Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

The first Poll of 2014..............

electionista ‏@electionista 3h
UK - Opinium/Observer poll:

CON 30%
LAB 37%
LDEM 8%
UKIP 17%

Thank you 3m he's fine.

News just breaking.........Cameron says he wants to lower the highest rate of tax.....

Ahhhh so hes started on the 2015 election campaign.

Pensioners will be looked after............... needs their votes as per usual.

Talking as if the tax free allowance was a Tory policy.

Im sure the Lib Dems had that in THEIR policy document.

Fact is not a great deal of people pay 45% tax rate anyway if they are organised.

Most are paying 21%/20%.

Glad to say not myself Im proud to pay 45%. In fact I feel I have a responsibility to pay it.

11 million pensioners, tide turning. :-))

When is high tide?

When labour get swept out to sea. About 4 million people are paying the top rate of tax, more have been caught in the net. Going to be a possible big vote grabber.

How many peeps are on freebies?

A lot of these so called 4 million? paying the top rate of tax arent actually paying the top rate of tax but are in fact paying about 20%. Tax avoidance at its worst and the HMRC have hardly scraped the top on implementation of IR35.

Ill explain how its done tomorrow too busy tonight on the reception again at Fawlty Towers and Sat night to sun is very busy. A few intoxicated types.

Think Ill join them listening to how useless this English cricket team is.

Bottoms up.

Was looking for present recovery rate on IR35 and found item below.

Heres what Im refering to above, a little outdated but about 1 million plus paying just 20% instead of 45%. So called celebs and football starts plus a lot of others, just turn yourself into a limited Company and make yourself (and partner) director.

Notice the Tory U Turn.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-2095909/How-pay-21-tax-100-000-income-child-benefit--IR35-rules-explained.html

duplicate.

Lord Ashcroft’s mega poll has UKIP on 16pc – the highest his surveys have ever recorded
January 4th, 2014

Hear Cons are 9% behind.

Labour majority 58+

9%,8%, 7% you sound worried Fred. Someone tell your leader to buy a new suit and get rid of the winkle pickers. Saw him walking down the street on the Andrew Marr slot this morning, trousers round his ankles.

DC,

Are you referring to Wavey Davey on the Andrew Marr program.

The only good thing about WD was his suit.

UKIP 16%.

Phew. Cameron may need his pension sooner than later.

8-)

Tony Blair's fortune boosted £13m by 'bumper year'

Newly published accounts show former PM Tony Blair's business interests around the world are booming, according to a City accountant





By Robert Mendick, and Edward Malnick

10:40PM GMT 04 Jan 2014



Tony Blair has more than £13 million deposited in the bank following his most commercially successful year since quitting Downing Street.


The latest accounts for a network of companies used to run his growing business empire show Mr Blair’s business interests around the world are booming. Profits at one company alone, which he owns, totalled almost £2 million while shareholder funds on two businesses total £7 million.


The accounts, for the 12 months to April 2013 and which were lodged at Companies House last week, give the best indication yet of Mr Blair’s earning power. His wealth, including a London townhouse, a country estate and several other properties, is estimated at £70 million.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/tony-blair/10551183/Tony-Blairs-fortune-boosted-13m-by-bumper-year.html

At least he can afford one. lol. UKIP will fizzle out nearer the election.

What a haunted looking face, I wonder what is cutting him up. Let him enjoy the money, looks like all he has.

Interesting to see Cameron, who believes in unity of the UK and is supposed to defend it is running and ducking from a debate with Alex Salmon?

What is he hiding from.