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[jamesbrown]

Yeah, Alienware make gaming laptops and PCs. Seems like the issue is with a bunch of MS store apps, though, not just that one.

[jamesbrown]

Probably this:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/an...ror-0x803f8001

( Not just the reported app, but a bunch of them. )

[jamesbrown]

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[jamesbrown]

Pooper snot was always a bang on contra indicator, but I don't believe he was ever firmly attached to a trolley....

[jamesbrown]

That is pretty eye opening. I got lucky with the timing of my own rig as I got a *way* better spec than that last October for about the same price. Given the ridiculous situation, though, that spec looks solid to me. Unfortunately, aside from prices, a lot of component updates have been pretty meh of...

[jamesbrown]

Not disagreeing with you, as TUPE is irrelevant if you're "deciding" to move between umbrella employers, but TUPE kicks in when a service is transferred from one company to another, a Service Provision Change, as well as if a company is merged or the business is transferred. For example, if...

[jamesbrown]

(MSCP)

There's no need for madness here, it really isn't that hard. Having your accountant as a CoSec has been widely understood as a significant risk for many years. Indeed, it's covered in HMRC's ESM guidance:

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-man...manual/esm3520
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[jamesbrown]

That is "brave" for various reasons, not least of which is the MSC legislation!...

[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...