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Small Victories and the Joy and Despair of the Lost and Found

Posted on July 14, 2022

I have one client left who still insists on posted invoices. Everyone else just deals in emailed PDF’s these days, making life easier for all. Therefore, every week, I have to print of the invoices and timesheets, put them in an envelope and find a stamp. Letterbox Euphoria I have kind of mastered that part, it’s getting the invoice from my house to the letterbox which is the hard bit to execute. This became even harder when my ...

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A Right Jubilee Pickle

Posted on June 2, 2022

Whenever royal events come along (which seems like once a month) I always find they get my knickers in a twist. It’s not just because I am apathetic to the monarchy, it’s more the hypocrisy of it all. Miller and the Mortgage The first thing I saw this morning was that, Maria Miller MP, was to be made a Dame. Miller got caught red handed indulging in mortgage fraud about 15 years ago. She was let off with it by making an apology. ...

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What Next For Starmer as the Media Attack Dogs are Unleashed?

Posted on May 11, 2022

As the right-wing press launched their attack dogs on Kier Starmer this week, seeing the views of different people made interesting reading. After weeks of demanding critics “move on”, the discovery that Starmer may have infringed regulations set a new tone. Days and days of allegations about hypocrisy and demands for his resignation, followed. The Ukraine crisis we were told was more important than a garden party, suddenly became ...

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Police and Thieves in Downing Street!

Posted on April 23, 2022

Here’s a question. What are the police for, and who do they represent in a modern democracy? This is how I see it. The police are funded by the British public. If you pay tax and council tax, you are, in effect, a customer of the police. You have paid out money for the police force to protect you and those around you. They are there to represent you if someone has committed a crime against you. Respecting Laws As part of the deal, ...

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You Won’t See the Taxman getting Angry at Footballer’s Wages!

Posted on April 22, 2022

There has been a lot of anger this week about the obscene wages that Manchester City Football Club is allegedly about to pay Erling Haaland. The figure being chucked around by angry people on social media is around 500k a week. That indeed is more money than anyone could ever hope for, or need. PAYE Footballers Let us look at this from another angle. Erling Haaland will be contracted to Manchester City FC as a PAYE employee of the club. ...

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