Calling all Craftsmen

[shepherd]

signed,hardly surprising this comming from the government who sayes if you live in a homeless hostel your not homeless!

not heard tht one before... im in no way suprised though..

[rawfish111]

Done, just wish it was that easy to get rid of some of the idiots in charge.

+1

[HillBill]

Thanks fellas.

I've posted an aritcle about it in the OP

[Silverback]

Does it matter? Its an insult to all crafts people, put down by people who havn't got a creative bone in their bodies. And IMO a precursor for more things to follow. I expect there are commercial interests involved somewhere down the line. That few billion a year earned by craftspeople will be mighty tempting to manufacturers.

Exactly....signed !!

[butchthedog]

Signed with pleasure,

[biker-bri]

Signed - cant we get a petition to get rid of this government and put craftspeople in charge - as a youngster I served a "craft" based apprenticeship and became a welder / fitter !!
Cheers Bri

[Silverback]

Signed - cant we get a petition to get rid of this government and put craftspeople in charge - as a youngster I served a "craft" based apprenticeship and became a welder / fitter !!
Cheers Bri

hear hear.........what good is a nation full of merchant bankers and techo geeks ?

[HillBill]

Seems the reason they are doing it is basically because most craft businesses are sole traders who dont reach the compulsory VAT threshold of 75k per year.

In other words, they cant force extra tax out of us. Imagine it though.... a sole trader earning 50k per year and paying 40% tax isn't enough they want the extra 20% of VAT too. So they are being twats because they can't take 60% of our earnings as tax.

Thing is - we don't need the government.... but they need us.... we the people have the power to remove the government peacefully and lawfully. But because we are so divided as a population they can get away with what they want.

Conservatives..... putting the N into CUTS since maggie thatcher

[Silverback]

Seems the reason they are doing it is basically because most craft businesses are sole traders who dont reach the compulsory VAT threshold of 75k per year.

In other words, they cant force extra tax out of us. Imagine it though.... a sole trader earning 50k per year and paying 40% tax isn't enough they want the extra 20% of VAT too. So they are being twats because they can't take 60% of our earnings as tax.

Thing is - we don't need the government.... but they need us.... we the people have the power to remove the government peacefully and lawfully. But because we are so divided as a population they can get away with what they want.

Conservatives..... putting the N into CUTS since maggie thatcher

Article 61.......NOW !

[nilo52]

What in the World is wrong with the U.K. ? . Your country has so many wonderful things going for it , and yet this godawful " protective/Nanny" garbage is rampant there ! How did you guys get this way????