waterbuoy

Aye, but it applies to British and International films, in the same way that Oscars apply to the global film industry

Call me a cynic but the BAFTAs seem to favour 'British' films whilst the Oscars are usually skewed towards the US. I completely understand where Big J is coming from, but guess that if (for example) a film is considered to be the 'Best Picture' then I guess it could be argued that it also must be up there with the screenplay etc. I haven't looked at this year's results in any detail other than the headlines, but did enjoy Hugh Grant comparing his face to a scrotum.

I don't think he is so much 'barking up the wrong tree' as just plain 'barking'.

Easy bit - Anything which you can justify for business use can be set against the business - ie mobile, but don't take the proverbial! Vehicles are much more difficult to address and there are a number of options. First is based on all costs going through the business: I put all my running costs through the business, and then apportion a % out for personal use. So far as the capital is concerned then you can depreciate this over time, and set that against the earnings. If paying for an item on HP then ALL of the interest can be set against the business, but not the capital element of the repayment. The second approach is where you cover all the costs yourself but then 'charge' the business an amount per mile which is deducted from your tax liability. HMRC set the amount that can be charged (or claimed) 'tax free' - I think it is around 45p per mile for the first 10k, then 25p per mile after that. (ie 15k miles a year would allow you to offset (0.45x10,000) + (0.25x5,000) = £5,750 Which route you go down is very much a personal choice. If you have a cheap to run vehicle then the second option might be sensible. However, if it is a thirsty gas-guzzler which is expensive to service then option 1 might make more sense. You really need to get this right from the outset and speak with your accountant to see what is most appropriate for your circumstances. Edit - the other consideration, and a further reason to speak with your accountant, is whether or not you should become VAT registered. That is a separate question alltogether!

Sadly this is all too common in the world in which we live. Govt wants to be able to say it is supporting sector by providing money for training. However, the reality is that the people (often but not always civil servants) who administer the funding would much rather deal with a small quantity of large awards than multiple awards of a much smaller value. Part of my work is with an entity which answers to Scot Govt (similar in structure to CMAL for those who live north of the south) and this is a problem I am only too familiar with. At least the schemes with which I have been involved have had a deadline for applications to be submitted before then evaluating any of them, rather than awarding the funds to 'those in the know' before the deadline has even been reached. Similarly, for some of the schemes which I have been involved with have been managed by an independent company so far as evaluation and award of funds is concerned. Just how transparent that is can be questionable, but there is at least a recognition of the need for objectivity. On a more positive note, I have advised many of the 'smaller applicants' to canvas their MP/MSPs and sector representatives to highlight the problem, and have made presentations to our governing board on the matter too. After maybe 5 years of 'knocking on the door' it finally opened this week and the Board have asked for a proposal relating to how a new scheme for smaller entities and amounts could be introduced. My advice would therefore be for those who feel that they have been by-passed or disadvantaged by the way that the DEFRA funding has been allocated to raise this with their representatives, be it parliamentary or otherwise. DEFRA is under a lot of political pressure at the moment so you would only be adding to the chaos!

This isn't a case of english, it is trying to help the OP with his question Is it any wonder that people are using incorrect fuel ratios if the dealerships (which I think you are, but am happy to be corrected) can't get the sums right? I'm not looking to start another forum fall-out on this (far from it in fact given your previous assistance to my question on the use of aspen vs petrol in a new saw), but was merely trying to ensure that the OP has the correct information. In my experience, if someone understands how a value has been derived then they can work out different alternatives themselves.

That is precisely why I included the penultimate para about a rule of thumb value of 110ml - ie to the nearest 5ml increment

Sorry but, whilst I am not a Stihl agent, I think your maths may be wrong (acceptig that drink has been drunk at this partcular keyboard): Two possible answers to the question, neither of which is 105ml: 1 If you are adding the oil to 5 litres of petrol (or 5,000ml) then the amount of oil to get a 45:1 ratio is determined by 5,000/45 = 111mm 2 If you are making up a total of 5l (5,000ml) then the amount of oil needed at 45:1 is determined by 5,000/46 which gives a value of 108ml I've checked these as much as my squiffiness allows: 1 111x45 = 4,995 so as close to 5,000ml as one is realistically going to get 2 (108x45) + 108 = 4,860 + 108 = 4,968 As a rule of thumb, if you are wanting 45:1 and have 5l of petrol then I'd be adding 110ml Thinking about it, this makes sense as you are wanting to alter the fuel:oil ration by 10% and will be adding another 10% of oil Happy to be corrected! (A third scenario might be how much oil to add to an existing 50:1 mix to make it 45:1, but I haven't gone there!)

Aye, right back in the changing room!

The point I was making is that GLs contract is/was with the BBC, who are funded by the licence fee payers under specific conditions. AS's contract is (I think) with an independent production company who are not funded by public funds. The BBC have a history of broadcsating programmes produced by many different companies from an equally diverse range of political and social perspectives, but their own productions are supposed to be independent from a political perspective.

Not at the boardroom level!

The Apprentice is not produced by the BBC, but by a separate company with another company distributing it. It is effectievly a franchise that started in the US, and I suspect AS's contract is with them. MOTD is a BBC production, so I suspect that is why GL has a contract with them.

Suffice to say I have just had to check to see who Karren Brady is as I had never heard of her!

I think one significant difference is that GL is/was a Presenter - Sugar is/was not

To me that looks like it was a very tall tree for the size of pot when you bought it.

That had me in tears!

Judging by the bollocking I got when I did it with the single stump I don't think I would be allowed near the site again if I did that! We put the rest of the stumps and roots into the garden waste container direct from the trailer, which I can reverse alongside so hand-balling is reduced to a minimum.

This thread has just taken me down a whole rabbit warren of internet research and reading - for some reason I've always wanted to drive a coach!

Not wishing to cause any offence, but I did find this amusing:

Sadly not that far from reality: See the ex-RAF base used by US during WWII that could house migrants WWW.BBC.CO.UK The government is considering MDP Wethersfield in Essex, currently home to military police, as a centre for asylum...

Because they will come out clean with the 12" bucket in about 20 minutes and we are needing to clear the ground afterwards anyway - I can burn them in an incinerator or tip, and will have no shortage of material to make up the ground when we dig the founds for our workshop. I accept that the medium and larger ones will be simpler to grind, but I will still have to remove and burn their roots to clear the ground once that has been done. We have already taken a number of trailer-fulls of stumps down to the local tip - provided we get them out of the trailer ourselves they are heppy for us to put them with the garden waste. There was one really large one which I had to tie to the container and then drive off so it was pulled off the back of the trailer before returning to reclaim the rope!

Without wishing to derail the thread - we have about 35-40 spruce stumps to remove - the smaller ones I plan to dig out with our 2t digger, but I was planning to grind through the larger ones (typically 30 -120cm diameter). Is there a general rule of thumb as to the break point between digging them up and grinding them down?