Just had my first cancellation due to Corona.

[Dustydazzler]

Coronavirus: self-employed UK workers face 'income crisis'

Business leaders say some traders will work while ill to avoid being penniless, and others will see work dry up altogether.

uk.finance.yahoo.com

i just hope we all have a decent level of cash reserves , we‘re gonna need it

 

[Lister1987]

SSP is a joke and cannot support a person.

Continue funding places that are closed so that people have jobs to go back to.
How do you expect a theatre or other entertainment venue to pay their rent and bills without funding?

If a place is closed, logic dictates it requires fewer resources, uses less power etc so has smaller overheads, surely you can see that?

As for rents, it's clear government (as ---- as they might be) can and are putting measures in place to prevent evictions due to non-payments. I wouldn't be surprised if emergency legislation is put in place to deal with utilities and the threat of supply terminations for non-payment.

I would hope emergency legislation is put in place forcing bonuses etc to be diverted to a central pot, they can do such a thing, they just need the spine and balls to do it.

Do fatcats need several 100 thousands on bonuses? Do they -------s, it's the thick end of the wedge that will benefit from it more. In a situation like this, government turning into Robin Hood wouldn't be a bad thing, it's a huge problem and everyone will be taking a bite, let those that can shoulder a financial reduction do so and divert the funds gained to those that can't.

It's not rocket science, dictatoral sure, if that's what you want to call it, but it serves to help the many, not the few.

 

[davesparks]

Do fatcats need several 100 thousands on bonuses? Do they -------s, it's the thick end of the wedge that will benefit from it more. In a situation like this, government turning into Robin Hood wouldn't be a bad thing, it's a huge problem and everyone will be taking a bite, let those that can shoulder a financial reduction do so and divert the funds gained to those that can't.

It's not rocket science, dictatoral sure, if that's what you want to call it, but it serves to help the many, not the few.

The government stealing from private individuals or companies would be a bad thing, a terrible thing.
Do they 'need' big bonuses? Maybe not, but if the giveement was to steal their bonuses from them they will quit their jobs and work in anothe rcountry or take their whole buisness and move it to another country, and shortly after that this country's economy will be destroyed.

If you're going to allow the government to steal money from whoever they choose then what else will you let them do?
Maybe they should take control of food production and the supply of basic supplies etc and control the distribution?

 

[Lister1987]

The government stealing from private individuals or companies would be a bad thing, a terrible thing.
Do they 'need' big bonuses? Maybe not, but if the giveement was to steal their bonuses from them they will quit their jobs and work in anothe rcountry or take their whole buisness and move it to another country, and shortly after that this country's economy will be destroyed.

If you're going to allow the government to steal money from whoever they choose then what else will you let them do?
Maybe they should take control of food production and the supply of basic supplies etc and control the distribution?

They could offset it via tax breaks or whatnot, it's not going to be the terrible thing it's appears in print.

 

[DPG]

You can't suddenly force all bonus payments to be diverted into a government pot.

 

[davesparks]

They could offset it via tax breaks or whatnot, it's not going to be the terrible thing it's appears in print.

What's the point in that? They'd be giving them back the same amount of money in tax breaks that they have taken from them? They might as well just collect the tax money and not cause the massive uproar.

All it would do is cost the government more money in administration than they would actually gain.

 

[ipf]

I would hope emergency legislation is put in place forcing bonuses etc to be diverted to a central pot, they can do such a thing, they just need the spine and balls to do it.

The spine and balls to shoot yourself in the foot isn't very intelligent.

 

[Spoon]

Looks like kids are going to be off school for a bit now. That's going to cause a bit of hastle for parents.

 

[OnlQQker]

Just seen this in a public loo

 

[ipf]

Just seen this in a public loo View attachment 56434

A bit baffled...

You pays yer money you takes yer chance?