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Taxation and Why We Should Pay It
When I think about the various PAYE, VAT and corporation tax bills I pay, I do wonder why some people think we should try to avoid them. Many of us have been to state schools, seen our kids born in NHS hospitals and had operations at some point. These things are regarded as ‘free at the point of delivery’ but the money doesn’t come out of thin air. It comes ...
Why Leaders are Supposed to Adhere to Rules
I was listening to a Radio phone-in on BBC 5 Live earlier. I only caught about 20 minutes of it but it revolved around Rishi Sunak not wearing a seatbelt whilst trying to look like a normal person (not easy). The impulsive conclusion to come to is, "who cares?" Then a copper came on the radio and went ahead with explaining, why, in his opinion, there is more to ...
The Death of the Pub
I went to a pub for a birthday meal last night. It was expensive and bang average. I can’t bring myself to say the pub's name, as on occasion, my blogs get picked up and put on web pages for crap pubs or something. I haven’t got the heart to put another nail in it’s coffin as the staff were nice and glad of company on another pitifully slow night. An ...
Dry January – What’s the Point?
I kicked off my annual month of abstinence on New Year’s day. Initially, I was going to do what I have done for the last two years and leave it until February. However Jennifer wrecked that with a dramatic breaking news announcement that she was done with booze for a month. Led by the Stronger Character Of course, I could have just said “bully for you” ...
Something You Hear Little of – The Dublin Agreement
One question a lot of people ask these days, is why people crossing the channel on dinghies has risen since Brexit? Surely the benefit of Brexit was to curtail such a thing? Increasing Crossings The figures don’t appear to back up any alleged Brexit benefit. In the year Boris Johnson’s Oven Ready Brexit was finalised, 8500 people crossed the channel. In ...