Lee
@leech47.bsky.social
Geek, Football Fan (Hull City and England), AuDHD
Liberal politics. Despise right wing populism but also worried about the rise of left wing populism. Not against genuine well thought out views that I disagree with.
Also, we named the dog Indiana!
Liberal politics. Despise right wing populism but also worried about the rise of left wing populism. Not against genuine well thought out views that I disagree with.
Also, we named the dog Indiana!
When did liberal become left in the uk rather than the middle ground between conservatism and socialism?
September 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
When did liberal become left in the uk rather than the middle ground between conservatism and socialism?
If contractors should pay the same tax as employees
Then employees should pay the same tax as contractors
If #IR35 is correct taxation then by that logic employees are dodging a hell of a lot of tax
Then employees should pay the same tax as contractors
If #IR35 is correct taxation then by that logic employees are dodging a hell of a lot of tax
September 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If contractors should pay the same tax as employees
Then employees should pay the same tax as contractors
If #IR35 is correct taxation then by that logic employees are dodging a hell of a lot of tax
Then employees should pay the same tax as contractors
If #IR35 is correct taxation then by that logic employees are dodging a hell of a lot of tax
If you could devise a policy that meant big business could absorb most of the work, overcharge for it, send many of those roles abroad — and maybe the profits too — while passing business costs onto the worker on a fixed term zero rights basis
You’d have thought the left would be against it!
#IR35
You’d have thought the left would be against it!
#IR35
August 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
If you could devise a policy that meant big business could absorb most of the work, overcharge for it, send many of those roles abroad — and maybe the profits too — while passing business costs onto the worker on a fixed term zero rights basis
You’d have thought the left would be against it!
#IR35
You’d have thought the left would be against it!
#IR35
Had a suspicion that perminant roles are being turned into inside ir35 roles for a while now
Finally after seeing ones which had a whiff off it, I’ve now got the first one which clearly shows it happening
Classic backfire effect of the employee rights act
Finally after seeing ones which had a whiff off it, I’ve now got the first one which clearly shows it happening
Classic backfire effect of the employee rights act
June 1, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Had a suspicion that perminant roles are being turned into inside ir35 roles for a while now
Finally after seeing ones which had a whiff off it, I’ve now got the first one which clearly shows it happening
Classic backfire effect of the employee rights act
Finally after seeing ones which had a whiff off it, I’ve now got the first one which clearly shows it happening
Classic backfire effect of the employee rights act
Just want to post to say how brilliant I think Karl Urban is!
Nothing life changing, but needs to be said
Nothing life changing, but needs to be said
May 21, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Just want to post to say how brilliant I think Karl Urban is!
Nothing life changing, but needs to be said
Nothing life changing, but needs to be said
Not easy in this country to be both centre right on the economy and centre left socially at the best of times - but fucking hell
May 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Not easy in this country to be both centre right on the economy and centre left socially at the best of times - but fucking hell
1/2 It's starting to very much look like what should be permanent jobs are now starting to be offered on an Inside IR35 basis.
April 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
1/2 It's starting to very much look like what should be permanent jobs are now starting to be offered on an Inside IR35 basis.
He’s been top of mine and Mrs C’s much watch list for a while now
April 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
He’s been top of mine and Mrs C’s much watch list for a while now
No idea how many would even see this let alone read it, but just thought I’d let everyone know what Project Hail Mary is bloody brilliant!
March 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
No idea how many would even see this let alone read it, but just thought I’d let everyone know what Project Hail Mary is bloody brilliant!
If anyone wants a billion £ idea, the invent an app which stops the iPhone “autocorrect” turning correct English into incorrect English and just works on words that are actually spelt incorrectly.
March 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If anyone wants a billion £ idea, the invent an app which stops the iPhone “autocorrect” turning correct English into incorrect English and just works on words that are actually spelt incorrectly.
An excellent haul of books this Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
An excellent haul of books this Christmas!
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All racism is bad. All killing of innocent people is bad. When will people get that into their racist heads?
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
All racism is bad. All killing of innocent people is bad. When will people get that into their racist heads?
If I hear/see the words "fair", "fairness", "fairer" by a politician again in an attempt to quell critical thinking I'm not sure I can be responsible for my actions!
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If I hear/see the words "fair", "fairness", "fairer" by a politician again in an attempt to quell critical thinking I'm not sure I can be responsible for my actions!
An excellent article about the realities of IR35 - contractoruk.com/news/contrac...
Contractors, only the taxman knows IR35’s true cost, not that he’ll tell you
As the government continues to flatter IR35, the data needed to truly gauge the full, detrimental impact of the HMRC rules is conveniently not being disclosed.
contractoruk.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
An excellent article about the realities of IR35 - contractoruk.com/news/contrac...
The failure of today can be summed up by
A is working badly
B is not A
Therefore B is correct
No reference to C, D, E or even that A is the best of a series of bad options.
A is working badly
B is not A
Therefore B is correct
No reference to C, D, E or even that A is the best of a series of bad options.
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The failure of today can be summed up by
A is working badly
B is not A
Therefore B is correct
No reference to C, D, E or even that A is the best of a series of bad options.
A is working badly
B is not A
Therefore B is correct
No reference to C, D, E or even that A is the best of a series of bad options.
“Fairness” is clearly the government’s nebulous word of the moment to stop people critically thinking about ideological decisions
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
“Fairness” is clearly the government’s nebulous word of the moment to stop people critically thinking about ideological decisions
Idea for the Budget – IR35 is meant to make contractors pay the same tax as employees, then fairness says employees should start paying tax on the £1000s of gear, software, and business travel contractors fund themselves — or better yet, cover the full costs out of their own pocket too.
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Idea for the Budget – IR35 is meant to make contractors pay the same tax as employees, then fairness says employees should start paying tax on the £1000s of gear, software, and business travel contractors fund themselves — or better yet, cover the full costs out of their own pocket too.
Permanent jobs are increasingly being rebadged as inside-IR35 contracts. I hope those who backed this system get to feel what it’s like to be taxed as employees, stripped of rights, and exploited by umbrella firms — just to grasp the damage they caused.
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Permanent jobs are increasingly being rebadged as inside-IR35 contracts. I hope those who backed this system get to feel what it’s like to be taxed as employees, stripped of rights, and exploited by umbrella firms — just to grasp the damage they caused.
This has been an absolute classic series of Taskmaster!
July 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This has been an absolute classic series of Taskmaster!
When you live in an area where rich pensioners moan about the WFP whilst drinking their 10th expensive latte of the week before getting into their BMWs to go back to their houses worth £500,000 which they bought for £5 in the 70s (yes some hyperbole there) means testing it doesn’t sound too bad.
June 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
When you live in an area where rich pensioners moan about the WFP whilst drinking their 10th expensive latte of the week before getting into their BMWs to go back to their houses worth £500,000 which they bought for £5 in the 70s (yes some hyperbole there) means testing it doesn’t sound too bad.
I deeply suspect in a few years we’ll see a variation on this statement said often - “Though framed as a moral necessity, the policy underdelivered and proved counterproductive”
June 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I deeply suspect in a few years we’ll see a variation on this statement said often - “Though framed as a moral necessity, the policy underdelivered and proved counterproductive”
Love the John Wick film series, but Ballerina isn’t quite up there with the main series. Ana De Armas is excellent as ever though. Not a bad film, more a missed opportunity.
June 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Love the John Wick film series, but Ballerina isn’t quite up there with the main series. Ana De Armas is excellent as ever though. Not a bad film, more a missed opportunity.
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Surely there’s some kind of research or academic study out there exploring why people confidently walk up and talk to someone who’s clearly wearing ear pods/phones.
June 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Surely there’s some kind of research or academic study out there exploring why people confidently walk up and talk to someone who’s clearly wearing ear pods/phones.