CUK confirmed as a quality news source

[SupremeSpod]

I for one welcome our new thick as **** Daily Mail reading overlords!

[SimonMac]

So as not to confuse the Daily Mail readers who now flock here as a result of the link, something familiar for them to look at

[SimonMac]

IN all honesty I think the DM crowd will do well here, how many links on Global Warming and House Prices are there in General?

[MarillionFan]

[administrator]

Not as a quality spelling resource I hope...

Shame it is an article that is aimed at beating us up though. Would have been better in a more positive story :|

I don't know what you mean about the spelling

Is it aimed at beating us up? I do think they are over-reacting in terms of the numbers of people and the length of service, they do not appreciate that some projects may last a couple of years and that contractors are still required to complete these projects to prevent the burden of over-staffing once these projects are completed. It is the usual headline grabbing stats that are pushed out without any thought or understanding behind them. We all know HMR&C have some pretty complex IT projects and taking on contractors is the most sensible way of getting them done without leaving them with the burden of redundancies etc. Is it right that high level, long term workers use the same route to minimise tax? IMO probably not.

[swamp]

I for one welcome our new thick as **** Daily Mail reading overlords!

Oi! I read the Daily Mail!



PS: Well done CUK!

[Bunk]

IN all honesty I think the DM crowd will do well here, how many links on Global Warming and House Prices are there in General?

Not enough. This place is going downhill

[northernladuk]

I don't know what you mean about the spelling

Is it aimed at beating us up? I do think they are over-reacting in terms of the numbers of people and the length of service, they do not appreciate that some projects may last a couple of years and that contractors are still required to complete these projects to prevent the burden of over-staffing once these projects are completed. It is the usual headline grabbing stats that are pushed out without any thought or understanding behind them. We all know HMR&C have some pretty complex IT projects and taking on contractors is the most sensible way of getting them done without leaving them with the burden of redundancies etc. Is it right that high level, long term workers use the same route to minimise tax? IMO probably not.

I meant an attack on LTD companies and avoiding tax and the like. Whipping up public opinion etc.

[Diver]

So as not to confuse the Daily Mail readers who now flock here as a result of the link, something familiar for them to look at

Ok, I give in. Who is she?

[EternalOptimist]

these top civil servants are not disguised employees, which was was IR35 was all about,

they are de facto employees.

they wont finish their gig at the ministry this summer then move onto another gig at a call centre a week later