My life has been pretty shite over the past couple of years so I have been a bit quiet which is why I haven’t posted for so long. I have also tried my best to keep clear of Brexit as much as possible as I always thought it was going to be a dogs dinner. … Continue reading
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Well it’s election time once again and all the parties have put out their manifestos. Before we go any further please remember that I have not read them. I did go on the Conservative manifesto page the other day to see if I could get hold of a copy and I could very easily download … Continue reading
Apparently Germany have decided to kick two people out of the country who were born there because of the terror links of these people. They were suspected of planning to carry out terrorist attacks and were arrested over it but have never been brought to court as there wasn’t enough evidence that they were going … Continue reading
I see that the Conservative party have got themselves in a spot of bother over the planned rise in National Insurance contributions for the self-employed. The reason for this, apart from the fact that it seems a little unfair, is that people are saying that they have broken one of their manifesto pledges. If I … Continue reading
Well I see that the Government are trying to look as if they are getting tough on mobile phone use but I only think they are paying lip service to it. They don’t know what to do about it really. People don’t seem to be bothered that the law already states that you shouldn’t use … Continue reading
I see that Caffé Nero has just managed not to pay any tax on over £200 million turnover last year. I like Caffé Nero, it’s my coffee shop of choice but I am thinking of moving my business to Costa Coffee. At least I will if they pay their tax, but as they are owned by … Continue reading
I have just read an article in a newspaper about an Albanian murderer finally being kicked out of Britain and that he has finally lost legal battles tying to avoid extradition. He claimed that there was no justice in Albania and yet this man gouged out the eyes of one of his victims, presumably before … Continue reading
I see that Whirlpool, the company behind the fire risk dryers, have finally told owners not to use them. Why? Are they unsafe to use? If they are now unsafe, then they were unsafe before people were told not to use them, in fact they have always been unsafe and yet the company were saying … Continue reading
Talking about business rates again and costs to small businesses, these businesses have to pay their rates whether they make any profit or not on sales of their goods. So do large businesses of course. However, I am becoming more and more convinced that it may be an idea to introduce a sales tax. Yes … Continue reading