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Have I spotted a sense of humour, a Bowie fan or something else going on in the ADM?

clive
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On browsing the Minimum Income Floor guidance H4032, I spotted this example:

“Ziggy plays guitar and every fortnight performs at his local pub. He plays for about two hours and receives £20 for each performance. The pub where Ziggy plays advertise the nights that Ziggy performs. Ziggy does not play anywhere else and regards the fortnightly performances as a bit of fun.”

Ziggy plays guitar!!!

Is this similar to where Ordinance Survey staff used to hide their initials / symbols into OS maps?

 

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Maybe he should team up with Reuben at H4057:

Reuben performs as an Elvis Presley tribute act. He is registered with a number of entertainment websites .... he supplements his income, as a singing Father Christmas in the local shopping centre.

clive
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aha haha
I think this might be a rogue civil servant. The demographic will be male and in their early 60’s - to have at least lived through these two era’s

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Just don’t mention the drugs!

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clive - 01 October 2019 01:39 PM

aha haha
I think this might be a rogue civil servant. The demographic will be male and in their early 60’s - to have at least lived through these two era’s

Excuse me Clive - are you saying women don’t have a sense of humour??? ;)

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The example at paragraph J3143 features a couple named Jules and Jim (one for film buffs).

And I have my suspicions about example 1 at H4234: “Boris drives a black cab in central London.”

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Obviously any profits would need to be apportioned between Ziggy, and Weird and Gilly….......

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Brilliant!
Typical that the Spiders from Mars get nowt once again

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Well. Thanks everyone. It will be difficult not to read the guidance without looking for such references. I wonder if they are also in upper tribunal decisions?