Ofgem Propose £21 On Energy Bills To Cover Bad Debt.

[Thirsty Relic]

6 hours ago, Anna B said:

I have tried, but to be honest it's nearly impossible to get to the parent compaies, let alone the top of the tree. 

Apparently only 6 corporations in the world, own just about everything.

And they are individually worth more than some countries. That actually makes them dangerous as they can wield more power than governments, and can hold them to ransome.

This is how they can avoid paying taxes. How did we allow that to happen?

Interesting, but I think your number of 6 from the article refers to the number of conglomorates owning "Media and Studio" outlets in the USA, in 2003, according to your source.  The article shows similar groupings in other areas, and is interesting, but I am sure more up-to-date info could form a new post from a post reader... (yes - it's an interesting area of study - perhaps someone could start a new post on this and post a link to it here....)

[Anna B]

1 hour ago, Thirsty Relic said:

Interesting, but I think your number of 6 from the article refers to the number of conglomorates owning "Media and Studio" outlets in the USA, in 2003, according to your source.  The article shows similar groupings in other areas, and is interesting, but I am sure more up-to-date info could form a new post from a post reader... (yes - it's an interesting area of study - perhaps someone could start a new post on this and post a link to it here....)

More up to date data would show more concentration of assetts in fewer hands, The big fish eat the little fish. It rarely goes the other way. 

[Arnold_Lane]

5 hours ago, Anna B said:

https://gizmodo.com/fascinating-graphic-shows-who-owns-all-the-major-brands-1599537576

That doesn’t support your claim.

5 hours ago, Thirsty Relic said:

Interesting, but I think your number of 6 from the article refers to the number of conglomorates owning "Media and Studio" outlets in the USA, in 2003, according to your source.  The article shows similar groupings in other areas, and is interesting, but I am sure more up-to-date info could form a new post from a post reader... (yes - it's an interesting area of study - perhaps someone could start a new post on this and post a link to it here....)

Yes, I’ve sometimes heard six corporations own all the media. But, even that isn’t true.

3 hours ago, Anna B said:

More up to date data would show more concentration of assetts in fewer hands, The big fish eat the little fish. It rarely goes the other way. 

Would it?  You failed to prove your original claim (because it’s total rubbish) so why state the above?

[the_bloke]

15 hours ago, ivan edake said:

Energy companies are laughing all the way to the bank .Because of two lockdowns people are staying in and therefore using more energy. My usage is up about 40%, the same can be said for water usage with the extra hand washing advised. No surprise if this surcharge isLooks as though it will be sensible to join the non payment club. implemented as we already pay extra council tax to compensate for non payers and extra insurance for uninsured drivers. Looks as though it would be sensible to join the non payment club.

You can claim back 6 quid a week from the tax man for working from home this year. You only need to have worked a single week at home and you can claim the tax back for 52 weeks. That's £312.

[Anna B]

2 hours ago, the_bloke said:

You can claim back 6 quid a week from the tax man for working from home this year. You only need to have worked a single week at home and you can claim the tax back for 52 weeks. That's £312.

OK if you do your own tax return, but I hate to think of the rigmarole you have to  go through to get it, and the mess they will make of your tax code if you're PAYE....

[ECCOnoob]

45 minutes ago, Anna B said:

OK if you do your own tax return, but I hate to think of the rigmarole you have to  go through to get it, and the mess they will make of your tax code if you're PAYE....

It's quite simple with a dedicated online portal set up.  The logistics of how and where to apply have been widely published for some time. 

 

Hundreds of staff at my work have done it without issue and anyone with a basic knowledge of the internet should do fine. 

 

Why do you always jump in with a load of presumed negativity all the time without actually taking the trouble to find out for yourself.  

Edited November 23, 2020 by ECCOnoob

[the_bloke]

1 hour ago, ECCOnoob said:

It's quite simple with a dedicated online portal set up.  The logistics of how and where to apply have been widely published for some time. 

 

Hundreds of staff at my work have done it without issue and anyone with a basic knowledge of the internet should do fine. 

 

Why do you always jump in with a load of presumed negativity all the time without actually taking the trouble to find out for yourself.  

I thought that too. It took about two minutes and I just told the payroll dept what my new tax code was.

[Anna B]

1 hour ago, ECCOnoob said:

It's quite simple with a dedicated online portal set up.  The logistics of how and where to apply have been widely published for some time. 

 

Hundreds of staff at my work have done it without issue and anyone with a basic knowledge of the internet should do fine. 

 

Why do you always jump in with a load of presumed negativity all the time without actually taking the trouble to find out for yourself.  

You lost me at 'dedicated online portal set up'  

 

You see not everybody is as adept as you seem to think with online stuff. 

Of course, I suppose if you are working from home in the first place, you probably know how to do this stuff. But for people my age, particularly those who never worked with computers, anything online can be problematic. Should see me trying to get Zoom to work...nope..., and I still can't get to do my shopping on line because computer says no at the last hurdle. And I still haven't got my new printer set up properly. The blind leading the blind, and getting worse as things get more complex and elderly people start to lose their memories and their marbles, so wind your neck in.

 

As for my 'presumed negativity' it's born of a lifetime of trying to deal with various government departments, and the tax office in particular.... not exactly known for getting things right are they?  

 

[Arnold_Lane]

3 minutes ago, Anna B said:

You lost me at 'dedicated online portal set up'  

 

You see not everybody is as adept as you seem to think with online stuff. 

Of course, I suppose if you are working from home in the first place, you probably know how to do this stuff. But for people my age, particularly those who never worked with computers, anything online can be problematic. Should see me trying to get Zoom to work...nope..., and I still can't get to do my shopping on line because computer says no at the last hurdle. And I still haven't got my new printer set up properly. The blind leading the blind, and getting worse as things get more complex and elderly people start to lose their memories and their marbles, so wind your neck in.

 

As for my 'presumed negativity' it's born of a lifetime of trying to deal with various government departments, and the tax office in particular.... not exactly known for getting things right are they?  

 

Anna, people your age are largely retired so don’t need to change their tax code as they are not working from home.   

 

[Anna B]

2 minutes ago, Arnold_Lane said:

Anna, people your age are largely retired so don’t need to change their tax code as they are not working from home.   

 

I know.