Mr Polar_stereographic:
Poor baby having to pay all that tax because you earn far in excess of your worth as an I.T. contractor. Whilst you can hardly be blamed for taking advantage of grossly inflated contractor rates in this country you can hardly be surprised when Gordo wants a piece of the action and implements the likes of IR35. And if your mates want security they should have taken permenancy when it was on offer or would that have cost them too much??
And before you tell me I don't know what I'm talking about I spent 8 years on the gravy train in I.T. and I took a 50% paycut to become an F.O. and still live relatively comfortably. Can I ask what your interest in aviation is? Are you saving for your licence as I did??
[ 22 February 2002: Message edited by: TDK ]</p>