Which bastard sent Tony B Liar to advise the Dutch government on IR35?

[Old Greg]

AFAIK it's not the EU doing this, it is the Dutch government. Believe me, they don't need help from anyone else to dream up stupid moneywasting schemes.

Stop confusing him with facts.

[Mich the Tester]

The current wave of politicians have not helped boost the economy in any way, the housing market and subsequently the rental market has hit rock bottom and the administrative bureaucracy of a nightmarish tax system doesn't help matters in the slightest. The economy has been in recession for three subsequent terms and is not showing any sign of clawing its way out just yet.

For all its failings, I certainly think NL is a better place to live in than the UK.

It is now but not for long at this rate, and Deutschland is looking more and more attractive, even if tax rates are about the same; houses are cheaper, mortgage interest is about half that in NL (more competition), cars are cheaper, the trains are twice as fast and cheaper and there are some delightful places to live there. Seriously looking at houses around Krefeld seeing as I'll possibly be in Eindhoven for a long time.

[darmstadt]

For all its failings, I certainly think NL is a better place to live in than the UK.

Well they tend to speak better English :-)

[norrahe]

It is now but not for long at this rate, and Deutschland is looking more and more attractive, even if tax rates are about the same; houses are cheaper, mortgage interest is about half that in NL (more competition), cars are cheaper, the trains are twice as fast and cheaper and there are some delightful places to live there. Seriously looking at houses around Krefeld seeing as I'll possibly be in Eindhoven for a long time.

Well I'm only here till my 30% ruling runs out and then I'll have to find another country to move to.

[amcdonald]

What surprised me, all the dutch people I've met in business have been pretty hard workers, unless it's just the good ones that leave home

[Mich the Tester]

What surprised me, all the dutch people I've met in business have been pretty hard workers, unless it's just the good ones that leave home

They have to be to pay for all the useless ***** in town halls and the Hague.

[norrahe]

They have to be to pay for all the useless ***** in town halls and the Hague.

I sense a small amount of resentment

[DodgyAgent]

Isn't Blair currently advising the Albanian elite on best practice?

John Pilger ( a leftie I detest) described him in an article about the use of depleted Uranium in the bombing of Iraq:

We've moved on from the Iraq war

Bush has retreated back into his Mickey Mouse "presidential library and museum" and Tony Blair into his jackdaw travels and his money.

[KentPhilip]

John Pilger ( a leftie I detest)

Are there any lefties that you like?

[Mich the Tester]

Are there any lefties that you like?

Yep, the ones that put him on those public sector PSLs.