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Dan U said:
Same. I claim the allowance laid out by hmrc for my home office. Only business miles which I keep a log of etc.

It's not worth the risk of an inspection

I know a lot of people who do all sorts via umbrella companies though
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They seem to have got a lot stricter this year as well. Previously I was able to claim based on an estimate for home office costs, this year I had to provide a huge amount more detail
 
steeeve said:
I thought it was a great gig but I didn't go to the front, glad they didn't pack it too full so you could still get served at the bar, will be buying the album. They're local to Brixton aren't they?
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Get them to play at our street party. You know we're very generous hosts. Mangoseed are busy this year, unfortunately
 
Mr Retro said:
Did you find there was a lot of assholes there last night? We decamped to the front bar.

There was a group of people doing things with knitting that was mesmerizing. That guy Dynamo wouldn't be able to conjure up some stuff they were doing with knitting needles. The vibe there was more my style :oops::oops::D. If my 22 year old self had been able to see my 42 year old self it would have shot it.
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That was Herne Hill Stitch and Bitch we meet there every Wednesday from 8pm, its usually fairly quiet in there. You are always welcome to come and chat to us - we are very approachable. I learned to knit in a pub with that group.

No one told us that there was a gig on and we were to be ousted to the front room. Seemed to be very jolly in there. I had hoped someone could explain a sock pattern to me, but it was so packed, loud, I couldn't get a seat or anywhere near the bar, so two of us gave up and went to a quieter pub. Socks will wait.
 
Up the junction said:
You don't have to dislike two people for the same reason - am I missing something?

I mean, you've got several thousand reasons to dislike Sewell ...
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I can't say I like the old closet case - he was so posh he can put 4 syllables into the word 'bed', and he can be a bit stuffy about modern art, but why is he controversial enough to invite vandalism to his photo?
I understand fans of Mugabe and the Russian Police probably feel strongly enough to want rearrange Peter Tatchells face, not just his photo. Even 30 years ago, before Tatchell took on international villains, he had death threats, anti-gay grafitti and hate mail. I think he is bravest person I've ever met.

Up the junction said:
tbf, there are a whole bunch of reasons to not like either Peter Tatchell or Brian Sewell. Was there a reason for alighting on sexual preferences?
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I'm touchy about homophobia.
 
friendofdorothy said:
I can't say I like the old closet case - he was so posh he can put 4 syllables into the word 'bed', and he can be a bit stuffy about modern art, but why is he controversial enough to invite vandalism to his photo?
I understand fans of Mugabe and the Russian Police probably feel strongly enough to want rearrange Peter Tatchells face, not just his photo. Even 30 years ago, before Tatchell took on international villains, he had death threats, anti-gay grafitti and hate mail. I think he is bravest person I've ever met.

I'm touchy about homophobia.
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Worth remembering that Simon Hughes, now he has gone, was elected on very nasty campaign by the Liberals. Tatchell would have made a good MP.
 
Why do you believe Tatchell would have been a good M.P.? I'm not a Liberal supporter but many said Simon Hughes was a good constituency M.P
 
dbs1fan said:
Why do you believe Tatchell would have been a good M.P.? I'm not a Liberal supporter but many said Simon Hughes was a good constituency M.P
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Agree, lots of people did say he was a good constituency MP. To be fair, he didn't have a lot of choice - it was either that or the national Labour brand.

It is interesting that, on a national level, he had a free ride for 7 election cycles and the minute he was held to account in Government - something he tried to avoid - he lost.
 
Up the junction said:
It is interesting that, on a national level, he had a free ride for 7 election cycles and the minute he was held to account in Government - something he tried to avoid - he lost.
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Although ultimately he will probably win - nice payoff for defeated MPs and then I expect he will be appointed Lord Hughes of Southwark
 
dbs1fan said:
I'm not a Liberal supporter but many said Simon Hughes was a good constituency M.P
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Hughes was a superb constituency MP. He did a hell of a lot for a family I knew whose sun was murdered, much more than you'd expect from an MP.
 
Gramsci said:
Worth remembering that Simon Hughes, now he has gone, was elected on very nasty campaign by the Liberals. Tatchell would have made a good MP.
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Some of never forgot. I did cheer when I heard Simon Hughes had finally lost his seat. I really couldn't say whether Tatchell would have been a good MP or not but the 'straight choice' Hughes fought a horrible campaign built on homophobia aided by hysterical anti-gay tabloid hatred. From a liberal it was disgraceful behaviour. After that it seemed to be gloves off for govt gay bashing that followed.
 
se5 said:
Although ultimately he will probably win - nice payoff for defeated MPs and then I expect he will be appointed Lord Hughes of Southwark
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Probably not. The LibDems are now significantly over represented in the Lords and should have few if any slots available.
 
Belushi said:
Hughes was a superb constituency MP. He did a hell of a lot for a family I knew whose sun was murdered, much more than you'd expect from an MP.
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And he made a point of using the families tragedy on one of his election pamphlets.I stayed up until 4am and in a very depressing night the election night drinking mob in the co-op meeting room started screaming and yelling when that prick was tossed out on his ear (I live in Bermondsey and Old Southwark).

E2a Don't forget he also pulled the "he's a fucking foreigner" line as well as the "straight vote" bollocks.
 
In case anyone else might be interested and didnt know, Lambeth residents arent allowed to use the Southwark recycling centre on Old Kent Road any more.

Found out when I went today. Annoying.
 
Yeah - have to be Southwark resident and they're checking proof of address.

Apparently Southwark council wrote to all their residents to tell them. Lambeth - naturally - didnt.
 
Since last week. It is quite annoying as the west norwood one doesn't take waste. So unless you have purely recyclable stuff you now have to go all the way down to Battersea.
 
teuchter said:
Since last week. It is quite annoying as the west norwood one doesn't take waste. So unless you have purely recyclable stuff you now have to go all the way down to Battersea.
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I found this out today too.

(yeah.... I've had an awesome Saturday so far)
 
Ooh, glad I read this ^ I went on a bit of a mission today, and was planning to pop over tomorrow.

Though a fair amount has gone on the mysterious Brixton freecycle. God knows who wants a stereo from about 1985 but it's gone....
 
Freecycle is a magnet for London's flakiest nutters. Offer something, ten people express their interest enthusiastically, nine of them never reply again, one of them arranges a time and then vanishes/phone runs out of battery/turns up without any means of transporting item home/is unable to carry out simple navigation to an address without phone support at five minute intervals.

It's nice when it works though.

But I find listing a something on ebay for 99p often leads to a better chance of it actually being collected.
 
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