Monthly Archives: October 2010
The weekly pantomime called #xfactor
Each year x-factor evokes strong emotions from those that view it and from those do not.
Some people love it for its commercialism, others hate it for the same reason. Some have crushes on the acts while others feel kinship though race, sex, age or accent. Some love the choreography others think it is shameless distraction. There are favourites and villains, costumes and scripts.
For me it’s just like watching pantomime. Something fun, not to take too seriously. To boo, to cheer. To feel part of an audience hurling emotions at celebrity caricatures.
And then there is twitter with its xfactor hashtags. A maelstrom of soundbites of love and hate, humour and outrage, things that should never be said, and others that should be said more.
It’s three hours each weekend that I’ll never get back, but as harmless childish fun to me it’s something that money cannot buy.
Make mentoring deductible for corporation tax – inspired by @Lord_Sugar
I read Lord Sugars speech at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=159423317411506 and got to thinking.
Companies can claim capital expenses and R&D as deductibles for corporation tax. I believe that by extension companies should be able to claim a tax refund of up to 20% of the salary of a mentor who spends a minimum 20% of their time mentoring a registered apprentice.