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This is right on it. It’s become pointless. Having a small business in this country is brutal.
Maybe its just me, but running a small business has never - certainly not in my lifetime - been as difficult as it is right now and I'm struggling to find reasons to carry it on.
Its certainly not for the work life balance, or for the money. Its not for an easy life, or to relieve avoid stress.
So what is it for? To keep other people employed? To keep paying ever more tax?
Its been 25 years, and I think I'm done.
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I earn £100 grand a year.
I have a detached house. 2 cars and my wife is a full time home maker.
I can just about afford this. I probably couldn’t afford the house I own if I was buying for the first time today.
My salary puts me in the top 5% of earners in the UK.
Top 5% to have a similar standard of living to Homer Simpson.
That is a disgrace.
We have a flatter salary distribution than Soviet Russia and the highest taxes and borrowing costs we’ve seen in generations.
Success is almost impossible because our tax system means hard work makes you a stressed out tax cow, not wealthy and certainly not free.
We need something radical.
Less state.
More family.
Less handouts.
More reward for risk.
Instead. Tomorrow, Labour will offer another batch of policies which will send one message to aspirational Brits: why bother.
I read a piece in the FT this week about the price of being middle class in Britain now and it said a couple earning £436,000 combined take home £216,000. That’s a crazy amount of tax, and it doesn't include VAT on purchases, council tax, stamp duty or other taxes (I think does include pension contributions). I can’t stop thinking about it.
New Cold War in full swing?
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Three of Britain’s four nuclear deterrent submarines are out at sea in an "unusual" situation, @thetimes has been told
It has been at least five years since this happened, according to former naval source
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More hours getting cut unfortunately. It’s either pass on costs to already stretched customers or cut labour hours. Hellish times for small business. I’m all for good pay but a business has to be able to afford it. There’s nothing left. @UKHospKate
The Chancellor will deliver his first Budget on Wednesday. It is reported the minimum wage will increase by nearly 4%.
This will mean so much to some of the lowest paid in our country. Under Labour work will pay.
Labour is for working people.
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Table already looking a bit rough for us. Early I know but I can only go what my eyes see when it comes to us. #nufc
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Quite possibly the worst #nufc team this since the Steve Bruce days. Slow and pedestrian across the pitch each match…
No bite.
No leadership.
No goalscorers.
No passion.
This job is too big for this manager. We are in big trouble and the club has brought this on itself. Forget new badges, new songs, self service bars, new clobber every 5 minutes, get the team sorted out before it’s too late!
What a state we are in. Knew it was going to be tough this season but it’s way worse than that. I’m seeing zero improvement. #nufc
Has to sort the middle of the pitch. It just isn’t working. Over ran every single game. #nufc
January - go out and buy a leader. Any position! We need a voice, someone with bite, happy to shout and complain at players, argue with the ref, give commands. At the moment there is next to nothing like that going on. #nufc