Coronavirus

[Dan E]

The way I understand it is if you’re self employed you can work and claim your 2.5k a Month from the Gov, I might be wrong on that but that is my understanding 

[pete]

yes you can. Few will get the maximum also this will all be added to your taxable income at the end of the year so make sure you don`t go into another tax bracket

[Barrykearley]

@Dan E it’s vague at best presently and not many are getting transparent answers.

They have not confirmed the box from the tax return they will base profits on. Believe it’s based on the tax paid on final profits - so if you’ve used capital allowances for reinvestment - or say purchased a van for the ULEZ rules and written the value down - then you may well get penalised. Cheers Khan 👍

you can apply in June and get paid shortly after - not sure folks can defer eating until then.

 

[Dan E]

Doesnt apply to me to be honest but I don’t think that is helping keeping people at home 

[pete]

9 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

@Dan E it’s vague at best presently and not many are getting transparent answers.

They have not confirmed the box from the tax return they will base profits on. Believe it’s based on the tax paid on final profits - so if you’ve used capital allowances for reinvestment - or say purchased a van for the ULEZ rules and written the value down - then you may well get penalised. Cheers Khan 👍

you can apply in June and get paid shortly after - not sure folks can defer eating until then.

 

didn`t think you had to apply, HMRC get in touch with you if you qualify

[Bibs]

Yup, in mid-May I believe.

[Spinney]

For the first time in 5 weeks, I needed to go to the supermarket today for a few essentials and to pick up a couple of things from the in store pharmacy. Sun is shining, so took the SLK with the roof down and oh what bliss to actually get out for a drive. My god I do miss the driving and it made me realise that if/when I must eventually stop, I really, really will miss it. 

I’ve had a love affair with cars since I was a young boy and first got behind the wheel of my fathers car (on private land) when I was tall enough to reach the pedals, at 13 years of age. It’s formed a very large part of my life and I’ve made lifelong friends as a result of driving, through car clubs etc. 

I’m actually looking forward to the next supermarket trip now - and that’s something I never thought I’d ever hear myself say!😂

 

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Odd that many people seem to be returning to near normal in their activities. You have more chance of catching the virus in the UK now than ever. The number of new confirmed cases is increasing by about 4000 per day. 129044 positive tests to date and obviously many, many more who haven’t been tested. Sure, a lot of the early cases are now fully recovered so hopefully not a threat, but there must be tens, if not hundreds of thousands more people with the virus now, than there were when the original lockdown was announced.

[ramjet]

My son and daughter both said that senior nurses and some of the doctors where they work (two different places, but the feeling is the same) are all quite worried if everybody goes back to normal, the numbers will spike.

No one has beaten the virus. It will still be out there. We have quarantined it to a degree, but we sure as hell haven't beaten it.

[tom kilner]

The confirmed cases will rise with the increased testing. Most analysts see the cross infection rate as having dropped below where we need it to maintain hospital functionality, so I'm expecting a relaxation of employment restrictions.

Economic decline and people avoiding medical attention is now having a significant health effect - the children's hospital is finding people presenting too late is  badly affecting outcomes.

 

 

[Bibs]

8 minutes ago, ramjet said:

No one has beaten the virus

The vast majority of people who have had it have beaten it mate. We just don't have a viable vaccine yet.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Until then we need to starve it of hosts as best we can, so that the numbers infected are a minimum.

[Steve V8]

17 hours ago, mayevora said:

Must stop these afternoon quarantine drinks - my first thought was these are baby dinosaurs. 

Yum yum...Pangolins

[tom kilner]

No those are miniature diplodocuses.

Taste like chicken.

Someone's already eaten all the pangolins🙄

[Jacques]

Nope, tou're both wrong.

It is of course baby Loch Ness monsters.

They are migrating to another lake.

Obviously.

If you don't believe me, than post the picture on a genuine Loch Ness forum, and see what happens

Kind regards,

jacques

[ramjet]

8 hours ago, Bibs said:

The vast majority of people who have had it have beaten it mate. We just don't have a viable vaccine yet.

By no one, I meant countries. I should have said that. 

[C8RKH]

1 hour ago, Jacques said:

It is of course baby Loch Ness monsters.

They are migrating to another lake.

They're making their bid for freedom and Independence!

[tom kilner]

On 21/04/2020 at 18:54, mayevora said:

 

13 hours ago, Jacques said:

You're both wrong

It is of course baby Loch Ness monsters.

They are migrating to another lake.

Obviously.

jacques

Those of us with a British Education and therefore a good grasp of UK biodiversity will know that the Loch Ness monster is in fact a diplodocus.😉

Those who claimed it was a plesiosaur were proved wrong years ago.

I suspect climate change has dried up Loch Ness and they are moving north. 

Controversial I know (@barrykearley)😉

Although it looks like South in the photograph. It's been flipped by the russians. (North is usually to the left)

[Barrykearley]

Nessie was eaten years ago - blame the Chinese takeaways in Inverness for that.

[PaulCP]

Back on the subject of our crap media journalists & their ridiculous and repetitive daily questions (stolen from a friend’s Facebook post))

*Hancock calls briefing, says we've created world-saving vaccine*

BBC: Will you apologise for not creating it sooner?

ITV: Isn't it true that it contains dead kittens?

C4: Why didn't you join an EU vaccination scheme?

Sky: You said creating a vaccine would be difficult, do you now accept that you weren't telling the truth?

Buzzfeed: 37 reasons why the UK is still a shit country

Independent: Isn't it true that austerity stopped the vaccine being made sooner?

Guardian: Vaccines are racist

 

[andydclements]

Facebook be consumed by "Vaccine causes autism" ?

[pete]

Opposition was no better yesterday. It is not a political football

[tim_marra]

5 hours ago, Barrykearley said:

Nessie was eaten years ago - blame the Chinese takeaways in Inverness for that.

Did it taste like Bat?

[pete]

On 16/04/2020 at 19:59, pete said:

Can't help but think it isnt necessary to fly workers in from Romania at this time. Instead of hiring planes why not hire coaches to bring out of work UK residents to the farms.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fruit-pickers-flown-romania-amid-21876995

So 180 arrived coming through Stansted and none of them were tested

[scotty435]

15,000 people a day are still arriving at British airports and none are tested. Your point?