No To Retro Tax – Campaign Against Section 58 Finance Act 2008

[OnYourBikeGB]

Just to lighten the mood slightly I became a father tonight! Daughter arrived weighing 5lb 14 and mum and baby doing well.

Very happy and going to revel in this moment!

Many congratulations to you and your family. There are things that are much more important in life than the crap we're facing, and this is one of them.

[SantaClaus]

Just to lighten the mood slightly I became a father tonight! Daughter arrived weighing 5lb 14 and mum and baby doing well.

Very happy and going to revel in this moment!

Congratulations Smalldog!

[cojak]

Just to lighten the mood slightly I became a father tonight! Daughter arrived weighing 5lb 14 and mum and baby doing well.

Very happy and going to revel in this moment!

Congratulations smalldog!

[TalkingCheese]

Just to lighten the mood slightly I became a father tonight! Daughter arrived weighing 5lb 14 and mum and baby doing well.

Very happy and going to revel in this moment!

Excellent news! Many congratulations SD

[Fireship]

Just to lighten the mood slightly I became a father tonight! Daughter arrived weighing 5lb 14 and mum and baby doing well.

Very happy and going to revel in this moment!

A huge congratulations to all three of you smalldog!!!!

Being a parent is by far the most rewarding thing in the world and it's the one thing that brings me peace and clarity during these trying times!

[NotAllThere]

Congratulations on the arrival of smallpuppy

[Fireship]

Downing tools for a few days

Nothing is going to change in the next few days so for the sake of my sanity I’m sticking me head in the sand until next week.

Enjoy the long weekend everyone!

[Goinroamin]

Insolvency Practitioner

Some time ago I seem to remember contact details of an insolvency practioner who was familiar with our case were shared. At the time I had my head in the sand and hoped it would all go away but it seems I should now start to hope for the best but plan for the worst.

I would like to know what my options are should the worst case scenario manifest itself.

Does anyone have the contact details or any experience of dealing with this person?

[Alba]

£14m bill for gagging axed public officials

Refer to item in the Telegraph, which makes me wonder can we not sue for gross incompetence, 400,00 for each tax payer, will certainly cover my alleged tax obligations!!!
People should remember that they are there to serve us, not dictate!!!

Last month the Government banned gagging orders for NHS employees after it emerged that more than £18 million had been spent on silencing 600 staff.

However, the use of similar orders is widespread for departing employees across both local authorities and Whitehall, leading to accusations that ministers are being “hypocritical”.

In Whitehall, more than 200 civil servants and officials have signed compromise agreements in the past two years, at a total cost of £14 million. Officials said it was “standard practice” for them to include confidentiality clauses.

One of the biggest payoffs was made to Philippa Williamson, a former chief executive of the Serious Fraud Office, who left on voluntary redundancy.

She received £462,000 and is thought to have signed a confidentiality agreement.

The actual total for Whitehall is likely to be far higher. There are almost 400,000 civil servants, and many government departments do not publish figures on compromise agreements.

Jon Trickett, the shadow cabinet spokesman, said: “It is rank hypocrisy, ministers are telling others to stop doing something which is rife in Whitehall.”

A total of 95 agreements were signed at Kent council, including one for Katherine Kerswell, the council’s former managing director, who was given a £420,000 payment after less than 20 months in the job. She is now the Cabinet Office’s director of Civil Service reform

[zippo]

All very quite

IS this the calm before the storm ?