In case you didn't know

Something that some of the moaners on this thread might like to take into account is that in taking the case to the House of Lords HMRC p'd half a million pounds of taxpayers money against the wall, to try and recover what would have been less than £10,000:

http://www.contractoruk.com/news/003508.html

Now, before you get all cynical about the rights and wrongs of this case ask yourself a simple question - are you REALLY in favour of seeing your hard earned cash being wasted chasing small tax debts? Because I doubt that just because HMRC change the rules these cases won't be pushed through the legal system. Who is to say that at some point in the future a small business owner won't take his case to the EU courts? Whilst I don't necessarily support all the malarky that goes on in contractor land (every profession has its cowboys), I for one will be supporting the little guy against the state every single time. But after some of the comments here I may not be quite so prepared to support permie workers who speak thru their arse about a subject which they known SFA about.

And to those dumbarse permies who think that contractors have got it cushy, I will respect your view when you have got off your comfy sofa and tried to run your own small business when faced with a mighty opposition supported by a bottomless money pit (which is your tax...).