com/money/2024/apr… - Realised I forgot my portable charger so asked if there's a way to get my return portion of my @northernassist printed off in case my phone dies. Apparently there is not, so I'm just going to put this here for posterity to show I tried to do the right thing 🫡
- Happy Halloween! 🎃 Is there anything scarier than an expired Railcard when you're up north?
- Just come home to a letter from the NHS threatening me, a type 1 diabetic (incurable), saying I might be fraudulently claiming free prescriptions and that they're going to send me a £100 penalty if I don't respond within three weeks. I hate this country.
- This is brilliant news. "All prosecutions of people accused of wrongfully using a 16-25 Railcard to obtain a discount at the wrong time of day are being withdrawn and thousands of previous cases are being reviewed, the company said on Monday."
- Here we go, this 26-year-old man was fined £462.30 at Cheshire Magistrates' in September after he bought an 'anytime' ticket and used it before 10am. @northernassist brought this case in a private prosecution. Their own app will tell you this ticket can be used any time of day.
Anyone know if I'm allowed to travel any time of day using this ticket? - Replying to @northernassist and @AshValeCommuterYou're allowed to print out the pdf of your ticket that's emailed to you so I think you're just talking nonsense now?
- They are beautiful
- A person has been given a criminal record and a £471 fine in her absence at Manchester Magistrates. The ticket she had was £4.57 cheaper than the ticket she should have had, as her Railcard expired four months before. Great use of court time @northernassist.
- Replying to @northernassistSo basically I've done everything right, spotted a potential problem and contacted you guys, and the answer is that I basically have to put up with it
- Not allowed: messaging your Tinder date to say you'll be late as the train is delayed Allowed: Twitter which has full on porn on its websiteBut seriously.. Our on board WiFi is delivered under the Friendly WiFi scheme, which blocks access to certain categories of content. This is important to us as we know that there are children on our trains! #NorthernTrains
