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Originally posted by HMRC made Atlas Shrug View Post
Which party is going to tell 60,000+ voters to ugger off.Comment
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Originally posted by washed up contractor View PostHammond will on Wednesday this week, just watch his budget. My accountant who is a dye in the wool tory, said to me he could understand if it was a labour chancellor who was screwing the self employed but, it is not. it is the tories.
The economic case for not doing this has been made very clearly, incidentally but we're dealing with people whoa aren't listening.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostFascinating. 20 years too late, but hey...
There are several bodies attacking HMG over the whole support for contractors thing. They simply aren't listening.Comment
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Originally posted by stonehenge View PostThe country is strapped for cash.
And you couldn't find easier targets to squeeze than us. We got paid in tax free loans FFS.
Don't expect a single ounce of support from politicians.
Why do you think did Cameron give us a referendum, because he believed in democracy ? He gave us the referendum because they were hemorrhaging votes. Politicians are muppets, sorry, puppets that will play to the tune of block votes. Think pensioners.
I would say everybody with half a brain knows the country is financially sliding down the flusher but robbing us is not going to make a difference apart from destroy many people's lives.Last edited by HMRC made Atlas Shrug; 19 November 2017, 22:55.Comment
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Originally posted by flamel View PostThere is an alternative to a petition which has been proven to have exactly the same success rate:
Find an empty field in the middle of nowhere, look up at the sky and shout very loudly until you have a sore throat.
Then go and soothe your throat with a bottle of Bollinger, knowing that there's 40 quid less that HMRC will get when they make you destitute.
Think about this for block voting not working. Have you ever seen a politician go after pensioners. There is your example of a block vote working perfectly no matter that the young people are being sacrificed in the process.
I do agree with your point to leave as little as possible for HMRC to get their mitts on. My guess, there are going to be more people (contractors) knocking on the government's door for handouts during their retirement.Last edited by HMRC made Atlas Shrug; 19 November 2017, 22:57.Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostIR35 was drafted by a consultancy.
The consultancies back the Tories.
The consultancies are now benefiting from IR35 changes in the public sector.
Start with asking about the conflict of interest that took place 20 years ago; that's about the only way you'd get it all unraveled.Comment
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Originally posted by stonehenge View PostWhich party is going to want to be seen siding with 60,000+ people, who got paid in loans, thereby depriving the Exchequer of several £billion in tax?
Unless, of course, this is the party you had in mind:
https://www.omrlp.com
If we can get a block vote large enough, the party that wants to win the next election will listen. Labour and Conservatives are too close at the moment to ignore such a vote.Comment
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Originally posted by HMRC made Atlas Shrug View PostYour solution is a good one which I already tried but not with Bollinger. On my budget I go for the bubbly you have to shake to get fizz. ;-) Problem is once my brain recovers I'm back to this mess.
Think about this for block voting not working. Have you ever seen a politician go after pensioners. There is your example of a block vote working perfectly no matter that the young people are being sacrificed in the process.
I do agree with your point to leave as little as possible for HMRC to get their mitts on. My guess, there are going to be more people (contractors) knocking on the government's door for handouts during their retirement.
If you ever get to become a pensioner that is, after they put up the retiring age to 70. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39352654
Unless your name is HMRC, where they will assume you retire at 55 so they can take a slab of your pension if you owe them anything.Join Big Group - don't let them get away with it
http://www.wttbiggroup.co.uk/Comment
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You will never get political backing for loan schemes. It is a very weak case anyway.
You are best off settling via big group.Comment
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