On freelanceadvisor.co.uk: The definitive freelancer accountancy glossary and What is a sole trader?. The HMRC website offers lots of assistance. Join in a couple of HMRC self-employed webinars such as "Self-employment – what you need ... (more)
Here's an amazing NASA satellite view of a snow-covered UK: NASA's 1.5MB JPEG Image I've mirrored the image here, because of connection problems to the NASA website. Also, there's a zoomable satellite image of Great Britain covered ... (more)
Has the Government backed down on its feed-in tariff cut? On 29 December 2011 it published a report (for the benefit of the EU) entitled "First Progress Report on the Promotion and Use of Energy from Renewable Sources for the United Kingdom ... (more)
Alistair Darling of the DTI today released The Energy Review, looking at energy production issues in the short to medium term. It includes the usual rhetoric on renewable energy, and suggests that nuclear energy should be given some priority ... (more)
Gordon Brown's budget includes a handful of green measures, and one is aimed at renewables generation. From the speech: I can also announce a new fund, initially £50 millions, for microgeneration technologies which make it possible ... (more)
I had the great pleasure in receiving an unsolicited call from a UK company marketing their 'free solar panel' deal. Since I'm interested in solar PV I let the salesperson deliver their pitch, and then asked a number of questions. What follows ... (more)
DataDoctor.org offers a file recovery program to recover lost files from a memory card. It offers a free trial download of its Memory card data recovery Software, but doesn't state what doesn't work compared to the paid version. On running ... (more)
This was my first (and probably last) 10-mile running race, starting at Freethorpe Village Hall and meandering down to the Reedham water-front before looping back to the start. Callum Stanforth (Ryston Runners) put in the winning time of ... (more)
As a contractor or freelancer you are always at risk of being called to jury service, your contract being broken or being investigated by the HMRC. PCG is here to provide support in all these instances and many more too. Member Benefits ... (more)
In times of cold, icy weather conditions, demand for heating oil is high, and supply is restricted. In free market conditions there is only one thing that can happen: oil prices will rise. The rate at which they have risen during the last ... (more)
Tools for the Strava Athlete (more)