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[LondonManc]

Good job to everyone who took part in the campaign, wrote to MPs, tweeted, shared, facebooked, and linkedin, commented on articles, and made a general nuisance of yourself. There's no doubt at all that this is a greatly toned down version from what was anticipated. Well done, all.

Next stage - ensure that the consultation shows what a risk it poses to the UK economy (i.e. his tax revenues) and the damage it has done to the ability to execute in the public sector.

[mudskipper]

Good job to everyone who took part in the campaign, wrote to MPs, tweeted, shared, facebooked, and linkedin, commented on articles, and made a general nuisance of yourself. There's no doubt at all that this is a greatly toned down version from what was anticipated. Well done, all.

[BoredBloke]

I sent IPSE that quote Hammond quote from 2001 a couple of weeks ago. My thinking is, we have not changed our way of working. If he thought IR35 was wrong then, either he didn't understand it then or he doesn't understand it now. He can't have it both ways.

[jamesbrown]

The way they've put the VAT threshold changes together with the proposed IR35 changes has definitely helped us I think.

Agreed, although the VAT change itself might’ve been a tactic to focus ire. It was convenient, given the OTS recommendation, but I never thought that change likely in the current circumstances, and many Tory MPs explicitly said so. Either way, IPSE did a good job with their press coverage.

[mattfx]

Credit where it's due w/r to press coverage. I've seen these and related articles come across a lot of feeds that are viewed by exactly the right people. The message is definitely reaching the right places. Whether or not they're listening is another matter but, as I say, credit where it's due, as the breadth and reach of coverage from IPSE has been excellent in recent weeks/months.

The way they've put the VAT threshold changes together with the proposed IR35 changes has definitely helped us I think.

[LondonManc]

Excellent tactic, linking the VAT threshold drop and IR35 cock-up and tying them together. Well done.

[mudskipper]

Credit where it's due w/r to press coverage. I've seen these and related articles come across a lot of feeds that are viewed by exactly the right people. The message is definitely reaching the right places. Whether or not they're listening is another matter but, as I say, credit where it's due, as the breadth and reach of coverage from IPSE has been excellent in recent weeks/months.

I'd love to take some credit, but it's entirely down to the brilliant press and PR team. Great job.

[jamesbrown]

More press coverage

Philip Hammond is once again plotting an attack on Britain's self-employed army

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/1...get-bombshell/

Credit where it's due w/r to press coverage. I've seen these and related articles come across a lot of feeds that are viewed by exactly the right people. The message is definitely reaching the right places. Whether or not they're listening is another matter but, as I say, credit where it's due, as the breadth and reach of coverage from IPSE has been excellent in recent weeks/months.

[mudskipper]

More press coverage

Philip Hammond is once again plotting an attack on Britain's self-employed army

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/1...get-bombshell/

[bobspud]

VAT is a tax neutral thing for those who work via agencies and are working for vat registered companies. The argument is that our clients would be paying the VAT we pay Hmrc so that is revenue neutral

The reduction of the threshold down to £26k is not a neutral exercise. That is designed to capture a large number of self employed people who sell directly to the general public. Whatever vat collected there is new money to Hmrc but money that wiould have a serious negative impact on the economy as a whole

But this does not take into account the interest the money accrues while it is sat in HMRC's account. For many years banks made millions holding onto clearing funds for a few extra days and leaving it their own accounts. This was why everyone dragged their heels over faster payments. For HMRC to get 500,000 businesses to pay them VAT on account every quarter while someone else claims some money back when their own return becomes due still provides a serious profit for them.

High time we stopped falling for their lies and to prove it we should start demanding that we be made zero rated for VAT purposes...