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[jamesbrown]

I think there's an unfortunate combination of pressures on both the supply side (immigration, offshoring) and the demand side (poor economy, structural changes in IT, IR35). This is leading to fewer roles, a very large number of qualified individuals looking for work and, consequently, poor rates. This...

[jamesbrown]

If you haven't already, you should probably check out this thread for some perspective (it spans many years, so start at the end):

https://forums.contractoruk.com/busi...rket-1522.html

Obviously, there's no single market, but IT contracting...

[jamesbrown]

Use a registered office address/mail forwarding service, which will cull the junk mail and forward anything from HMRC or CH etc. There will probably be a company close to you that can do this. Typical cost is about £80-150 per year....

[jamesbrown]

Welcome. A mod may choose to move this post into the relevant sub-forum.

First thing. If you're having bad thoughts, speak to someone. You need to ensure that you're in the right place, mentally, to address this. Ultimately, this type of situation is never that bad, even in the worst case...

[jamesbrown]

OP is trying, but the constant eye rolling from his wife isn't helping his gut health....

[jamesbrown]

FWIW, this misunderstanding between you and eek is what resulted in the other thread being closed. Choose your words carefully and, equally, read posts carefully (I am not only addressing this to you)....