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Recent content by agentzero
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De-boomed!
I have never used any scheme or allowed the tax tail to wag the dog on any decision in my life or those of my family. I am happy to pay tax and contribute to any country I'm based in. Life is too short to fuss over what is ultimately a good thing, tax pays for things that are worth while living... -
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De-boomed!
With some slight moderation, the thread could have continued to the distant future. Among the reasons given was the following emotional rubbish: "...since it appears to be mostly made up of people who don't live in the UK, or don't want to live in the UK, complaining about a country they hate"... -
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Couldn’t happen to a nicer couple
If you want to avoid adverts and funding the Musk far right hatred machine then add the word "cancel" to the URL: https://xcancel.com/DanNeidle/status/2069709214985924676 It also has the benefit of making viewing posts easier too on mobile and computer. -
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State of the Market
I agree with the premise of that rationale, but the only solution I see is for people to avoid LLMs at all costs. If you're running a windows corporate laptop issued by the client/employer you're teaching Microsoft and a company the way in which you do your role, permie or contractor. What's...- agentzero
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State of the Market
This is the real issue. People are trading down in jobs and accepting jobs below their skill set and level. This then prevents younger people entering those jobs. If anybody isn't aware of just how bad things are - under 18s have few chances statistically of getting a part time job. This is then...- agentzero
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Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy
It looks like people are heading for the exit with this in mind. So far about 10%-15% are staying, more fool them. The risk is too high.- agentzero
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Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy
The pace of work at Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C and EDF Energy are so slow, due to compliance and peer reviewing, that 2 years would be considered a short stint. From the list of consultants it looks as if some have been there 4 to 5 years, with 5% 10+ years. In principle I agree with you, but 2...- agentzero
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Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy
It turns out that this has been ongoing since December 2025. Your time will come at some point soon, it seems to be dependent on the consultancy or agency being moved on to another framework and they are doing this gradually to avoid an exodus of contractors. Anybody moving outside to inside is...- agentzero
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Sizewell C, Hinkley Point C, EDF Energy
I've just had a catch up with a consultancy my ltd co sometimes gets projects through. A few experienced contractors have had calls from their consultancy or agency telling them their contract will be process through through a third party HMRC CEST analysis tool and due to the intent being to...- agentzero
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Dead Celebrities Thread
I don't understand your point. Your anecdote that you haven't received malware, how do you know? You don't. The archive URL you mentioned and others are now blocked from corporate devices, due to low reputation on trusted blocklist websites used across the world. Wikipedia has blocked them all... -
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Dead Celebrities Thread
That archive website, along with archive dot today, archive dot is and the other domains are Russian. They are blocked from corporate devices and blacklisted. They are known for distributing malware. It has since been changed, it had code for yandex.ru VK.ru and mail.ru also other known Russian... -
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State of the Market
You've observed a range of people with varying levels of money. That doesn't necessarily describe a class system. Dubai and the UAE are kingdoms, authoritarian kingdoms. To pretend those are better or even comparable to democracy is ridiculousness, but in writing that, so are much of your...- agentzero
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State of the Market
The result for many after Thatcher was poverty, unemployment, a wrecked economy and being punished for having children in an era when contraception was expensive and inaccessible for many people. Balance is required. If Thatcher was an unmitigated success, everybody would have loved the period...- agentzero
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State of the Market
Evidently a minor factor and overall not a major reason. Every developed country is facing similar, whether they have high or low taxes, low or high overheads, you name it and it's there in each European and Anglosphere country. Then look at South Korea, Japan, Canada, and it's the same. US job...- agentzero
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Companies House Suspends Web Filing
If you want to avoid supporting that hellhole website, change x to xcancel in the URL: Makes browsing much easier https://xcancel.com/DanNeidle/status/2032506756786511908- agentzero
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