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In which case, I apologise for my earlier post. I have a lot of time and respect for those that attempt to help the rest of us - whether they succeed or not. I wrongly interpreted certain posts as "I could have helped but didn't", which was why I was upset. If that isn't the case, then I'm happy...
I went with IP Vanish VPN on an ASUS router and pointed it at a UK proxy near home. I've also used Swedish proxies and others from around the world that I've just changed the location in the DD-WRT configuration settings. I dread to think where people think I'm from, but as long as I can get BBC...
so, you have better access to government. Government listen to you. You know how to lobby, and have had success with lobbying government. You have past experience of changing the mindset of senior civil servants and know how it's best to do that.
And you decide that your best approach, rather...
If you're not going to attach it to anything, then you could get away with a few 1's - we have three of them around the house because there was no need to attach it to the tv or anything like that.
You don't make any. You have no expenses. If you incur an expense, you are trading illegally under the new rules.
Go to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect your salary as a disguised employee etc.
When I worked on site in Runcorn, the hours were 830 - 1612 exactly. Big whistle / noisy thing sounded the alarm at 1612 and everyone downed tools and left.