Thinking Long Term......

[deforce]

OK
Now that the media have received their orders and a concerted effort is in full swing to reinstate the Tories at the next election, what does this mean for us contractors?
1. Will we be better off financially?
2. What's their policy on IR35?
3. Will the 'poor' become poor again?
4. When is the next election anyway?

Thanks in advance.

[wendigo100]

4. When is the next election anyway?

2010

This one will go full term as Labour slide, like Major in 1997.

Unless the new Prime Minister calls a snapper before Labour drops below the line.

[Hart-floot]

OK
Now that the media have received their orders and a concerted effort is in full swing to reinstate the Tories at the next election, what does this mean for us contractors?
1. Will we be better off financially?
2. What's their policy on IR35?
3. Will the 'poor' become poor again?
4. When is the next election anyway?

Thanks in advance.

Snap election 2007 to give Brown a "mandate" to govern and beat the boundary reviews

p.s Since when has the Murdoch press swung to the Tories?

[Troll]

I pity any conservative goverment trying to pickup the pieces from this shambles

[Mailman]

You are a fool if you think anything will change.

Unfortunately the next bunch of numnutters that will get in to power will only continue the slide started by Labour!

Britania must be rolling over in her grave!

Socialism is dead! Just a pity no one has told the politicians.

Mailman

[deforce]

p.s Since when has the Murdoch press swung to the Tories?

Granted, it has yet to print "Vote Tory" on the front page of The Sun, that will happen on election day. But try ringing William Hill and placing a bet on this happening and they'll hang up on you...... IMO

[hyperD]

OK
Now that the media have received their orders and a concerted effort is in full swing to reinstate the Tories at the next election, what does this mean for us contractors?
1. Will we be better off financially?
2. What's their policy on IR35?
3. Will the 'poor' become poor again?
4. When is the next election anyway?

Thanks in advance.

1. Unlikely, as the conservatives are not likely to reduce visible taxes as they are associated by both media and electorate as cutting public services. Some stealth taxes may be reduced but the tories have used the argument that we cannot state a tax reduction policy until we know quite how far brown has screwed up the economy (i.e. £20b of PFIs, etc)

2. They were going to abolish it. It was on their manifest and confirmed in email by my MP.

3. When they remove the tax credits shambles and replace it by a flat rate tax system.

4. Surprisingly I think they may pull gordon in and call a snap. The boundaries commission will be insufficient to swing enough in Tories favour but the continual perception of liebour's inefficiencies will be in Cameron's favour the longer the elections are postponed. However, one good thing about the boundaries commission:

http://www.edballs.com/index.jsp?i=1676

[Numptycorner]

The last I heard they would not commit to abolishing it

[hyperD]

The last I heard they would not commit to abolishing it

http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/809.shtml

Although nothing mentioned on their tory site.