Moved back to the UK

[The umpire]

Agree - but spending on Health in the UK isn't responsible for our big rates of taxation, as implied in the post I was replying to, which run at over 50% for a number of income brackets.

I don't think they do, I think 50% is the top rate of tax.

 

[dave_clark]

only income tax (or is that 45% now?). once you blend things like VAT, council tax etc in there the top rate is a wee bit higher than 50%.

 

[FlipFlop]

[Geek alert]Effective tax rate in UK (income and NI) tops out at about 45%. But the marginal rate of tax tops out at 60% for incomes between 100,000 and 115,000. This marginal rate is due to the removal of the tax free allowance. But if you receive child benefit, this marginal rate gets even higher...

Marginal rates:

[/Geek Alert]

 

[Daftmedic]

Only if it's the English speaking part :=

Lolololololololololololololololololololol. I did have the "pleasure" of venturing into Quebecsville. Being a cunninlinguist(chuckle) I'd thought I'd be ok. Unfortunately their French is as bad as their English.:deadhorse:

 

[DrSTU]

New boots have been purchased:

http://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-mercurial-victory-iv-sg-mens-football-boots-191088?colcode=19108840

They fit the 'black' directive in my opinion and they are the lightest boots I've ever tried.

 

[Daftmedic]

They look like ballet pumps

 

[dave_clark]

did you pay the extra tenner to have your name on them?

 

[Toby Warren]

I don't think they do, I think 50% is the top rate of tax.

See Flip flops post that explains it better than I can the £100-£150k bracket gets spanked.

Nominally it's 45% but in reality is higher

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only income tax (or is that 45% now?). once you blend things like VAT, council tax etc in there the top rate is a wee bit higher than 50%.

Add these it goes EVEN higher.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

New boots have been purchased:

http://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-mercurial-victory-iv-sg-mens-football-boots-191088?colcode=19108840

They fit the 'black' directive in my opinion and they are the lightest boots I've ever tried.

Are they made by Nike?

 

[DrSTU]

Yes they do but they only weigh 210g!

They look like ballet pumps

Of course, can't you see it says mercurial

did you pay the extra tenner to have your name on them?

It's hard to tell it isn't it

Are they made by Nike?

 

[ddjamo]

New boots have been purchased:

http://www.sportsdirect.com/nike-mercurial-victory-iv-sg-mens-football-boots-191088?colcode=19108840

They fit the 'black' directive in my opinion and they are the lightest boots I've ever tried.

awwwwww

 

[barker14610]

Jamo has a lot of likes. Does he have the most?

 

[DrSTU]

First fixtures for September are in.

7th Sep: The Leys vs Kings Ely U18A
14th Sep: Saffron Walden v Chelmsford (Advisor/coach present)
21st Sep: The Perse v Wydenham
28th Sep: Newmarket v Crusaders (Advisor/coach present)

Nice fixtures to get the season underway and get back into the style of UK rugby.

 

[dave_clark]

14th Sep: Saffron Walden v Chelmsford (Advisor/coach present)

ooh - may have to come and heckle from the sidelines!

 

[DrSTU]

Please do. It'd be nice to meet up.

ooh - may have to come and heckle from the sidelines!

 

[The umpire]

2 adv/coach present in a fortnight? You are lucky/tipped for the top. I think myself lucky if I see 2 a season...

 

[Adam]

ooh - may have to come and heckle from the sidelines!

I did Chelmsford at Woodford last September. Was a good match, although no pitch markings!

 

[SimonSmith]

Bloody Saffron Bloody Walden. *mutter*

You should get a decent standard there. When I saw Kings Ely, their skipper was an international Schools player. I hope the post match beverages at Leys are up to their previous standards. The staff there always used to be very.... rugby friendly folks!

 

[DrSTU]

I still have to put the hard yards in even when being coached assessed. It's going to be an interesting transition from USA R style to UK style.

2 adv/coach present in a fortnight? You are lucky/tipped for the top. I think myself lucky if I see 2 a season...

I looked at the pitch on Google maps and it looks all wonky lines!

I did Chelmsford at Woodford last September. Was a good match, although no pitch markings!

As a bonus it's really close to my new house in the middle of nowhere! I'm looking forward to a good number of chats after my games to see what people like and don't like about my style.

Bloody Saffron Bloody Walden. *mutter*

You should get a decent standard there. When I saw Kings Ely, their skipper was an international Schools player. I hope the post match beverages at Leys are up to their previous standards. The staff there always used to be very.... rugby friendly folks!