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.

interesting sign of the times
we advertised in our local paper for a part-time bookkeeper+
flexible hours possible and decent conditions

we had 30 applicants, with none via agencies

though it was a pretty nice job in many ways, it is of concern just how many were looking for a new position of some kind

You mean employment figures are being manipulated or falsified.

Now who would be doing that?

neither of those
it was just interesting for the huge response came as something of a surprise
i suspect that the majority of applicants were "women of a certain age", but certainly not all

Did you put your picture in your advert?

Be careful cynic it could be Fred and Stan trying to infiltrate your office.

JB is showing his true talent once again.

Must be members of his family.

http://www.theguardian.com/news/commentisfree/2016/apr/08/david-cameron-tax-lawmaker-panama-papers

As a taxpayer, David Cameron is innocent. As a lawmaker, he is guilty

Simon Jenkins

The thing is Haystack how is Dave doing against Corblimey in the ratings .

It won't matter as difficulties like this are very temporary.

Cameron is a lying little shit ,i will never vote for anyone that has gone along with his lies . Maybe Chris Grayling would be my choice if Cameron has to stand down in the event of an OUT vote.

Everything can be considered very temporary , I don't view him in the same as I did a few weeks ago . This is the cons biggest danger .

Hey what about Tarzan,

Sorry that honest upright gentleman Boris.

Ken Livingstone has gone on Russia Today to call for Cameron to be jailed over his taxes. That is the same Ken Livingstone who sheltered his earnings in a company so he could save £1,000-a-week in tax. Ken paid 21% corporation tax rate on £319,478 of earnings by invoicing to Silveta Ltd, instead of paying the 50% top rate of income tax. He also owned 99% of a similar company twice prosecuted for non-payment of taxes. Ken’s effective tax rate in 2012 was 14.5%.

Dear Freda is there actually anyone on this Planet that you approve of . I hate Ken Livingston another who should be shot .

VIC Fred hates the UK same as his hero Corbyn .

Ken Livingstone ,the less said the better.

I think his misses locks him in the cellar , with drink .

Hays,

Livingston seems to adhere to your standards.

JB.

Mind reading again.

You must Psychic or a Psycho------.

Hays
Yes Cameron just as bad as Livingston. We're pissed with Cameron because he did nothing to stop the offshoring and tax evasion. Avoiding taxes effect government funds back home. It reflects especially bad on the UK because our government knowingly allows the BVI etc to host tax avoiders from around the world. Cameron said he would act where Labour didn't. He's now caught with his pants down. Just a lying bastard.

a truism - the more complex the tax rules, the more loopholes

i don't think it's quite as easy to stop offshoring as you might imagine, and there are often perfectly legit reasons for doing so
i see no problem with this as long as these assets are declared, which i believe is mandatory both in uk and usa
however, it should not be forgotten that most if not all offshore havens are sovereign states or at least autonomous and will have their own rules with regard to client confidentiality, disclosure and similar