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Reform Corporation Tax? Not on Your Nellie!

Posted on May 25, 2021

I don’t know how many of you reading this run a small business, but here’s how tax works.   Over the course of a year, you try to earn enough money to pay wages and cover overheads (business running costs). In my business, these are things like computers, phones, accounts packages, advertising, website hosting and so on. If a good trading year comes along, your income outstrips your overheads leaving a surplus of money. This is ...

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What’s Going on With the Weather?

Posted on May 24, 2021

I had Stockbridge Common all to myself tonight.  That’s because it was cold and showery with dark clouds all around. I got soaked on my first lap, so I did another to dry off, only to get caught by another deluge. It felt like winter. Normally on a late spring evening, Stockbridge Common is busy with walkers taking in the evening sunshine before retiring to the Greyhound to spend £12 on a glass of wine and not bat an eyelid. Tonight, ...

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Labour’s Long Road

Posted on May 6, 2021

As the by elections approach, it has been very interesting watching various columnists trying to work out why the Labour Party aren’t making inroads into the conservatives. In fact, they are losing ground if the opinion polls are to be believed. There are several plausible theories but nothing that can be regarded as definitive. Therein lies the problem Labour are faced with. However, I did follow a thread that suggested with regards to ...

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Undeclared Loans and Donations – Why They Matter

Posted on April 30, 2021

When looked upon impulsively, what Johnson paid for furnishing his Downing Street flat, is not something worth getting in a pickle about. However, if you allow the whole story to sink in, it does become more sinister. There are so many aspects to it that, in my mind, are difficult to comprehend. £30k Allowance First, we now know that the PM gets £30k a year for the upkeep of the flat. A substantial amount but it is the listed building ...

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Boris Johnson: The Man Who Cares for the Beautiful Game

Posted on April 22, 2021

I’ll get straight to the point here. Boris Johnson’s cabinet pretending to care about football is the second most nauseating thing I have seen since this bunch of serial carpetbaggers took office. The first most nauseating thing I have seen is this. Grown men outside football stadiums chanting about how much they care about greed. I can almost taste the vomit rising into my mouth. As much as a charlatan Johnson is, you can’t blame him ...

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