Brian O Smith

Senior Lecturer in Biomolecular NMR, fiddle player, windsurfer, smallholder, beer drinker & brewer. Opinions own.

[davidg @davidgrobertso2]

@MrMichaelSpicer Why no Scottish dates?

[Elaine McElhatton @ECMcElhatton]

@MrMichaelSpicer Glasgow?

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@MrMichaelSpicer What's the matter with you lad? Afeared of coming north of the border?

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@RupertLowe10 Humans did not evolve here so we are all immigrants.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Some of the worst people are taking advantage of farmers' fears about IHT changes to sell them doomed schemes to avoid the tax.

The worst of the worst is a man called Iain Clifford.

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@broseph_stalin This is a bullshit story. Check your sources and stop promoting the establishment's planted tropes.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

While we’re talking about politicians and tax, a reminder that Nigel Farage works for a company that exists to help rich people avoid tax.

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Daily Mail say today we need Farage and Reform to save the country. A reminder of the role the Mail played in getting us into this mess.

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

Young family made homeless by the deficiencies of @GlasgowCC and insurance companies. Help if you can!
https://t.co/ExjL30FPVe

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@RachelReevesMP https://t.co/x1iIpcRcM6

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

I FOIed HMRC again regarding McCloud rectification, here are some insights into the data they sent me (table below)

- 14,325 submissions across whole of public sector, lots more RPSS sent out, so *many* ppl still sat on these as many more sent out in NHS alone
- DONT IGNORE these - weve seen avg compensation/refunds over £14k
- 69% user, 31% using an agent - remember via the NHS cost claimback its fully compensable to use an expert accountant - its complex & time consuming with lots of pitfalls - you don't need to do this yourself!
- Its complex! The  risk of errors and risk of not claiming the the right amounts are significant, so I and others advise using a specialist medical accountant - that's what they are professionally accountable to do!
- Over last 38 days avg 24 submissions/day, 49 processed/day - so processing times should now reduce again - we're currently seeing submissions from 4.5 months ago being processed / paid. Submissions outstanding now falling

Remember - you will qualify for FREE expert accountancy advice if you
✅Paid AA in 15/16-21/22 (cash or scheme pays)
✅Pension growth ↑ in any yr 15/16-21/22 post-roll
✅Pension growth ↑ £40k in 22/23

“Triage on a page” to see if can reclaim cost of accountants👉 https://t.co/MuAdfXcFqq

Sign up here 👉: https://t.co/c171OlAJRP

Help video 👉📹 https://t.co/ay12S4Cwgm

Pls RT / share with those offline / whatsapp / FB

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@goldstone_tony Is there an equivalent form for Scotland?

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

NEW McCloud update: SPPA have now confirmed details of their costclaimback scheme

https://t.co/jpoJrCoSlG

Note this will include up to £1000 for a "qualified accountant" to complete the HMRC Digital Service

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@BBCr4today ask the chair of the transport committee why there are no driving instructor jobs advertised at the moment!

[Brian O Smith @BrianOSmith1967]

@BBCr4today @bbcnickrobinson you should challenge your interviewee Nick Hillman on his assertion that @ucu strike action was unsuccessful on pensions. We still have a largely DB pension scheme that is running a surplus and reduced employer and employee contributions.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

Great chart below/right from @TheIFS about ridiculous tax cliff at £100k cuasing *obscene* marginal tax rates.

But you can draw a very similar chart (left) for higher earning doctors affected by the stupid & ill-conceived #taper which is **really damaging** waiting list recovery @wesstreeting @RachelReevesMP

Doctors want to help with waiting lists, but they cannot #PayToWork
RT if you want government to finally #ScrapTheTaper

[Larry & Paul @larryandpaul]

⚠️ LATEST: America Insists “We’re Not The Bad Guys."

👇🏻 Please watch & share this latest report from #BrokenNews.

[Steven Davis @sddavis63]

Just for the record - I've heard of Lesotho. Trump mocking a poor, landlocked, small Africa country struggling with a huge HIV crisis just for the sake of getting laughs from the MAGA Republicans tells you all you need to know about how pathetic he (and they) are.

[James Neill  ≠ 𝕏 @jneill]

@dave43law @DeborahMeaden And the very first thing Zelenskyy did in the meeting was literally to thank Trump.

3:03 "Thank you so much Mr President, thank you for invitation and really I hope that this first document will be first step to real security guarantees for Ukraine"
Vid: https://t.co/jWZ8p9RVcB

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

There is an aggressor: Russia.

There is a victim: Ukraine.

We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so.

By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others.

Thank you to all who have helped and continue to do so. And respect to those who have been fighting since the beginning—because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, their children, and the security of Europe.