Cash in hand is ‘diddling the country’

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People who pay cash in hand to tradesmen are “diddling” the economy and diverting money from hospitals and schools, according to the country’s most senior taxman, Dave Hartnett. Mr Hartnett is urging everyone to pay by cheque, bank card, credit card or some other ‘delayed payment scheme’ I expect but it was always my understanding that nobody, [...]

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High-quality ‘T’ shirts from Polo-Shirts.co.uk

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I’m a casual dresser and, most of the time, I like to dress in jeans and T shirts or polo shirts. I recently discovered this gem of a website called Polo-Shirts.co.uk and I thought I would share it with you.

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5 exercise tips for the self employed

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There is no doubt that we live in a busy world these days. Finding time to look after our health and to keep fit – especially if you are self-employed or running a business from home – is very tricky indeed. Those who are involved in running a business from home know how difficult it [...]

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‘Corpse’ wakes up in the morgue

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According to the Telegraph this morning, a 50-year-old South African man who was thought to be dead awoke in a chilly morgue on Sunday and screamed to be let out. He scared the ‘holy bejeezus’  out of  two mortuary attendants who thought he was a ghost. Apparently the man’s family thought he had died and [...]

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Employers prefer apprentices to graduates

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Good news for thousands of school leavers that don’t want to go to university. School leavers could be harming their chances of employment by attending university according to the newspapers today. Recent result of a poll of employers conducted by City and Guilds shows that many would prefer to employ apprentices rather than university graduates. Many employers [...]

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