Coronavirus - Overall
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@R-L
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@R-L said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Everyone in the UK getting ready to clap outside at 8pm for nhs and key workers? Just heard it on the radio at work. It'll make me cry ðŸ˜
Think they are doing a great job, but won't be joining in as the nearest house is 1/4 mile away and I personally find this sort of thing a bit cringe-worthy.
Avoid the group hug thing like the plague, though there were these two sisters in a squat in Camden years ago.....
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Rishi Sunak has announced support for freelancers of 80% of last years profit by month. Also made it pretty clear that all freelancers are going to be paying full National Insurance going forward.
Those complaining about IR35 and arguing that they shouldn't pay NI as they didn't get benefits have just had that argument shot out from under them.
Be careful what you wish for - and get ready to pay 12-25% in NI as well as tax.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Rishi Sunak has announced support for freelancers of 80% of last years profit by month. Also made it pretty clear that all freelancers are going to be paying full National Insurance going forward.
Those complaining about IR35 and arguing that they shouldn't pay NI as they didn't get benefits have just had that argument shot out from under them.
Be careful what you wish for - and get ready to pay 12-25% in NI as well as tax.
Yeah 80% of what you got last year is probably a LOT MORE than 80% of what they paid tax on for many - so that will also come back to bite!
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I see the UK has now joined the EU's Coronavirus Medical Purchase Program after some MP's accused the government of "Putting Brexit before Breathing" for not joining the program.
Turns out the EU had forgotten to send the UK an invitation.
Moral - if you're an Oppositions MP in a time of national crisis, constructively oppose but don't be an arse.
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@pakman said in Coronavirus - Overall:
Fair enough in a time of crisis. Agree it would be sinister, probably illegal, in normal times
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@Victor-Meldrew Rolling back some of these practices should be compulsary after this crisis.
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew Rolling back some of these practices should be compulsary after this crisis.
Think they are time-limited and have to be approved by Parliament every 6 months. Data Protection laws ban disproportionate practices in any case
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A really good article comparing Australia's response to NZ.
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I see the US is over 80,000 cases now, they will be the most infected country in next 24 hours. Whilst the virus originated In China I think the US were the ones who spread it far and wide. Will be interesting to see the death toll if they open up by Easter.
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Monitoring the rate of change here, we've had a couple of flatter days. Was sitting at an increase of ~1.22 but dropped into the ~1.15 range
Blue line needs to drop below 1.0 of course, BUT the big issue might yet be flights landing and more imported (as opposed to locally transmitted) cases. Apparently different airports are giving out different advice slips