IPSE have just suggested a "Contractor" Levy as the equivalent of Employers NI

[courtg9000]

See Parliamentlive.tv - Treasury Committee starting at 10:37:40

half a pound of tuppeny rice on half a pound of artisan cheese.

[Fred Bloggs]

I'm surprised by the lack of comments in the past 4 hours. The IPSE suggest an engager / contractor levy and yet no one comments.

Nobody cares any more. <mod snip> I lost interest completely after the rebranding exercise that none of the membership knew about or endorsed. After several bans from their forum I eventually concluded it was a lost cause and didn't bother again. Very sad to see how the organisation degenerated from the hey day of Arctic Systems. Sad to witness, but it's how many previously decent organisations go once people see the free lunch. <mod snip> I am sure I am not on my own in my opinions.

[NotAllThere]

Check out Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy.

In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.