Because I run a small business, I am aware of corporation tax and the workings of it. This is not because I am particularly interested in accounts, I just have to be aware of these things so I know when to pay tax on any profits I might make. Due to my general lack of ambition and a preference to walking my dog and playing cricket, my profits are negligible, but I happily pay tax on them nonetheless.
So, corporation tax works like this.
If ...
I was driving along the other day when I came to a set of temporary traffic lights. As they turned to green, I drove past the stationary traffic waiting at the other end and raised my hand from the steering wheel to acknowledge those who had let me past.
Suddenly, I realised that no one was acknowledging me back because of course, they weren't actually giving way to me, they were waiting at a red light. So with an overwhelming and irrational ...
From the little I have seen from the council elections today, the Labour Party look like they are going to get a Michael Foot style trouncing in the general election in a couple of weeks time. Of course, this was always going to be the case where I live in North West Hampshire where the landowners and their serfs traditionally vote in large numbers for the status quo.
I accept that is the way it is down this way, with my Labour vote ...
Since getting a dog, I have learnt to enjoy all the seasons, the rain, frost, wind, sunshine, the lot. It really is a revelation having a pet that allows you to meander through fields, clocking up the miles without even knowing it.
However, April remains a favourite as this is when we are reminded that the trees do have leaves and colour spreads all around us by the day, leading us into a state of delusional anticipation of a glorious summer ...
When the referendum was called as part of David Cameron securing an election victory in 2015, I was not alone in thinking that it could lead to disastrous consequences, with people not really knowing what they were voting for being driven on by jingoistic media hysteria.
However, no matter how reasonable I tried to be in arguing the point that most people didn't have enough good information to decide on something so critical ...
