PCG ATTENDS PARTY CONFERENCES
PCG
was represented
for two
days at the recent Labour Party conference
in Brighton by chairman Simon Juden, chief
executive John Thomas and political
researcher John Kell. Among others, Alan
Johnson MP and Alun Michael MP at the DTI
and John Healey at the Treasury were
reminded of PCG's agenda.
Simon Juden and John Kell
also attended the Conservative Party
conference in Blackpool for two days.
Throughout the 2005
political conference season, a New
Statesman weblog provided insight and
commentary into what was going on,
and John Kell contributed several posts,
including one that debated the
mangling of the English language.
IR35 AND S660A
LISTED ON WIKIPEDIA
Wikipedia is the free online
encyclopedia written collaboratively by many
of its readers. Following an observation
from one PCG member that neither
IR35
nor
S660A
appeared on Wikipedia, John Kell has
rectified the matter by writing and
submitting articles about both, and ensuring
that they are cross-referenced to a detailed
entry about
PCG.
CONTRACT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS
For information about the
latest job, project, contract and work
opportunities, see PCG's
Commercial forum, and
Members' Commercial forum.
The Commercial forum may be accessed by
Affiliate members, and PCG welcomes
postings by agencies. If you are willing
to have your commercial post published in
the weekly newsletter, please include the
words "newsletter OK". Current
opportunities include:
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Regional meetings -
traditionally known on the forums as "RLMs"
- encourage members to socialise, network
and discuss PCG issues. These meetings are
open to all members, and in many cases
non-members are welcome to come along too.
-
Bristol - Friday 21
October 2005 20.00
Muset in Clifton, near York Place and the
Bishop's House. Email enquiries to
bristol@pcg.org.uk
-
Thames
Valley
- Wednesday 26
October 2005 20.00
The Cricketers Arms, cnr Park Street and
York Road, Maidenhead. Julian Gilbert of
Wealth Matters will give a 20 to 30 minute
talk about the pension reforms being
implemented in April 2006, followed by an
informal session and curry. Email
thamesvalley@pcg.org.uk
If you would like to attend
or propose regional meetings, please
register your interest by posting to the
relevant thread.
OTHER EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Pensions seminar, Harpenden, Monday 17
October 2005 19.00
Affiliate member Wealth
Matters are
running a seminar
on the
topical subject of SIPPS (Self Invested
Personal Pensions) at the Gleneagle Manor
in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Entry is free
and refreshments will be served, but
places are limited. Call
Wealth
Matters
on (01582)
690979 to reserve your place.
Looking for a
sales and marketing consultancy?
Contact Alan Watts at
info@lpwcs.com if you are
interested in finding out about a contact of
his that is
offering
sales and marketing services
to small companies.
Disclaimer - caveat emptor
- PCG carries very limited advertising
only from known and reputable Affiliates
and complementary organisations. Even so,
publication of any advertisement carries
no implicit or explicit endorsement by PCG.
Professional Contractors
Group Limited
Sovereign Court
635 Sipson Road
West Drayton
Middlesex
UB7 0JE
