Posted on January 5, 2010 by Nick
There’s a big difference between the political classes and the great British public. Politicians are still trying to put a gloss on our heinous economic situation- refusing to admit that we need drastic cuts from somewhere. That’s what happens when there’s an election round the corner. The Great British Public, however, aren’t so stupid. In 2009, [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2009 by Nick
It’s been a heck of a week for me. I took my first sick day of the year with a godawful dose of the black death, cholera, flu ManFlu; just when we were gearing up for a major day of filming with clients on Friday. Never mind - all went well. Besides, it’s that time [...]
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Posted on August 26, 2009 by Nick
Hullo! Thanks to a week in the South of France, a civilised amount of wine, a pool and a jacuzzi, I am refreshed and much more jaunty than usual. The press like to call August the “Silly Season” because there’s less real news to go round – which is why anything from reality TV to [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by Nick
I’ve held off ranting about the VAT cut until now, because I wanted to speak to a few other entrepreneurs, to see what they think. So: the results are in, and here is the news… Firstly, I was on my way home at 11.45 last night, and couldn’t fill the car up with petrol because [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Nick
Hi all, As you now no doubt know, VAT has been reduced (on most products and services) to 15%; from December 1st 2008; for at least a year. If you provide a service to your clients (as I do), get your invoices out fast! The essential fact here is that the applicable date is the [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2008 by Nick
I just got my quarterly VAT return form today. Never a pleasant experience. But guess what! Now, the envelope it comes with is no longer return-post-paid! Yup, Gordon Brown is really trimming costs everywhere… There are around 3.6 million small businesses in the UK. Assuming (wildly) that 50% of them are registered for VAT, and 50% of [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by Nick
I didn’t plan to get into politics on this blog, but it is my job to stick up occasionally for the interests of business. Especially when business unfairly gets a mauling. Petrol prices have, not surprisingly been in the news. Over this weekend, I paid over £1.20 per litre- it’s a real kick in the [...]
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