
Ben Oglesbee
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Ben Oglesbee
@b6nog
Season ticket holder & HUGE #MUFC fan! Director of @NFBoston and @NFSpilsby.




Ten years ago, a small business owner taking a £100k dividend could pay as little as £2,500 in personal tax if structured efficiently under the old dividend tax system. Today in 2025, they’re paying £21,250. Next year, under Labour’s new budget, they’ll pay over £23,000. And that’s after the company has already paid 25% corporation tax on the profits used to fund that dividend. In a decade, we’ve gone from a manageable tax bill to one where the state takes nearly a quarter of the dividend on top of corporation tax before the owner sees a penny. That’s a nearly 800% increase in personal tax on the same £100k. All for the crime of running a business in Britain. - This is why entrepreneurship is dying here. - This is why people aren’t scaling. - This is why founders are taking their companies and jobs abroad. If you want growth, stop treating business owners like a bottomless ATM. Britain needs entrepreneurs, not policies that punish them for succeeding.


BREAKING: Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford is in advanced talks over a £19m move to Burnley. City are open to selling Trafford with the option of a buy-back clause inserted into the deal. - talkSPORT sources understand. 📻 LISTEN: talkSPORT.com/Live












