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Geographically, yes. Everything else, hmm.

Old fashioned policing the Burnside way. Less paperwork, less delay, and the fella got his hair washed. Kind of.

Yep. Inverted full backs too. I'm no Mike Bassett, but football isn't complicated. The likes of Tuchel try to reinvent the wheel and last night and the Andorra game show how that can work out. Square pegs in round holes please.

That's a shame, but nice to read that Wingett is supportive. Burnside was a cracking character - dodgy, violent, misogynistic, sarcastic, but so bloody likeable!

The US Ambassador to Israel speaking about relocating Palestine to another "Muslim country". Also not keen on our sanctions against the Israeli ministers, because they've done nothing wrong apparently. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd628z2nwyvo

Gavin Newsom, the California governor, isn't holding his words. Now calling the Trump government what it is - Authoritarian. 'In an address to Californians on Tuesday night, California Governor Gavin Newsom blasted Trump’s use of military force as a “brazen abuse of power”. “That’s when the downward spiral began. He doubled down on his dangerous National Guard deployment by fanning the flames even harder, and the president – he did it on purpose,” Newsom said. Newsom, who has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s deployment of troops against his wishes, said the president had unleashed a “military dragnet” targeting “dishwashers, gardeners, day labourers and seamstresses” rather than violent criminals. “That’s just weakness – weakness masquerading as strength. Donald Trump’s government isn’t protecting our communities, they’re traumatising communities, and that seems to be the entire point,” Newsom said. “California will keep fighting.” “If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin colour, then none of us are safe,” he added. “Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.”

She's becoming more likeable.

WTF! Nothing should go in a boiled egg other than salt, a spoon or a some buttered bread.

A man of my own heart. Ignore Kraken. He hasn't lived.

Sausage sandwich - brown sauce Bacon Sandwich - ketchup Full English - neither Steak - mustard Yep, I don't understand why either.

Yep. "Genuinely" v "Generally" at least as bad. Not even close in meaning. Peasants.

Half decent article on the BBC today. The emphasis is very much on that laws in wars are repeatedly being broken by Israel. Addressing the point that has been made on here at times re Israeli government justification, a Swiss diplomat says this when asked about Israel's justification that it is acting in self-defence to destroy a terrorist organisation that attacked and killed its people on 7 October. "It is no justification for a disrespect or for a hollowing out of the Geneva Conventions," she said. "Neither party is allowed to break the rules, no matter what, and this is important because, look, the same rules apply to every human being under the Geneva Convention. "A child in Gaza has exactly the same protections under the Geneva Conventions as a child in Israel." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r1xl5wgnko

I think he means Ltd rather than PLC, hence my response.

A limited company is a doddle to set up. Once registered with companies house, you can get a limited company bank account and away you go. I particularly like the Tide and have used it with Xero for book keeping and it synced seamlessly with it. For example, if I paid for something with the tide card it worked through to the books automatically. Xero also issued the invoices, did the vat return, and did the bank reconciliation. My accountant guided me on the blend of salary and dividends. Bear in mind the company will have it's own accounts to do but they were relatively cheap as Xero reconciled them as we went along, and kept things in order. The company has to pay corporation tax on it's profits, and it can pays it's staff (you) how much or little it chooses, and could choose to reward you with pension contributions. All of those would be tax deductable expenses to the company, thus reducing its tax liability. If the company has surplus cash that you don't want to take as a salary or dividend, the company can invest it how it wishes, example , it could use it's surplus cash as a deposit on an investment property or whatever. Your company salary and any dividends will be declared in your own tax return, alongside any other income. Not a huge job, and not massively expensive if you get an accountant to do it.

Limited company is different to self employed. I've done both. Self employed is an arse ache and cost me much more in tax than when I was trading through a limited company, and also when earning comparable as an employee. The issue when self employed is paying tax for the year gone, and then on account for the year ahead. There's definitely ways to mitigate tax payments when trading via a company though if you're that way inclined.

There was no implication against you. The post I commented on referred to something that was "nothing to do with me". If it was a self reference, you suggested otherwise.

My tax isn't taken, I pay it. In full. On time. I assume you do too.

So someone trying to beat/cheat the system got caught and had to pay the correct amount?

I don't think it's noble or unusual. Some people want stuff but don't want to pay , and some of those aren't too fussed about their fellow man. Others accept that you get nothing for nothing, accept that those who can pay more should, and that there shouldn't be a massive gulf between the bulk of society.

It's a Renault under the badge. Personally, I'd rather have a Renault built by a diligent Romanian than a French bloke, and pay less for it.

We fail imo as we've been stuck for years with Tory governments over borrowing and slashing services, followed by labour governments raising taxes but having little headroom to increase spending, then repeating. We seem to have a mass of the population yearning for an unrealistic system of good services and low tax, ie the non sensical reform pledge, and being perplexed when it goes to shit. I look at countries like Denmark who's population accept high taxes in the knowledge they get a good return for their buck. It's only worked for them though as they've had consistently, and the people buy into it and see tax as something they need to pay, rather than having tax taken from them.

We'll never agree on this. Fundamentally I have no issue with paying more the more I earn. You'd rather keep more for your self. We're cut from different cloth.

Anyone paying 45% tax is doing better financially than most people, that much is obvious. It means a good level of income. This is an observation, not a criticism, but I've noted many people down the years see their income improve, and become more resentful of paying tax. I guess that outlook comes partly from political ideology. Your latter point is an interesting one and I think it varies from person to person. I've achieved pretty much all there is to achieve in my game so I've taken my feet off the peddle as I'm not fussed about big bucks, status and all they bollox any more, but I completely understand people who strive for all or some of that. If they want it, then more tax is the financial price to pay.

That depends on your outlook mate. The more you earn, ordinarily the more you can afford. I have no issue with a progressive system.

The more you earn, the more you pay. That's how society should be imo. Do I want to pay as much tax as I do? Of course I don't. Do I accept that I should, can, and be grateful that I'm doing better than most? Yes.