Bath Tec School

Expenses

5/12/2009 9:38:38 PM
Hi guys, sorry I haven't made any comments for a few days, been going through my expenses, just seeing if there's anything I could have claimed for and didn't, or something I did and shouldn't, (don't mention the escort service), damn I mentioned the escort service! Actually I've been following a couple of political blog sites, and using some of my sub accounts preaching varied levels of sedition, great fun, people do get so worked, "Anarchy in the UK", what!! Come to think of it Bill couldn't you have got something towards your gadern improvements, seems most of the Conservative party have, you must be of a different persuasion, Monster Raving Loony myself, old Sutch always good for a laugh providing you weren't standing too near the front where getting a mike stand in the side of the head was a distinct possibility.
Question for Steve, whats the attitude of the Spanish media towards our polititians current dilema, and are Spanish polititians quaking in their boots, it would be nice to give a european angle to one of my blogs, that should help stir things up a bit.  Right off to have a poke at Menzies Campbell, not so much "Ming" it would seem as minger. tee hee.
 
Stu

Comments

- 5/13/2009 7:20:15 AM
Good morning Stu
 
Quite honestly the UK politicians are real novices when it comes to fiddling. The Spanish politician has been at it for many years (apparently) and to tell the truth most of them now seem to be in jail. They then hire the best lawyer,wait a couple of months, and they are released without charge. Corruption is an art form in Spain and the UK politicians are only playing at it (apparently).
 
Where is Citizen Smith and the T.P.F. when you need him! "Come the revolution!"
 
I agree about Lord Sutch, seen him a few times complete with toilet seat and the fire on stage singing "Great Balls of Fire"!!
 
Good luck with the planning of the Govt. overthrow.
 
Cheers
 
Steve
- 5/13/2009 9:30:55 AM
Morning all,
 
 We all knew what a fiddling lot of sods they were and it seems the more money they have the bigger the fiddle. We'd have been locked up for fraud if it was us. Let's have the stocks put up on Parliament Square and have a good chucking session and after that we'll hang 'em and flog 'em. When we we get around to the House of Lords I reckon we should bring back the Hang, Draw and Quartering. It'll keep the bloody seagulls fed if nothing else.
 
Rich
- 5/13/2009 11:20:58 AM
Hi Guys,
I discovered Government sleaze in the 80`s .. when the masters of all things financial ..The Conservatives .. taught me about shares .. (that we mortals could not trade quickly and make big bucks like the fat cats could.) .. about Tax concessions to the wealthy ..(abolition of 60% rate) .. Quangos .. (how to convince the public you are spending THEIR money for THEIR  good (when in fact you are using the money to create your own job) .. you can guess I no longer vote Conservative .. never will again either.
The latest round of accusations are for one thing ..The Conservatives are DESPERATE to regain power and redistribute the Nations wealth in THEIR direction again. U.K.I.P. will get my vote this election ..bah ..humbug .. whinge ..
 
I am prprobably the only person (in this area) who has taken on the Inland Revenue review department in Weston Super Mare .. and the local Revenue Director for the West of England ..(Don`t mess with local officers ..go straight to the top). I have a full file folder from two and a half years of Faxes and letters spreadsheets (ad nauseum) etc. I could have rolled over .. but like the Yorkshire Terrier .. once I bite.... and and it makes officials a bit more cautious with Joe public in future.
 
The result .. A written apology .. A cheque for over £580 .. and refunds to my self assessment account for a period going back 6 years. Not my errors .. just the way the Revenue does it`s sums. I proved that not only was my Three and Three quarter hour "interview" with two Inland Revenue officers ( Recorded ..I recorded it on my office P.C.) not related to my Income but was based on my financial history .. I also proved their investigation data was in error and had duplicated entries beyond belief.  I now get IMMEDIATE and PERSONAL attention to ANY query. I have a private telephone number and very nice woman who deals with me.  So, I am now my OWN Tax haven .. I have learnt how to play the game to their rules.
 
I`ll tell you about my local authority refunds another day .. and my ex-accountant .. another big juicy red folder..
 
Oh, Ralphy..Citizen Smith .. he`s now a Dentist .. ended up biting off more than he could chew ..Ha Ha
- 5/13/2009 2:19:08 PM
Like it Bill!!! I LIKE it, bully for you, reminds me of the time when my accountant asked when I had last paid tax and prompltly collapsed across his desk in gales of laughter when I told him, promptly got me a refund, and charged me less than said refund, he was one of the good guys.
Blogs going well, I reminded them this morning about government in history, Re. one William Pitt the Elder revered British statesman of old, MP for Old Sarum, voters 7, borough owned by Pitt family, not so much rotten as positively festering.
- 5/13/2009 5:42:44 PM
Hi Guys
 
Whenever you feel at a loss for something to do I can set you a challenge. Explain the concept of tax to a Spaniard.
 
Many thanks to those who have emailed me about music etc. Very useful and interesting stuff.
 
We shall be going out shortly to a friends house for a few drinks an I want to go through his music collection!! Weather is very warm and our forecast is excellent for the forseeable future, hot and sunny - just how I like it!
 
Been meaning to ask Stu, what happened to the gardening career and all that knowledge gleaned at Lackham! When are you off to China again? Questions, questions and more questions!!
 
Enjoy your evening.
 
Steve
 
 
- 5/13/2009 6:40:33 PM
Still doing a bit of gardening Steve, thing is down here that people want their garden done, but don't want to pay for any knowledge, quite happy to pay someone on benefit peanuts to strimmer their lawns and massacre the hedge, I have got a couple of people who want the job done properly though.
China, yes we're off again in the autumn, North and West this time, Beijing, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe the home of the living buddha, then following the Silk Road to Dunhuang and the Taklamakan desert, Urumchai and the Turpan depression, Kashgar, the Karakorum Highway to close to the Pakistan, Afghanistan border, to glaciers that are the source of the river Indus, and finally across the Torugart pass into Kyrgystan and on to Bishkek.
It's one heck of a trip including horse riding on the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau, and a camel trek in the Taklamakan, and Kashgar Sunday market, reputedly the largest livestock market in the world, people regularly travel a thousand miles to go there, and the Torugart pass is a gravel road takes as much as two days to get to Bishkek and will probably be covered with snow by the time we get there. Just the two of us and a guide again should be wicked, we also get to walk about 11K of the Great Wall in one of the hardly ever visited sections.
So after the States what are your plans for this year.
- 5/14/2009 11:28:26 AM
Hi Stu
 
What is the name of the tablets you are taking?  China trip sounds fantastic but exhausting, you do know there are no bars on that wall don't you? We had a few days in Xian, a beautiful and fascinating city and we fell in love with it. Nothing planned for this year yet, wait and see what unfolds.
 
Know what you mean about garden work, horticulture is not the business to be in if you want to make your fortune. Most people have no idea of the skills and knowledge an expert gardener has. Still, it gets you out in the fresh air and there is a deep satisfaction gained from working in a garden. Afraid my gardening now is in containers and pots but we do have lemon, orange, almond trees along with bird of paradise, palms, jasmin, stephonotis, bamboos and various other plants. Keeps me occupied and the rewards are satisfying, Loads of lemons for the gin and tonic!!
 
Must go and busy myself putting up sunbeds and checking temperature of beer in fridge.
 
Cheers for now
 
Steve