Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

1 minute ago, Marc505 said:

This Chancellor doesn't half speak well. A future leader here.

Like using unprecedented 

great speaker 

3 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Sometimes stubborn "optimism" manifests itself as stupidity.

Lock down areas with high levels of cases, inform those at risk or those who’ve got the virus to isolate, the rest is overkill. 

3 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

They aren’t staff so not covered. You can only get dividends if you are shareholder so not sure that’s a valid concern you have? 

thousands of small companies are ltd - 1 maybe 2, 3 employees -  take most of their income from dividends, pay them self a small wage, less than £12K  - I'm not talking mega rich businessmen, I'm on about small companies. 

31 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

No, not mixing with anyone who’s at risk I’ve not been in work office for 10days , if I get ill it’ll most likely be from the wife who’s looking after kids at school or my son who’s still at school and at that stage I’ll isolate myself. I’m taking sensible precautions the only people I’m mixing with is my lad and wife and that’s unavoidable. 

I mean drinking Yorkshire ale. Have you no shame man

2 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Like using unprecedented 

great speaker 

Barely been in the job 2 minutes as well, some baptism this

Just now, peelyfeet said:

thousands of small companies are ltd - 1 maybe 2, 3 employees -  take most of their income from dividends, pay them self a small wage, less than £12K  - I'm not talking mega rich businessmen, I'm on about small companies. 

But they cannot pay an employee from dividends. It’s physically impossible pal unless I’m missing your point 

 

and all this means for the shareholders is that they will pay themselves salary and have a higher tax liability. But given they have just been given 80% of the staffs wages to them as a grant they are likely to be ok I imagine using a broad brush set of assumptions. 

2 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Lock down areas with high levels of cases, inform those at risk or those who’ve got the virus to isolate, the rest is overkill. 

You obviously feel you know better than all the people who came to this conclusion and made this decision.

8 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

More 

But you were saying you may go for a pint. That means interaction with at least one other person other than your missus. Self check outs often have a queue so that's more people 

I could catch it tomorrow but I won't know where it came from, it could be from a bloke in the supermarket who has spent all day in the pub or the little old dear getting the last pack of bog roll and so I won't blame either 

I've been very impressed with how Singapore have contained it with the contact trace system, very good indeed.

1 minute ago, Cheese said:

You obviously feel you know better than all the people who came to this conclusion and made this decision.

Governments have to make radical decisions and have to live with the consequences, so I fully understand why they’ve made the call they have, my view is it’s not going to be anywhere near as bad as they are planning for. 

Just now, Escobarp said:

But they cannot pay an employee from dividends. It’s physically impossible pal unless I’m missing your point 

 

and all this means for the shareholders is that they will pay themselves salary and have a higher tax liability. But given they have just been given 80% of the staffs wages to them as a grant they are likely to be ok I imagine using a broad brush set of assumptions. 

you can be both - an employee and a director.

If you are a small company with low staff numbers, say 1 or 2,  you are the director and the employee. the company will pay them a dividends and a wage. if the turnover is small it will be a very low wage. start up businesses directors may have paid themselves £0 wages  - I didn't pay myself anything in my first year, I had no staff, i was the director and the employee.

Hope that makes sense - lots of one man bands, or partnerships are ltd companies 

I just can’t believe what we’re living through.

I take it back, he's dropped a bollock saying shops are closing

WOW just WOW 

Incredible move 

The right move 

The economy was burning down, now it isn’t, fantastic effort 

God knows what this ‘Tory’ debt will look like once all this has been chalked up 

1 minute ago, birch-chorley said:

WOW just WOW 

Incredible move 

The right move 

The economy was burning down, now it isn’t, fantastic effort 

God knows what this ‘Tory’ debt will look like once all this has been chalked up 

Let’s get through this and then worry about that mate eh 

Fuck you Mr Wetherspoon

Get more money printed 

all gets put back into the pot 

Another thumbs up here for Rishi. Seriously composed.

Very coherent tonight Boris compared to his usual bumbling self. Also impressed with Rishi. Not a fan of the tories but they’ve stepped upto the plate here. General feeling amongst mates (mainly staunch labour) is they’re also impressed and fairplay

9 minutes ago, Spider said:

I just can’t believe what we’re living through.

Could be worse....could have ginger hair as well

 

 

 

 

Oops, sorry fella 🤭

51 minutes ago, Casino said:

no, hes not essential

but hes important to us as only one of 2 with his skillset

his situation looks pretty hopeless if he has to care for his kids without work

 

suppose he can try universal credit but beyond that, hes fooked

It’s horrible for him, he won’t be alone though in suffering like this. 
 

Hopefully the government funding will be able to help him. 

7 minutes ago, birch-chorley said:

WOW just WOW 

Incredible move 

The right move 

The economy was burning down, now it isn’t, fantastic effort 

God knows what this ‘Tory’ debt will look like once all this has been chalked up 

Hardly a fair comparison when it's a complete global crisis.

1 minute ago, miamiwhite said:

Could be worse....could have ginger hair as well

 

 

 

 

Oops, sorry fella 🤭

Flaxen

haired

anglo

saxon

What do pubs do with all the surplus ale?

1 minute ago, Spider said:

Flaxen

haired

anglo

saxon

Flaming

Horwich

Aggressive

Spider 😉

Guess I’m a cunt as I’m in the pub