Labour support multi-millionaire tax dodger, but not unions

No, that won't wash

Velvet Wood Limited deliberately submitted a 27 day contract with a full substitution clause to the St Agnes IR35 compliance unit in March 1999 and received notification in June 1999 that we were not exempt despite Dawn Primarolo’s second in command stating categorically the measure would not apply to contracts 28!days or less.

We rather enjoyed making mincemeat of the twats.

Then we proved gays and lesbians were exempt.

Then we had the Navy and the Special Boat Squadron explain to the inland revenue at gunpoint why they had the right to vet substitutes.

Blair was so mad he arranged it so SME’s no longer had the right to List X Status in their own name. Which killed the company order book.

Had he been around to play those games in grandad’s day you’d all be speaking german and while life would be wonderful for six foot three blonde blue eyed aryans like me, and for gas fitters, well, other occupations and diversities nay not have been so lucky.

It is not a half-story.  He is still running a "personal service company", even though IR35 now effectively stops this.


Nothing to do with being self-employed.  He employs himself via a limited company to avoid national insurance and income tax.


He couldn't claim to be self-employed either, as he takes instruction from somebody, does not use his own tools, and cannot send a staff member of his choosing to do the work.