Whitey Grandad

Glastonbury That is all..

Surely you're Joshing?

Don't be sad it's over, be glad it's over.

When will we know the TV dates?

So fans could get transport as far as the maintenance depot? Seriously though, there's no point in building a station if the rail companies don't want to run trains to it.

Tasering is too good for them. 😉

And our soldiers get Sundays off.

Expected Germans?

One look at him and they'd turn straight round.

Alto Paulo

I'm sure it's technically possible but at what cost?

Not quite as extreme but last week I went into Athens from Piraeus on the train for €1.20 each way.

Well thank you sir, I'm quite touched. Just not as often as I might prefer.

When I used to play for IBM 'B' team on Sunday mornings at their ground in Hursley Charlie George used to take his dog out for a walk and would stand on the side watching us. I believe he lived for a while in one of those newish houses opposite the Stone Seat.

Gordon Strachan in Marks and Spencer at Hedge End a few years ago. It was just before Christmas and I gave him one of my spare money off vouchers. He seemed very pleased.

Why can't you get French Mustard in France?

To be fair...

A PLC is more complicated than a basic Limited Company. Back in my day it meant something like £50,000 of paid up capital plus other requirements on number of directors and filing accounts.

It was about capital allowances and the incorporation of a sole trader. The relevant law states that if assets are transferred at book value then they are allowable but the Revenue claim that no allowances are possible in the first year of trading. Accountants all know about this but until it has been tested in court the Revenue's position holds sway. There were other vindictive interpretations as well such as reneging on written agreements that were over thirty years old. Accountants are like solicitors in that they hide behind their terms of engagement.

Grealish must be an adjective and not a name. "To greal" - to roll around on the ground whimpering.

Yes they are necessary but the only way to raise large amounts is to take money from the ordinary person. The self employed do pay tax.

Au contraire mon ami, au contraire.

Much less? That's what all the debates about tax systems are about. Gaffer curves and all that stuff. The basic rate has been up at 35% in my lifetime.

Nope. Nothing like that at all. And I deeply resent the implication. So going back 30 years and changing the terms of a written agreement retrospectively is "having to pay the correct amount"? I had been scrupulous in being honest and declaring every penny of my income up until then. Ever since then I don't bother trying to earn anything.

I was talking about Tax Investigations. I know of several instances where an arbitrary sum has been demanded, in one case (nothing to do with me) leading directly to the closure of the business and the loss of nineteen jobs. Despite a written agreement a new Tax Officer decided to cancel it and apply his own interpretation.