Tories to scrap IR35?

[Malvolio]

I'm getting bored with this. I've said my posts are my opinioons. Oddly enough, there may be and often are times where my opinions differ from PCG offical policy, although this isn't actually one of them. You're the one trying to take my personal statements into some kind of offical PCG statement, despite me emphasising several times that they are not and pointing you to the source of that official policy.

My aim has always been to illustrate the PCG viewpoint on some key issues where there is a large degree of uninformed FUD flying around that a lot of people don't have the background to understand fully. If you don't like that, then fine, that's your problem. I could care less.

I'm a writer too, BTW, in a small way. And I've been working on and around IR35 and all its related HMRC fudges -some of which we stopped seeing the light of day, incidentally - for around 9 years as well as developing a detailed understanding of the underlying politics and adminsitrative processes that drive legislative changes and effective lobbying practices. That's what I mean by doing research.

[Bel]

Originally Posted by Malvolio

I'm getting bored with this. I've said my posts are my opinioons. .

...and I said that I was looking to you to point out the official PCG position on what they recommend as the alternative to IR35.

Your answer to this, as ex-PCG Director, is still unforthcoming...

Perhaps you wouldn't be so bored if you just answered the question. Or should I get Jeremy Paxman to ask it instead?

[Azazel]

In the words of my mother:

"I'll bang both your heads together in a minute"

[Bel]

Originally Posted by Azazel

In the words of my mother:

"I'll bang both your heads together in a minute"

I don't consider this to be a joke. It's an important issue that's why I raised it. I'm sure there are many more that would like clarity on this point too.

[Azazel]

I didn't state at any point that I was joking.

[Malvolio]

Originally Posted by Bel

...and I said that I was looking to you to point out the official PCG position on what they recommend as the alternative to IR35.

Your answer to this, as ex-PCG Director, is still unforthcoming...

Perhaps you wouldn't be so bored if you just answered the question. Or should I get Jeremy Paxman to ask it instead?

It is not approriate that I answer anything as an "ex PCG Director", let alone matters of policy. That should be blindingly obvious.

And I repeat that PCG is about removing IR35. It's not their job to suggest or develop any alternatives, they simply want to see it gone. If HMG want to bring up a son-of-IR35, which they might, then PCG, as a result of years of careful lobbying effort, will be in a strong position to contribute to the consultation process used to formulate new laws and ensure they are properly thought through and scoped, or stopped altogether if unworkable. That is what hapened with the Famliy Business Tax and that is what that vision statement says, if you care to read if properly.

Now can we drop this whole "discussion". I'm not going to answer the same point yet again.

[Bel]

Originally Posted by Malvolio

It is not approriate that I answer anything as an "ex PCG Director", let alone matters of policy. That should be blindingly obvious.

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The only thing that's blindlingly obvious on here is:

(a) you are rude and dismissive to posters on here
(b) you shove the PCG down everyone's throat
(c) you don't answer a simple and reasonable question

[Malvolio]

Yep, that's about right. Awful, isn't it...