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Comment on Prometheus – a review by Siempre

Siempre — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:40:47 +0000

Heh, I walked out of Prometheus after half an hour.

Comment on PCC complaint about the Daily Mail’s Philpott coverage: a response by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:37:17 +0000

Yup.
Looks like a standard reply.
Let’s see if we get anywhere.
Shame you can’t go through the same process with the PM and Chancellor.

Comment on My complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about the Daily Mail’s vile coverage of the Mick Philpott verdict by PCC complaint about the Daily Mail’s Philpott coverage: a response | Thoughtcat

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Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by Greg

Greg — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:50:36 +0000

Well I may have been misled by Starbucks propaganda, I accept that – however the fundamental point remains – chasing individual businesses changes nothing. The law needs to change, the companies will *never* self-regulate. We’re going after the wrong people, albeit for all the right reasons. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s pretty poor form by all these companies – it’s basically dishonest – but it’s *legal*. So George Osbourne is the person who should be feeling the heat!

Comment on RIP Tom Hibbert by thoughtcat

thoughtcat — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:31:03 +0000

Just came across a nice post here with quotes from Hibbert on Who The Hell and Smash Hits: http://www.paulgormanis.com/?p=3922

Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by Liz Almond (@liz545)

Liz Almond (@liz545) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:01:22 +0000

Not true – I have worked for Starbucks in the past, and the vast majority of their UK branches are owned, rather than franchised. You can usually tell the difference because franchises often use cups that say ‘we proudly brew and serve Starbucks coffee’.

Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by thoughtcat

thoughtcat — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:03:54 +0000

Brilliant idea! :)

Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by thoughtcat

thoughtcat — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:03:41 +0000

Thanks Catherine :) And thank you too Greg – although whoever’s right I would still boycott them ;)

Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:58:46 +0000

Not true. In response to queries during the furore over its tax bill, Starbucks admitted a scant handful of its outlets are franchises.
Most of these are at airports, where the airport company itself is the franchisee.
All Starbucks cafes you see on the high street are owned and run by Starbucks.

PS: ThoughtCat, I love your style :)

Comment on No surprises… what the HMRC said when I asked if I could negotiate my personal tax liability by Si Fir

Si Fir — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:43:44 +0000

Perhaps it would help if you changed your name by deed poll to something like “Thoughtcat PLC”. I do have friends in other countries, perhaps I can borrow money from them to offset against my tax bill?