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31.01.2021:
(scroll down to see full list; previous month's (December 2020) Viewpoint

Scroll down for: A Home and Small Business Viewpoint by Len Tondel, from 1st January 2021

By way of explanation. The term 'home business' consists of two words. 'Business' is the second one; it's there to qualify and support the word 'home' and all that goes with it - and not vice versa. Consequently, we also list below, items which are of interest and value to the home. Whether in its context as an office or as a part of your family and lifestyle but always directed at the improved prospects and enjoyment that running a business from home, in its entirety, can bring.

For a current, multi-part overview of starting and running a business from home, go here: http://www.homebusiness.org.uk/features.htm


31.01.2021: UK firms plan to shift across Channel after Brexit chaos. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/30/uk-firms-plan-to-shift-across-channel-after-brexit-chaos As we have pointed out before - always a likely scenario which the fake news Brexit propaganda machine (the fake news media) failed to flag for 'democratic' discussion.

Farmers named most trusted group within the European food sector. https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/36942/farmers-named-most-trusted-group-within-the-european-food-sector/

Arrest of freelance photographer at Kent protest raises press freedom fears. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/arrest-of-photographer-at-kent-protest-raises-press-freedom-fears/ar-BB1deFvE?ocid=msedgdhp A freelance (self-employed) photographer who didn't belong to the ranks of the country's Semitic, fake news, fake conspiracy, serial-lying, offshore state propaganda machine and therefore needed to be brought to heel under the regime's 'Brexit' erosion of the country's democracy, freedom of the independent press - and 'sovereignty'.

'Going on holiday is illegal', warns government in new social media campaign. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/going-on-holiday-is-illegal-warns-government-in-new-social-media-campaign/ar-BB1deDmp?ocid=msedgdhp Does this mean the gutter media barstool gobshite, hypocrite, narcissist, Trump groupie, covid-spreader and fake patriot, Pee-ers Moron, will have to staycation in Britain - and not France?

France closing borders to non-EU citizens in bid to curb Covid spread – PM. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/30/france-closing-borders-to-non-eu-citizens-in-bid-to-curb-covid-s/ Or, conversely, keeping the infected, undisciplined Froggy covid-carriers from making matters worse in the rest of Europe. (Brexit Little Ingerlandt excluded, of course.)

‘Duplicature’: Paris, France replicated in a Chinese suburb. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/photography/paris-china-duplicature-francois-prost-b1784566.html This should hopefully stem all those millions of Chinese tourists who visit the filthy, polluted, infected shithole of Paris every year catching covid from millions of American tourists.

30.01.2021: Businesses stop serving EU due to 'nightmare' Brexit rules. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/brexit-business-exports-uk-eu-stop-customs-vieve-protein-water-treat-trunk-whisky-exchange-amazon-000134908.html

Export slump, as two-thirds of lorries leaving UK empty. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-live-boris-johnson-eu-update-b1794600.html

Personal insolvencies fell to three-year low across 2020. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/29/personal-insolvencies-fell-to-three-year-low-across-2020/

SEISS fourth grant delayed. https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/community/blogs/rebecca-cave/seiss-fourth-grant-cruelly-delayed HM Treasury has confirmed that the amount of the fourth grant available under the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be announced as part of the Chancellor's Budget on 3 March 2021. The fourth grant will cover the three months from February to April 2021. The criteria for the fourth grant are also expected to change, with profits reported on 2019/20 tax returns taken into account. The change would allow people who started their own business from 6 April 2019 to qualify for a SEISS grant for the first time.

Uber takeover of UK-based taxi software maker faces watchdog investigation. https://www.lbc.co.uk/business/f62c84eff6654314926028d5924e6803/ The sale-by-stealth of British 'sovereignty' to the Americans, continues.

29.01.2021: Poorest ‘locked out’ as one in six struggle to pay broadband bills – survey. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/27/poorest-a-locked-outa-as-one-in-six-struggle-to-pay-broadband/

Bank transfer scam victims could receive more consistent treatment. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/28/bank-transfer-scam-victims-could-receive-more-consistent-treatme/

UK travellers to be questioned at border on reasons for going abroad. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/arrivals-in-uk-from-high-risk-countries-to-pay-for-hotel-quarantine

Brexit news – live: 100,000 pigs ‘stranded’ on UK farms, as government axes review of workers’ rights. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-live-eu-update-boris-johnson-b1793968.html

EU revealed to be world's biggest live animal exporter. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/eu-revealed-to-be-worlds-biggest-live-animal-exporter

28.01.2021: Consumers’ digital banking habits moving from laptops to mobiles – First Direct. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/27/consumersa-digital-banking-habits-moving-from-laptops-to-mobil/

Contactless card payment limit could be increased to £100. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/27/contactless-card-payment-limit-could-be-increased-to-a-100/

Half of shoppers are swayed by social media to make purchase and prefer real customer photos. https://internetretailing.net/themes/themes/half-of-shoppers-are-swayed-by-social-media-to-make-purchase-and-prefer-real-customer-photos-22617

HOMEWORKERS FACE FINES FOR PRINTING OUT DOCUMENTS, UNDER GDPR. https://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/the-workplace/homeworkers-face-fines-for-printing-out-documents-under-gdpr/

Self-employed people without help need answers. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55825228 An unusally rare subject-matter for the BBC. The 'self-employed.' Almost as rare as non-existent interviews with Palestinian victims of Israeli apartheid and terrorism.

God’s Own Country: Yorkshire Dales named best national park in Europe. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/god-s-own-country-yorkshire-dales-named-best-national-park-in-europe/ar-BB1d8ekd?ocid=msedgntp

27.01.2021: Incoming trade from Great Britain remains at ‘half the level of 2020’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/25/incoming-trade-from-great-britain-remains-at-a-half-the-level-o/

Brexit: No such thing as tariff-free trade deal despite Boris Johnson’s claims, peers told. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/brexit-tariff-free-trade-deal-car-industry-b1792413.html ANYTHING claimed by Boris Johnson and his regime of Fags For America - is bound to be a lie.

Brussels warns Britain against downgrading EU ambassador’s status. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/brussels-warns-britain-against-downgrading-eu-ambassador-status Doesn't the EU know that Little Ingerlandt only provides diplomatic status for cowardly American terrorist skanks like Anne Slagoolas to give them free reign to kill British citizens with impunity? But it has to be said - what a pathetic, childish bunch of public school fags we have for a government!

Brexit butchers EU trade for Scottish beef producers. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/brexit-butchers-eu-trade-scottish-121935278.html

Warning over Brexit-themed text message scam. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/26/warning-over-brexit-themed-text-message-scam/ This will be the Tories, UKIP and the daily fake news media again, one presumes?

Conservative Party illegally collected voter ethnicity data, MPs told. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/26/conservative-party-illegally-collected-voter-ethnicity-data-mps/ So we'll be seeing the fake conspiracy, fake news gutter press clamouring for the expulsion of Boris Johnson and all the other racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic offenders one regularly finds in the Conservative Party? A la Jeremy Corbyn and a tiny handful of members of the Labour Party. No? Doesn't correspond to the media's snout-in-trough, offshore, taxpayer-subsidised lack of values the Tories can always be relied upon to endorse in line with their policies of moral, ethical, intellectual and social bankruptcy?

Google ‘confident’ third-party cookie alternatives are right for ads and privacy. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/25/google-a-confidenta-third-party-cookie-alternatives-are-right/

Man charged over so-called ‘sex for rent’ allegations in first case of its kind. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sex-for-rent-allegations-charged-b1792256.html Now there's unusual. 'Sex for rent.' Never heard of that before.

Twitter calls on users to help debunk misinformation. https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/technology/arid-40214087.html They only have to stop reading or listening to the mainstream fake news media to achieve that. But wouldn't closing down Twatter - and social media generally - be a more permanent solution?

26.01.2021: Customer satisfaction with businesses ‘at worst levels since 2015’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/23/customer-satisfaction-with-businesses-a-at-worst-levels-since-2/ Well. 'Snout-in-trough' Tory donors, actually. Shouldn't tar all businesses with the same brush although the fake news media usually can't tell the difference. Being Tory-supporting snouts-in-troughs themselves.

No self-assessment late filing penalty for those who file online by February 28. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/25/no-self-assessment-late-filing-penalty-for-those-who-file-online/

Mastercard to “hike up” fees fivefold for UK shoppers buying from EU. https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2021/01/25/mastercard-to-hike-up-fees-fivefold-for-uk-shoppers-buying-from-eu/

Keep your business moving: New video explainers on doing business with Europe. https://ciltuk.org.uk/News/Latest-News/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/33737/Keep-your-business-moving-New-video-explainers-on-doing-business-with-Europe

English and Scottish get drunk most often, 25-nation survey finds. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/25/english-and-scottish-get-drunk-most-often-25-nation-survey-finds That was apparent when the Brexit referendum came along.

25.01.2021: Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/23/brexit-hit-firms-advised-government-officials-set-up-shop-in-eu An ever present option signifying huge job losses - although a discussion which the fake news, fake conspiracy, serial-lying, offshore, gutter media managed to ignore in the run-up to the Brexit referendum.

France, Ireland cut UK trade route after Brexit. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/france-ireland-cut-uk-trade-160649578.html

Big crowds at Heathrow airport 'incredibly worrying', says Labour. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/23/big-crowds-heathrow-airport-incredibly-worrying-labour-covid 'Incredibly worrying' big crowds became evident at all of Britain's major ports once fagging Tories forced the country's traditional, fast and reliable immigration service to ape the American 'border force' model including the huge waste of taxpayers' money on US (UselesS) shitware and fake security measures. Just one aspect of Britain's creeping, voluntary loss of 'sovereignty' which, dating back to 2008/2012, came well before Brexit and covid and had nothing whatsoever to do with Brussels.

Jewish leaders use Holocaust Day to decry persecution of Uighurs. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/24/jewish-leaders-use-holocaust-day-to-decry-persecution-of-uighurs Not the persecution of Palestinians, then? Or the persecution of their Muslim neighbours? Or even the persecution of businesses from all around the world which have to watch their goods and services being disadvantaged by law as consumers are forced into buying 'Made In Israel.' By terrorists, murderers, fanatics and thieves.

Seven mistakes to avoid on your first self-assessment tax return. https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/01/seven-mistakes-to-avoid-on-your-first-self-assessment-tax-return/ - Which?

24.01.2021: Retail sales in 2020 fall at fastest level in 23 years – ONS. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/22/retail-sales-in-2020-fall-at-fastest-level-in-23-years-a-ons/ Which is to be exected if you have a regime of fagging, public school wankers led by an American Prime Minister who's motto is 'Fuck business'.

British shoppers hit with unexpectedly high fees on products from EU after Brexit. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-uk-eu-delivery-charges-vat-b1791148.html There is nothing 'unexpected' about it whatsoever. Other than in the words of serial-lying Brexit campaigners who promoted the whole debacle and for which there is every good reason to revive the crime of treason for anyone who sought to profit from the destruction of the country's welfare, its democracy and the final sale of its sovereignty to US terrorism and Big Corp.

Cheshire cheesemaker says business left with £250,000 'Brexit hole'. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/23/cheshire-cheesemaker-says-business-left-with-250000-brexit-hole

Brexit: £100,000 of tariffs slapped on Fairtrade bananas from Africa threatening farmers with ruin. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-tariffs-bananas-africa-farmers-b1791225.html This is clearly intended to favour fagging Tory MPs with banana plantations in the West Indies where slaves are becoming increasingly expensive these days.

HMRC has never opened a criminal investigation into a tax avoidance scheme used by a large corporation. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/hmrc-has-never-opened-a-criminal-investigation-into-a-tax-avoidance-scheme-used-by-a-large-corporation/ Well - that would be 'anti-Semitic' wouldn't it?

23.01.2021: Lenders expect more households ‘to default on mortgages in next few months’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/21/lenders-expect-more-households-a-to-default-on-mortgages-in-nex/

UK retailers consider burning goods stuck in EU as costs of some items soar. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-latest-eu-deal-boris-johnson-b1791103.html

Consumers warned of 'scalper' bots hoarding must-have products. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/22/scalper-bots-uk-xbox-series-x-playstation-5

Businesses must register for VAT on digital EU sales. https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2021/jan-2021/brexit-and-vat-registering-for-the-nonunion-moss UK businesses that have supplied eligible digital and telecommunication services to EU customers since 1 January 2021 will have to register for the non-union VAT MOSS (mini one stop shop). The non-union MOSS enables UK businesses to account in just one EU country for VAT due in multiple EU countries. Eligible businesses have until the tenth day of the month after relevant sales are first made in an EU country to register for the non-union MOSS.

22.01.2021: Food shortages are due to leaving EU, UK admits. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-food-shortages-northern-ireland-eu-status-dover-b1790502.html

Anger builds among manufacturers as EU customers cancel orders due to Brexit red tape. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/brexit-uk-manufacturers-import-export-orders-b1790270.html

Households ‘think it could take three years for finances to recover from Covid’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/20/households-a-think-it-could-take-three-years-for-finances-to-re/

Support for self-employed 'misses the mark'. http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=81840

Food Standards Agency issues warning over 'unsafe to eat' meat. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/food-standards-agency-issues-warning-over-unsafe-to-eat-meat/ar-BB1cWcLJ?ocid=msedgntp

Brexit uncertainty has fueled a new wave of scams; here’s the top 3. https://finbold.com/brexit-uncertainty-has-fueled-a-new-wave-of-scams-heres-the-top-3/

21.01.2021: Self-employed mortgages: More hoops, more scrutiny, less money. https://www.independent.co.uk/money/self-employed-freelancer-mortgage-property-borrow-how-much-b1789296.html

MPs give taxman six weeks to sort out Covid payments for freelancers. https://smallbusiness.co.uk/mps-give-taxman-six-weeks-to-sort-out-covid-payments-for-freelancers-2552000/

Helplines forecast receiving a call about debt every four minutes in January. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/19/helplines-forecast-receiving-a-call-about-debt-every-four-minute/

Half of renters fear for the future despite eviction ban extension. https://www.independent.co.uk/money/eviction-arrears-rent-housing-costs-increase-help-b1789293.html

Brexit could lead to sub-standard food imports, farmers warn. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-food-drink-national-farmers-union-b1789993.html

'Absolute carnage': EU hauliers reject UK jobs over Brexit rules. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/20/absolute-carnage-eu-hauliers-reject-uk-jobs-over-brexit-rules

Furious Kent residents step up fight over Brexit lorry park. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/20/furious-kent-residents-step-up-fight-over-brexit-lorry-park

20.01.2021: Government gets tough on late payers. https://www.moneydonut.co.uk/news/government-gets-tough-late-payers Exceptions will include (as always) political sponsors and donors.

UK retailers turning away shoppers who want pay with cash. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37303/uk-retailers-turning-away-shoppers-who-want-pay-with-cash/retail

Credit card balances shrink sharply as repayments outstrip new borrowing. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/19/credit-card-balances-shrink-sharply-as-repayments-outstrip-new-b/

Most non-food pubs in England still awaiting £1,000 Covid grants. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/19/most-non-food-pubs-england-still-awaiting-1000-covid-grants

Labour calls for protection against digital snooping of home workers. https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2021/01/labour-calls-for-protection-against-digital-snooping-of-home-workers/ A bit late for that!

19.01.2021: Johnson holds talks with business chiefs on competitiveness and Covid aftermath. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/18/johnson-holds-talks-with-business-chiefs-on-competitiveness-and/ Well. Just 5% of the business community, actually. The 'snout-in-trough' sector.

UK-US trade deal in Biden’s first term would be ‘a stretch’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/17/lord-darroch-uk-us-trade-deal-in-bidena-s-first-term-would-be/ There has been a fagging UK-US 'trade deal' aka 'the special arrangement/agreement' since Margaret Thatcher sold out to thieving, murdering American terrorists in order to invade The Falklands.

'A multiple pile-up in the fog': wine agent's fury at Brexit red tape. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/18/a-multiple-pile-up-in-the-fog-wine-agents-fury-at-brexit-red-tape The Tory red tape orgy is only beginning.

Seafood lorries travel to Westminster for protest against Brexit red tape. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/18/fishing-trucks-protest-at-westminster-against-brexit-red-tape Loadsa jobs for Tory-voting wasters. As there always have been. (And as ignored by the fake conspiracy, serial-lying Semitic gutter press.)

18.01.2021: Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/17/shock-brexit-charges-are-hurting-us-say-small-british-businesses They are only a 'shock' to those small businesses which read and believed the Brexit-backing, serial-lying, fake news gutter press and their fake champions of Little Ingerlandt's 'sovereignty'. (Thick, Donkey Trump groupies, barstool gobshites like Nigel Disparage, hypocrites and offshore, tax-dodging big business.)

A quarter of self-employed UK workers could face double tax bill this January. https://tinyurl.com/y3x446ns

Don’t forget who is coming to pillage post-Brexit Britain. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/dont-forget-who-is-coming-to-pillage-post-brexit-britain/

Law firm taking action on behalf of BT customers. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/17/law-firm-taking-action-on-behalf-of-bt-customers/

Airbnb refuses to pay refunds for getaways cancelled by Covid. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/17/airbnb-refuses-to-pay-refunds-for-getaways-cancelled-by-covid

Tory donor linked to Russian corruption allegations awaits £1bn UK contract. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/tory-donor-linked-to-russian-corruption-allegations-awaits-1bn-uk-contract/ As not being reported by the Brexit and Tory-backing, offshore, serial-lying, fake news gutter press. That would be 'anti-Semitic.'

Recall on toxic hand sanitiser sold on eBay and AliBaba. https://tamebay.com/2021/01/recall-on-toxic-hand-sanitiser-sold-on-ebay-and-alibaba.html

17.01.2021: Scottish fishermen forced to sail to Denmark for their catch after Rees-Mogg's 'we’ve got our fish back' boast. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/scottish-fisherman-sail-denmark-catch-143548244.html Perhaps Tory lunatic Judas Reek-Knobb could be sent out in a leaking dinghy to find 'our fish'?

Brexit group’s website suspended in row over its bid to move to EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/leave-eu-brexit-website-arron-banks-b1788267.html

What Support Can Businesses Claim from the UK Government Covid-19 Support Package? https://thefintechtimes.com/uk-government-covid-19-support/

Self-assessment tax return: top tips to help you with the process. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/16/self-assessment-tax-return-tips-help-january-deadline

16.01.2021: Supreme Court backs small firms over COVID business insurance claims. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/courts/supreme-court-backs-small-firms-over-covid-business-insurance-claims/ar-BB1cM7Qt?ocid=msedgntp

Inquiry into Covid-19 impact on night-time economy. https://www.ntia.co.uk/appg/ The newly formed All-Party Parliamentary Group for the night-time economy has launched an inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on nightlife in the UK. As part of the inquiry the All-Party Group is seeking views and evidence from employers and freelancers who work in the sector. Views will also be sought from local authorities and trade associations.

HMRC to run IR35 workshops for construction. https://www.building.co.uk/news/hmrc-to-run-ir35-workshops-for-construction/5109836.article HMRC has confirmed it will be running a series of interactive workshops for construction firms to help the sector prepare for the impending changes to the IR35 tax rules.

15.01.2021: Exports to EU to plunge by more than one-third because of Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, study warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-trade-deal-eu-export-boris-johnson-b1787338.html All of which was always blindingly obvious from the outset. Which is why the fake news gutter press remained deafeningly silent on the subject while peddling lies instead.

Brexit red tape here ‘for good’, says Barnier. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-michel-barnier-fisheries-red-tape-b1787241.html Yet another obvious outcome which Brexit champions, the fake news gutter press, kept quiet about.

Tory MPs from fishing areas criticise government over Brexit red tape. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/14/mps-fishing-areas-criticise-government-brexit-red-tape

Foreign Office apologises for ‘unacceptable’ emails about Harry Dunn’s family. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/harry-dunn-foreign-office-emails-apology-b1787429.html The Foreign Office isn't 'sorry' at all. As Little Ingerlandt's front-line arse-lickers to American terrorism since the term 'special relationship' was first coined, it has been an impediment to Britain's international credibility every bit as much as the succession of supine, fagging political regimes which pay its wages.

14.01.2021: Ban on home repossessions to be extended to April under regulator proposals. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/13/ban-on-home-repossessions-to-be-extended-to-april-under-regulato/

People risk sleepwalking into retirement and running out of cash, report warns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/13/people-risk-sleepwalking-into-retirement-and-running-out-of-cash/ More likely to be people being railroaded into a retirement without cash because they don't have the cash at present to do anything about their futures.

HMRC update guidance on genuine HMRC contact and recognising phishing emails and texts. https://www.accountancydaily.co/cch_uk/tat/news_013458_phishud

13.01.2021: Proposals to help more people in problem debt set out by Government. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/12/proposals-to-help-more-people-in-problem-debt-set-out-by-governm/

Online sales grew by a third as shoppers shielded from Covid-19 in 2020 – but total sales fell by a record 0.3%: BRC. https://internetretailing.net/themes/themes/online-sales-grew-by-a-third-as-shoppers-shielded-from-covid-19-in-2020--but-total-sales-fell-by-a-record-03-brc-22541

UK Freelancers to earn more in 2021. https://www.newbusiness.co.uk/articles/hrpayroll-advice/uk-freelancers-earn-more-2021

Tory MP calls for business rates to be scrapped and replaced by higher VAT. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/12/tory-mp-calls-for-business-rates-to-be-scrapped-and-replaced-by/ Merely getting Tory donors (including the fake news gutter press/media) to pay taxes should be more than enough.

12.01.2021: Petition calls for shopworkers to be prioritised for Covid vaccination. https://www.talkingretail.com/news/industry-news/petition-calls-for-shopworkers-to-be-prioritised-for-covid-vaccination-11-01-2021/

Scottish small businesses least confident in the UK. https://www.scotsman.com/business/scottish-small-businesses-least-confident-uk-3091741 Joining all the other businesses in the world which have no confidence in the UK.

‘Welcome to the Brexit, sir’: Drivers have sandwiches confiscated at Dutch border. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sandwiches-confiscated-uk-netherlands-b1785384.html Now that the criminal, serial-lying Brexit-Tory regime and its fake news propaganda have finished, it's time for every other wanker in Europe to take their turn.

UK launches post-Brexit healthcare insurance card for travellers. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/11/uk-launches-post-brexit-healthcare-insurance-card-for-travellers/

11.01.2021: Baffling Brexit rules threaten export chaos, Gove is warned. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/10/baffling-brexit-rules-threaten-export-chaos-gove-is-warned All part of the Grand Plan for facilitating the post-Brexit import of Shit Made In America (and Israel).

Musicians hit out after report UK rejected visa-free EU travel. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/10/musicians-hit-out-after-report-uk-rejected-visa-free-eu-travel Communications and planning for a post-Brexit Little Ingerlandt are strained at the moment after Donkey Trump's Westminster fags and groupies come to terms with his imminent disappearance from their management chain.

HMRC to waive fines for taxpayers who file late returns due to Covid. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/10/hmrc-wave-fines-taxpayers-file-late-returns-due-covid

WhatscrApp forces users to agree to share private data including phone number with Fakebook. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/whatsapp-forces-users-agree-share-144913658.html

UK start up secures first permit this century for cannabis cultivation. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-start-up-north-leaf-secures-first-permit-this-century-for-cannabis-cultivation-122454891.html

10.01.2021: Consumers warned they will bear the cost of Brexit border delays. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/09/consumers-warned-they-will-bear-the-cost-of-brexit-border-delays/ That was always obvious. Other than in the Brexit banner-waving, fake news gutter press.

Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bees-kill-pesticide-insect-sugar-neonic-b1784693.html Yet another anticipated Brexit 'benefit' which didn't receive any mention in the fake news gutter press.

Brexit deal: what's changed between Britain and the the EU. https://moneyweek.com/economy/uk-economy/602578/britains-new-deal-with-the-eu

New arrangements as UK leaves single market and customs union. https://www.tax.org.uk/media-centre/blog/media-and-politics/new-arrangements-uk-leaves-single-market-and-customs-union

09.01.2021: New Business Secretary appointed. https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/new-business-secretary-appointed-after-19591247 The country had a 'Business Secretary', did it? Now there's 'fake' news.

UK fishermen halting exports to EU over new bureaucracy as Leave.eu moves to Ireland. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-news-latest-boris-johnson-live-eu-b1784289.html Are the country's gullible dummies who voted Brexit starting to sense they have been taken for a ride - as even the rats do what rats do. Jump ship?

'I'm stuck here': lorry drivers in Calais begin to feel effects of Brexit. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/08/stuck-lorry-drivers-calais-effects-brexit-eurotunnel

Parcel courier becomes latest firm to warn of post-Brexit red tape pressure. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/08/parcel-courier-becomes-latest-firm-to-warn-of-post-brexit-red-ta/

Post-Brexit VAT guidance published. https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2020/dec-2020/clarity-over-vat-on-transactions-spanning-31-december HMRC has published guidance on the VAT treatment of ongoing transactions and goods that were in transit between Great Britain and the EU when the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020. The guidance also confirms that goods received in Great Britain on or after 1 January 2021 will be subject to UK customs procedures and import duties, including import VAT.

08.01.2021: Urgent action needed to tackle rental debts crisis, organisations warn. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/07/urgent-action-needed-to-tackle-rental-debts-crisis-organisation/

Construction sector ends 2020 on a high thanks to housebuilding boost. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/07/construction-sector-ends-2020-on-a-high-thanks-to-housebuilding/

Boris Johnson asks business leaders what EU rules to ditch now Brexit complete. https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/brexit-eu-rules-britain-boris-johnson-call-business-leaders-110416315.html As suggested to Boris Johnson by American Big Corp. In the interests of American corporate 'sovereignty'.

Brexit paperwork ‘overwhelming’ in Northern Ireland. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/07/brexit-paperwork-a-overwhelminga-in-northern-ireland/ Perhaps the fake news gutter press could lend a hand, having spent years spreading lies and disinformation about 'Brussels' red tape. At the very least it would give junior hacks a break from dreaming up endless fake postings.

Customers in Europe hit by post-Brexit charges when buying from UK. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/07/customers-europe-hit-by-post-brexit-charges-buying-from-uk This is to ensure the country's tax-avoiding, taxpayer-subsidised, snout-in-trough Tory donors (like the fake news media) can continue to enjoy their profits in the style to which they have become accustomed.

Scams ahead of self-assessment tax return deadline. https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/scams-ahead-of-self-assessment-tax-return-deadline/

07.01.2021: Remote working is here to stay, regardless of any Covid-19 vaccine, survey shows. https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/remote-working-is-here-to-stay-regardless-of-any-covid-19-vaccine-survey-shows/

Vulnerable people ‘may be missing out on better current account deals’. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/vulnerable-people-a-may-be-missing-out-on-better-current-accoun/

Fraudsters using online advertising to ‘industrialise’ scams, committee hears. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/06/fraudsters-using-online-advertising-to-a-industrialisea-scams/

Amazon extends lead as consumers’ favourite brand in 2020, DMA reports. https://www.retailtimes.co.uk/amazon-extends-lead-as-consumers-favourite-brand-in-2020-dma-reports/

Attractive Airbnb hosts charge more, King's Business School research finds. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/attractive-airbnb-hosts-charge-more-kings-business-school-research-finds

06.01.2021: Sunak unveils £4.6bn in new business funding as third lockdown begins. https://www.business-sale.com/news/business-news/sunak-unveils-46bn-in-new-business-funding-as-third-lockdown-begins-221007

UK expected to introduce new border controls. https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2021/01/uk-expected-to-introduce-new-border-controls/

Brexit news – latest: EU firms refuse UK deliveries as Boris Johnson warned he ‘cannot duck’ inequality. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/brexit-news-latest-eu-firms-refuse-uk-deliveries-as-boris-johnson-warned-he-cannot-duck-inequality/ar-BB1ctWYH?ocid=msedgdhp

Construction and factory employees to continue work despite stay at home order. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-lockdown-work-rules-b1782312.html

One in 10 private renters behind with payments, says Citizens Advice. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/05/one-in-10-private-renters-behind-with-payments-says-citizens-ad/

Virtual shopping is set to be the next major trend in retail. https://www.chargedretail.co.uk/2021/01/05/virtual-shopping-is-set-to-be-the-next-major-trend-in-retail/

05.01.2021: UK shopper footfall plummets after tightening of pandemic restrictions. https://www.lbc.co.uk/business/a70f720ed006484eb6990a8daa614e49/

IR35: Where are we now and what does the future hold? https://www.accountancyage.com/2021/01/04/ir35-where-are-we-now-and-what-does-the-future-hold/

Have VAT changes for online marketplaces levelled the playing field? https://tamebay.com/2021/01/have-vat-changes-for-online-marketplaces-levelled-the-playing-field.html

The good, the bad and the ugly: How Brexit has reshaped the UK-EU duty and tax free business. https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-how-brexit-has-reshaped-the-uk-eu-duty-and-tax-free-business/

Julian Assange cannot be extradited to US, British judge rules. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jan/04/julian-assange-cannot-be-extradited-to-us-british-judge-rules Hopefully, this could spike any further fake Anglo-American, post-Brexit 'trade deals' although there is every moral ground to refuse Assange's extradition when cowardly terrorist skanks like Anne Slagoolas and the American administration themselves cower behind diplomatic immunity to avoid justice. Not to mention the millions of American terrorists, war criminals, murderers and psycopaths who rely on presidential pardons to excuse their daily crimes.

04.01.2021: Chaos, what chaos? Plain sailing for lorries on first day of Brexit. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/chaos-chaos-plain-sailing-lorries-145411916.html No surprises there, then. Even for fake news, state propaganda. The whole world was on holiday.

‘Global Britain’ is willing to trade away everything. Including scruples. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/03/global-britain-is-willing-to-trade-away-everything-including-scruples Not that 'scruples' have been mentioned by the fake news state media when discussing Britain's long-standing 'trade' arrangements with terrorist states like the USA, Israel and Saudi Arabia. To name but a few.

Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/03/palestinians-excluded-from-israeli-covid-vaccine-rollout-as-jabs-go-to-settlers I thought 'anti-Semitic' boycotts, apartheid, discrimination and racial prejudice were illegal? Or does 'illegality' only affect non-terrorists?

Post Office delivers two board seats to postmasters after Horizon scandal. https://news.sky.com/story/post-office-delivers-two-board-seats-to-postmasters-after-horizon-scandal-12178323 What about slandering, libelling, arresting, bankrupting and imprisoning senior Post Office management, as well? Which would be far more appropriate. And useful.

Inside the hyper-local world of Facebook’s ‘buy nothing’ groups. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/04/inside-the-hyper-local-world-of-facebooks-buy-nothing-groups They will find themselves getting banned pdq. The whole point of social media is to groom sheeple.

03.01.2021: Millions yet to file self-assessment tax return as deadline nears. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/jan/02/uk-taxpayers-self-assessment-tax-return-deadline

The Top Ten Independent News Sources In The UK – 2021. https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/the-top-ten-independent-news-sources-in-the-uk-2021/

02.01.2021: Warning businesses to face sanctions for flouting post-Brexit customs rules. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/01/warning-businesses-to-face-sanctions-for-flouting-post-brexit-cu/

96% of UK hauliers 'not ready for transition': many need clarity on border legislation and overwhelmed by admin. https://www.logisticsit.com/articles/2021/01/01/96-of-uk-hauliers-not-ready-for-transition-many-need-clarity-on-border-legislation-and-overwhelmed-by-admin

Widespread working from home set to continue in 2021. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/01/widespread-working-from-home-set-to-continue-in-2021/

Home-movers warned scammers could be targeting their deposit or other finances. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2021/01/01/home-movers-warned-scammers-could-be-targeting-their-deposit-or/

01.01.2021: What post-Brexit issues do UK businesses face? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/30/what-post-brexit-issues-do-uk-businesses-face/

Antibiotics banned in UK but fed to US animals ‘may undermine drugs for cancer, Covid and infections’. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/us-brexit-trade-deal-antibiotics-meat-drug-b1780438.html

Consumer spending down 7.1% in 2020 but some sectors saw growth, research finds. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/31/consumer-spending-down-7-1-in-2020-but-some-sectors-saw-growth/

View from the EU: Britain 'taken over by gamblers, liars, clowns and their cheerleaders'. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/31/the-view-from-europe-uk-taken-over-by-gamblers-liars-clowns-and-their-cheerleaders

Boris Johnson’s father seeks French citizenship. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/31/boris-johnson-s-father-seeks-french-citizenship/

31.12.2020: Businesses must understand significant changes brought by Brexit, say MPs. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/29/businesses-must-understand-significant-changes-brought-by-brexit/ Are there any MPs who 'understand' the significant changes brought about by Brexit? Although until - and if - they do, then propaganda like this will have to suffice. And the offshore, fake news gutter press will be making sure we get it.

Only 17% of Britons think Boris Johnson’s ‘fantastic’ Brexit deal is good for country. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-brexit-deal-public-approval-b1780300.html Which is 17% more than the number of politicians who believe in the 'fantastic' Brexit deal - unofficially, of course.

England needs to build 300 homes a day to cope with migrant surge, study finds. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/england-needs-to-build-300-homes-a-day-to-cope-with-migrant-surge-study-finds/ar-BB1clfMI?ocid=msedgntp Hardly a 'surge' if these highly dubious statistics are based on figures from the past five years. And if true, you would have thought that state fake news and propaganda would have been more appreciative of all the extra business generated by such a large influx of consumers although every industrial sector from housing through to the food industry have also failed to identify these massive numbers of new customers and employees, it seems. On the other hand, if such large numbers of refugees (not 'migrants') really are a problem then all Little Ingerlandt has to do is withdraw from its membership of NATO (North Atlantic Terrorist Organisation), stop bombing countries which can't defend themselves and refrain from any further support and sponsorship of international war criminals and terrorists.

30.12.2020: UK shoppers face Brexit duties on holiday and online purchases. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/28/brexit-customs-duties-to-apply-to-eu-goods-worth-more-than-390 Let Little Ingerlandt's orgy of Brexit red tape and taxation begin.

UK broadband usage more than doubles in 2020, Openreach says. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/29/uk-broadband-usage-more-than-doubles-in-2020-openreach-says/ The porn industry has never had it so good.

Government signs deal to continue trade terms with Turkey. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/29/government-signs-deal-to-continue-trade-terms-with-turkey/ Yet another Brexit 'trade deal' which merely confirms the pre-Brexit trade deal already in place. Although this particular agreement will be like a wet kipper across Macron's face. Outspoken critics of 'separatist', 'racist', 'Islamophobic', 'hate-preaching' France, are the Turks - exercising their democratic right to freedom of speech.

Best Black owned businesses UK to support in 2021 and beyond. https://uk.yahoo.com/style/best-black-owned-businesses-uk-121053508.html

29.12.2020: EU ambassadors give green light to Brexit deal. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/eu-ambassadors-give-green-light-to-brexit-deal/ar-BB1chPqH?ocid=msedgdhp It looks as if the EU got what it wanted, then?

How small businesses adapted to survive and thrive during the pandemic. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coronavirus-small-businesses-pandemic-lockdown-b1770097.html

Landlord praised for note to 'struggling' tenant who didn't get any Christmas gifts. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/landlord-praised-for-note-to-struggling-tenant-who-didn-t-get-any-christmas-gifts/ar-BB1chOgd?ocid=msedgdhp

28.12.2020: UK high streets empty on Boxing Day as shoppers stay at home. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/27/uk-high-streets-empty-on-boxing-day-as-shoppers-stay-at-home

With just days to go, Britain urges business to prepare for end of Brexit transition. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-preparations/with-just-days-to-go-britain-urges-business-to-prepare-for-end-of-brexit-transition-idUKKBN292003?rpc=401& British businesses on the other hand, are waiting for the government to prepare for the end to the Brexit transition.

Saving more, spending less and clearing debts are popular 2021 money resolutions. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/27/saving-more-spending-less-and-clearing-debts-are-popular-2021-m/ Or, ain't got no shekels, as the saying goes.

Three in four think Covid will affect cash use in coming months – survey. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/27/three-in-four-think-covid-will-affect-cash-use-in-coming-months/ Good news for the banks and their unfit for purpose online banking scams.

Musicians will abandon tours after huge new costs and bureaucracy of Brexit deal, ministers warned. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-deal-musicians-tours-concerts-b1779238.html As we have been saying for years - it's British beauracracy which is the real issue and not anything emanating from Brussels.

27.12.2020: Sunday papers: ‘Betrayal’ of fishing industry as ‘vague’ deal fails to give clarity to business. https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/sunday-papers-betrayal-of-fishing-industry-as-vague-deal-fails-to-give-clairty-to-business/27/12/ Just like fake news, gutter press reporting of Brexit issues generally in other words.

Shoppers plan to spend £162 on average online in post-Christmas sales – survey. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/24/shoppers-plan-to-spend-a-162-on-average-online-in-post-christmas/

Top tips on how to get a mortgage if you're self-employed. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-get-mortgage-tips-self-employed-freelance-055447510.html

Bonjour Europe: Britons are turning to learning languages like never before. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/26/bonjour-europe-britons-are-turning-to-learning-languages-like-never-before Getting ready to jump the sinking Brexit ship?

26.12.2020: From tariffs to visas: here's what's in the Brexit deal. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/24/from-tariffs-to-visas-heres-whats-in-the-brexit-deal

Tourism sector ‘breathing a sigh of relief’ after trade deal. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/24/tourism-sector-a-breathing-a-sigh-of-reliefa-after-trade-deal/ They don't know what they are getting yet. All we have so far are some sheets of paper filled with Tory lies, promises and fantasies.

25.12.2020: Brexit trade deal agreed at last minute. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brexit/brexit-trade-deal-agreed-at-last-minute/ar-BB1ccZqE?ocid=msedgdhp

'We have a problem with France' - angry hauliers. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/we-have-a-problem-with-france-angry-hauliers/vi-BB1cbuhq?ocid=msedgdhp Hauliers have always 'had a problem' with 'separatist' France. If not trying to cope with endless strikes by the country's taxpayer-subsidised emmerdeurs, then it's pretexts like the latest covid strain (the French version currently being spread through the country by Parisites with secondary homes as well as politicians) or, come winter-time, by no-one wanting to sacrifice their holidays gritting the roads, providing a breakdown service or maintaining law and order.

Germans airlifting food to Yorkshire due to Channel blockage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-travel-ban-germany-lufthansa-yorkshire-channel-b1778197.html 'Germans', eh? As in foreigners and EU members? And not teams of Brexit Knobheads led by serial-lying hypocrite, scrounger, hate-preacher, terrorist groupie and barstool gobshite, Nigel Disparage?

Reform of IR35 tax rules returns for freelancers. https://moneyweek.com/economy/small-business/602529/reform-of-ir35-tax-rules-returns-for-freelancers

Athletics will ‘ruthlessly weed out drugs cheats’, Sebastian Coe insists. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/drugs-cheats-doping-sebastian-coe-b1778033.html Why just 'athletics'? Although even if that were true, there wouldn't be an American athlete of any description in any sporting event for the next century. In the meantime, the abuse of sport in the form of 'sportwashing' by the world's terrorists, war criminals, fanatics and thieves goes with as much of a mention in the fake news gutter press as interviews with their victims.

Sun Yang: Olympic champion swimmer has eight-year doping ban overturned. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/swimming/sun-yang-doping-ban-overturned-olympics-b1778541.html At least it helped shift the spotlight away for a while from state-sponsored American dopers, currently being heavily promoted by the UK's fake news media.

24.12.2020: French Border: UK And France Strike Deal On Dover Crossing After Freight Chaos. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/french-border-uk-and-france-strike-deal-on-dover-crossing-after-freight-chaos/ar-BB1c9x5v?ocid=msedgdhp

Warning of stampede away from self-employment. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/23/warning-of-stampede-away-from-self-employment/

New trade barriers service to support UK exporters. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-trade-barriers-service-launched-to-help-british-businesses-export-internationally The Department for International Trade has launched an online service to help British exporters identify new trade opportunities overseas. The trade barriers service will allow users to search for information about barriers which could restrict trade and investment in overseas markets. The service will also help exporters identify potential markets and growth opportunities for their products and services.

Next steps in Government's £5 billion gigabit broadband plan. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-in-governments-5-billion-gigabit-broadband-plan The Government has set out the next steps in its £5 billion strategy to deliver next generation, gigabit-capable broadband to the entire country. Homes and businesses that do not yet have access to superfast broadband will be prioritised.

Wallet contents could be goldmine for fraudsters, research warns. https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/12/23/wallet-contents-could-be-goldmine-for-fraudsters-research-warns/

With our usual gratitude and thanks to BAD News and Cobweb Info.

Len Tondel

 

 

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