Quote Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
Yesterday me and the wife got our tax codes for 2024/25. Both of us worked for over 50 years, paid our taxes and N.I. contributions faithfully and will now have to fork out around £4500 to pay tax on this year's well earned retirement fund.

Today I have to report at 10.30 sharp to GMP HQ to attend a mandatory education course on racism because I mentioned on here Garth Crooks is not my favourite person.

If by any sort of miracle the Tories win the next election, emigration to anywhere will become equally mandatory.

It's hard to imagine how things can get much worse. We are all f*cked.
BT I remember from my time in HMRC when the top rate of tax was 98%! Mrs Outwood is always on at me that she paid all her working life towards her state pension and now she gets it the taxman is still taxing it!