@virginmedia down for 9 hours now, only fixed in 24 - 48 hours. In today’s world where everything relies on internet this is really appalling service. If you had prior warning there was an outage expected you can prepare but to have it off for so long is ridiculous
@Tinkerbell16098@FattusPrickus It was just a average figure Gill. Most rides were 90 minutes minimum. 60 mins for me is far too long with an 18 month old and no pram 🤣
Real Madrid get rid of a coach, then appoint a new one 10 mins later. How a proper club is run! Question is, do we now look at Xabi????? #mufc#realmadrid#xabialonso
Fuck off Gary - you havn't helped one bit and quite frankly Manchester United supporters are sick to death of hearing your opinions.
18 months ago it was "Manchester United need a manager with a system"
Now its "Manchester United need a manager that fits the DNA of the club"
How's about Manchester United need the Glazers to fully fuck off?
How about stop telling Manchester United what they need when you can't even sort out Salford?
How's about Manchester United need you and your shitty employers to stop obsessing and over analysing everything the Utd manager does?
How about being fair in your punditry and treating managers of United how you treat managers of Spurs, Liverpool and just about every other club?
Just a thought?
Starting and running a business in 2025 Britain - let’s walk through it.
You’ve got a good idea, managed to save a few quid to invest and want to give it a go. Let’s say it’s a cafe.
Generate wealth, create jobs and contribute to your local economy. Great idea. You just picked the wrong country to do it in.
Registering the damn thing is complicated enough, and that’s the easy bit. Next up is the bank account? You’re treated like a criminal and it takes week - opening a cafe, not a terrorist cell.
You manage to find a premise, good location. Oh, it costs a fortune. Rent through the roof and you’re forced to pay thousands to the council. For what? The filthy high street? The rapid customer service? Hmm. Yet another rip off. Inspections are a nightmare, it’s never-ending bureaucracy from people who have never created anything in their lives.
But somehow you get it off the ground and things go well. You need to expand, hire someone.
Ouch. PAYE, national insurance, pensions, HR policies, health and safety risk assessments. One wrong step and you’re facing an employment tribunal. Is it even worth the risk?
It’s becoming more and more expensive, and risky, to hire people? Why bother?
Maybe you try and get independent contracted help. Ah. IR35 puts a stop to that. We wouldn’t want any flexibility now, would we? That would make too much sense.
Your accountants already cost an absolute fortune. They’re bleeding you dry just so you comply with the layers and layers of regulations.
But let’s say it’s gone well, and your hard work is paying off. Turnover hits £90k. The dreaded VAT threshold.
That means if you essentially then have to start charging VAT. That means everything gets 20% more expensive for your customers. Or you are forced to absorb the costs. Or you deliberately make less money to stay below the threshold. Just brilliant.
Maybe you want to keep the cafe open later? Serve some alcohol? Have some music on?
More licences. More costs. More inspections. More bureaucracy. Why bother?
Waste collection even costs a fortune. Remind me, why are you already paying the council? You try and ring the council, you’re on hold for 30 minutes. Brilliant. Customers are waiting. You finally speak to someone. They’re rude, and haven’t got a clue what they’re doing. They promise they’ll get back to you, but they only work four days a week and on Thursday they’re working from home. No answer, you have to chase and chase and chase.
Incompetence reigns.
Right. We’ve got through all of that, now you want to pay yourself? Not unreasonable is it? For working 16 hour days to get the business off the ground?
Corporation tax slices your profit down. Maybe there’s some left. Dividend allowance has been cut, so there’s less to take there. Tax rates are up too. Hmm. Okay, well let’s take a small salary and some dividends. Maybe you’ve got student debt too which takes a large chunk?
It is brutal.
Even making money costs money. It costs to deposit, it costs to accept card payments.
No holiday, no protection, no respect. All risk, and you’re treated like dirt by the Government.
You look at it all and just think, why bother? Why not work for the public sector as some irrelevant bureaucrat obstructing everyone else? Get 60k, 35 days holiday and you can literally never be sacked. What’s the point? Why take the risk? Just do that instead.
We desperately need to back British enterprise. Reward those who take all of the risk. And actually, support local businesses where we all can.
We should be slashing corporation tax, doubling the VAT threshold, increasing personal allowances, abolishing business rates for high street small firms, reducing national insurance contributions, cutting tax on salary/dividends, brutalising red tape and PLENTY more.
If you do these things, you will generate MORE tax revenue. It is really not a complicated principle. Does Reeves understand that? No. The woman is clueless. Absolutely clueless. She does NOT understand what she is forcing on business owners. Let’s see if she can run our cafe for a week. Absolutely NO chance.
I’m with the men and women who build businesses, create wealth, and generate opportunities.
They have my full respect. The politicians running our country certainly do not.
My message to our cafe owner? Keep plugging away, it will get better.
Please know that at least one MP is fighting for you in Westminster.
So you’re telling me that:
- Income Tax
- National Insurance
- Corporation Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Council Tax
- VAT
- Excise Duty
- Fuel Duty
- Stamp Duty
- Air Passenger Duty
- Insurance Premium Tax
- Green Taxes
- Gambling Taxes
- Plastic Bag Charges
- Carbon Emissions Levy
- Landfill Tax
- TV Licence Fee
- Congestion Charges
- Sugar Tax
- Now VAT on Private School Fees
STILL isn’t enough to fund public services, roads and schools?
Meanwhile, the government is:
- Freezing income tax thresholds (dragging millions into higher bands)
- Hiking council tax bands
- Raising Capital Gains Tax
- Upping employer National Insurance
- Killing off the non-dom regime
- Hiking Stamp Duty on second homes
- Freezing inheritance tax thresholds
- Planning cuts to pension tax relief
- Looking at scrapping or limiting your £20,000 tax-free ISA allowance (so even your savings aren’t safe)
Taxed when you earn.
Taxed when you spend.
Taxed when you save.
Taxed when you die.
How is this normal? 🤡🌍
🚨🎥@FabrizioRomano on Bryan Mbeumo:
— Bryan Mbuemo REJECTED Newcastle, Arsenal, and more clubs as he wants to wear the Manchester United shirt and play at Old Trafford.
—Mbuemo has an Agreement with United.
—Inter wants Hojlund!
#MUFC
❗️EXPOSED 😳
@KTHopkins brave and bold journalism brings this shocking story.
Trust me, this lady could turn me straight! 🤪
Get to her show ‘Batsh*t Bonkers Britain’. I did and laughed so much I p*ssed myself 🤣 🤣 🤣
@tweethue Hi! I’ve recently bought two sets of light strips; PHGB9000411367 the smaller set is great, the larger set, when placing the lights on a certain colour two sections are constantly blue?
Could you please help?
Thanks!