Well the situation that has existed for the last few years in some industries (my own particularly) has meant that there is now a huge shortage of contractors to the extent that projects are being de… (View Post)

All the more so when nothing they do actually makes it better because they are in denial about the underlying issue which is that our current social welfare model is fundamentally flawed and has with… (View Post)

Don't would be my short answer. You already qualify for pension years for lots of circumstances where you don't actually pay NI. Full time housewives etc. Just make the state pension truly … (View Post)

Replace Employer NIC with a headcount tax. Get them to pay the equivalent of employers NIC on both employees and IR35 contractors. (View Post)

There is no bedrock. In the medium to long term the whole system is unsustainable as long as we keep expecting the State to do everything. We are now so very far removed from the original welfare sta… (View Post)