Retired banker - Index linked pension 30k a year  - Been doing some self employed  Management Consultancy for the last few years - 40K a year.

Got 200K in his cash ISA and no mortgage.

Looking forward to spending his  summer off in his second home on the Cornish coast.

Going to spend his £7500 on some decking and a BBQ area.

I think this is a pretty stupid argument. The virus dies not distinguish between employment and self employment. We don’t need people out on the streets trying to make money to feed their families. I was outraged as others when I heard construction was continuing on a building site owned by a rich Russian while the rest of us stayed home. Dorris initially allowed this or supported this action. Nurses were getting parking tickets ffs.

The actions of Rishi on the self employed have shown that he is still being hamstrung bu old school thinking......three years accounts, nothing if you take dividends only, you must have made a return last year etc. These are not things that need to be considered in a Pandemic.

A blanket payment may have been better, even a small one. I understand rich people don’t need the money but while we are deciding who needs money people are going to be going hungry. Get it done quick zRishi.

Another example of where leadership is letting us down, not just politics but leaders of business and industry is the health service. Just heRd two actors have arranged for nurses / health workers to get hot meals between shifts particularly those in red wards with plenty of PPE on. This is astonishing. Lack of fresh Ir and nutrition will lower your immune system. Nurses aregoin* to die because their bosses are not looking after them! The actors were Helen McCrory ( Pollly ) and Damian Lewis, well done. 6,000 hot meals a day from a cafe!

Saw builder neighbour this morning on the drive , loading up his van. Moaning that he has got no work - He's going to work for the next couple of months tarting up his 5th buy to let that has stood empty for the last couple months.

"Might as well earn that way "  he said.

He's going to cop for £7500  - Face dropped when I told him it was taxable - He wants to know the best way to contact Sunak ?   -  "See if he wants to do a cash deal ? "

No envy at all.

A botched ineffective system that wastes billions of pounds - billions that could be put to a far better use helping people when this thing is done.

Yes it is good to help the truly needy - but even their help is coming far too slowly ! In doing this he is  throwing billions away on people who just don't need it or deserve it.

Voltage, did you see your thread I bumped yesterday?

saddo
How would I possibly have any idea, how many drivers speed every time they go out, do you know that?
Anyway, you've a few weeks to get some tools, a vehicle, a business plan, customers and suppliers sorted out. You must be busting to give it a go, it's all free money innit.




Throughout a journey I’d say above 90% you agree?
All you hear from them today is be careful it maybe a trap to close the loopholes in the system’

Unbelievable

do you think this crisis will end the media,financial guru,s,money facts,martin lewis,moneybox on radio 4 etc,etc,telling us all that everyone should have 6 months worth of wages on the hip in cash in case of emergencies,

I was ill in January Cider, popped two ribs coughing and carried on working, with a bit of difficulty til March 5th. I have no sickness insurance and haven't claimed any sick pay in 40 years. I could have afforded time off with no pay, which I usually do, but I was pretty much irreplaceable on a job that was very time dependent, and in fact went a day over partly due to my slower pace. I carried on because I said I would get something done, that is simply part of self employment to those who gaf.

Instead of the SJW snowflake mind bending stuff kids are force fed in education nowadays, they should be having financial awareness and discipline drilled into them.

I've been there. You might scoff with me being office based but I put my back out so badly it took me 20 minutes to get in the car. That was more due to responsibility of being in charge rather than the threat of loss of income. However life is much less stressful when you've got a financial cushion. I work with a lot of young people and they are simply clueless about personal finances.

I tried to bring my daughter up right cider, taught her to shop well and always save, she's 29 and doing very well, works harder than I ever have.