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Chaplin: Mel Stride, the “architect of IR35” is “wrong person to rebuild trust in…
OPINION
This article has been updated with additional commentary
On LBC with Nick Ferrari this week, Mel Stride, the "architect" of IR35" and candidate for Tory Leader, admitted that the legislation isn't working properly and needs…
Betting on broken promises: a freelancer’s guide to political punts down the bookies
OPINION
We take a tongue-in-cheek look at the pros and cons of political betting and if freelancers could have an upper hand down the bookies
Jon Connell, the founder of The Week and contributor to The Knowledge’s newsletter, touches…
Will the self-employed ever get a straight answer under a Labour government?
Self-employed must prep for a Labour win and what comes with that: Sir Keir Starmer’s courtroom tactics
With Keir Starmer the most likely candidate to be our next Prime Minister, we must all prepare for his courtroom training. They…
Dwindling self-employment: is it killing our economy?
Self-employed individuals are vital to any community and economy. Collectively, they are a tax-generating powerhouse. So, what happens to a nation's economic growth and social programmes when self-employment numbers decrease year-on-year?
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Britain is on the brink of a biscuit crisis. Don’t let it crumble your freelance business
OPINION
For a freelancer, a good day is like a perfectly golden digestive biscuit – light, satisfying, and fuels your hustle. But here in the UK, thanks to the weather's penchant for precipitation, biscuit supplies, and by extension,…
Bank of England and Greggs need to talk
OPINION
Great Britain needs a consumer spending barometer we can all relate to (and afford)
Did you know that The Bank of England uses transactions from coffee chain Pret a Manger to gauge consumer spending and economic activity?
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Vice’s woes leave lasting impact on freelancers
OPINION
Vice: edgy, irreverent, juvenile, inexplicably cool. Many a freelancer's dream publisher, as long as you were not bothered by the reportedly dubious journalistic methods and clickbait gold headlines. As Vice's corporate ego…
Why is it becoming so taxing to be self-employed?
Millions of self-employed will be affected by the tax-free dividend allowance cut made this month and what could be yet another year of job insecurity and unnecessary economic risk posed by IR35 and an unregulated umbrella industry
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PAC chair warns of “cycle of broken promises and wasted cash in perpetuity”
Given that the self-employed have been low-hanging fruit for tax grabs, voters must voice their concerns now about government misspending before history repeats itself
No matter how the votes sway come the next General Election, Dame…
Sunak’s gift to small businesses is boost to apprenticeships rather than eliminate IR35
OPINION
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sang the praises of small business owners in a speech this past week. He is pushing for more small business owners to hire apprentices and more funding for female-founded companies. Both policies are…