Doesnt take into account me
People that do not pay tax leagaly
But youāre not resident in the UK for tax are you?
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I am not resident anywhere
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Only the new changes
So the onus is back on the contractor to get it right - which means they will all be taking the piss, claiming they are in business and dodging tax
IR35 does need to go entirely, but only once they have revised the definition of workers to meet the new working practices such as the gig economy
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The only thing a lefty hates more than a Tory, is another lefty with a slightly different take on the world
It is proper Peoples front of Judea stuff
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I very rarely venture onto Facebook but quite liked this thread.
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Last week we had Rees-Mogg etc proclaiming their loyalty to King and country, how patriotic they are. Then I read in The Sunday Times how one of their city editors was present at a dinner a week ago, before corrupt Kwarteng released his āFiscal Eventā, attended by hedge-fund managers, who revealed that they were all supporters of Truss and every one of them was shorting the pound. Several of them boasting that they had made small fortunes by Friday betting against the currency. Patriots my arse!
Nobody should be going along with the narrative that this shitshow is caused by incompetence by Truss and Kwarteng, thatās naive nonsense. They know exactly what they are doing, they are deliberately destroying the country. They know they are fucked electorally, as they see it they have two years of this scorched earth policy before leaving an almighty mess for someone else to clear up. Not content with funneling countless billions to their backers and cronies for shite PPE, useless test and trace etc, they will mop up anything thatās left. Itās a fucking disgrace, but sadly no more than a lot of people deserve. A poll today shows that a majority still believe the Tories are trusted more on the economy than any other party, unbelievable. Still at least we dodged a bullet, just imagine the mess we would be in under Corbyn!
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Why doesnāt this guy just run for parliament? He froths so much at the mouth that surely he must think heās capable of a better job than any of the current lot. Iām not saying heād be wrong in that, but I just get so tired of hearing the relentless spittle-flecked invective that gets vomited out in the name of political commentary these days.
Every word true ---- surely nobody, if they are totally honest could argue with that. Its not funny anymore though. I just find it unbelievable what this government are getting away with.
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Itās comedy
But turn your comments on their head and ask yourself why politicians canāt or wonāt register how pissed of people are and why we get these āskitsā? 
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One view I have read is itās not the tax changes that have spooked the market. It was the BoE only going with 50 bps interest whereas the ROW went with 75 - we became an outlier and the.markets gunsights pointed out way
Now I donāt know enough about economics to even consider whether that is right or wrong
Sadly, I donāt. Its not popular to say so, an I will get pelters, but democracy allows all an equal say no matter how they little they know what they are voting for, or how easy it is to pull the wool over their eyesā¦ We have a few million people in this country who determine which way the sea-saw swings and most of those are thick as shit - they vote which ever way the Sun tells them to. People happy to accept this shit show because of some false idiotic fantasy that they are somehow better off without more migrants, Polish builder, the rich paying less tax, maybe even queuing at food banks, because well āits our country and these selfless hard working folks, gave us our country back. So what if they fleece a few quid and help their mates, we admire that as we would all do it wouldnāt weā¦ fair play to them I sayā¦ā
Our Government of choice is determined every 4/5 years by ignorant fucktards who have no political principles, and simply go with whatever shit propaganda is spat at them by the very people laughing in their facesā¦
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Not a great indictment of the next Labour govt
I know itās intended as comedy, or at least itās marketed that way, but he never comes across as that to me. I suppose itās amusing enough content, but he clearly seems aggrieved to the point of apoplexy. If he really is permanently as utterly furious as he appears to be, he could channel his rage into doing something that might actually address the issues he fumes about, beyond carping impotently from the sidelines. Iāve got very little in common with @Shroppie in terms of political views, but I absolutely take my hat off to him for what heās done to actually get involved and try to make a difference. Jonathan Pie is eloquent, intelligent, articulate and politically savvy. Thereās no reason he shouldnāt do the same.
Thatās comedy / satire for you - people like it, donāt like it or just go meh.
What he does is just different to @Shroppie - no less valid imho
Jonathan Pie is a comedy character. Itās like saying āSurely Alan Partridge realises he makes gaffs on live TV - why doesnāt he take a media training course to get better?ā The whole point is heās an angry political commentator.
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Alan Partridge is such a bad presenter Iām amazed he got a second series.
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