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		<title>How was 2010 for you?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2011/01/how-was-2010-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year in the life of an Umbrella]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Act should be welcomed by umbrella companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finance act should be welcomed by umbrella companies with nothing to hide]]></description>
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		<title>Racy tax schemes under more pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/10/racy-tax-schemes-under-more-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 years on and the pressure seems to be increasing and rightly so!]]></description>
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		<title>The expense playing field continues to level</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/08/the-expense-playing-field-continues-to-level/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mis-selling of expenses as a tax benefit continues to be eradicated albeit slowly!]]></description>
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		<title>Real Umbrella Company feedback</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/07/real-umbrella-company-feedback/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's all about the service and helping people...]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting times ahead &#8211; ir35 to go?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/05/interesting-times-ahead-ir35-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 10:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will ir35 go? Will AWR be watered down? Will deep cuts affect contractors?]]></description>
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		<title>CIPD predict fall in Contractor roles in Public Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/04/cipd-predict-fall-in-contractor-roles-in-public-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why it may or may not affect Umbrellas]]></description>
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		<title>The Ten Year Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/03/the-ten-year-blog-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter 2000 saw me stuck in a cupboard building a timesheet portal - 10 years on....]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud Computing or 1996?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/03/cloud-computing-or-1996/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zip code magically becomes post code]]></description>
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		<title>SPA rejects claims that umbrella industry lacks regulation &#124; News &#124; Recruiter</title>
		<link>http://www.contractingmatters.co.uk/2010/02/spa-rejects-claims-that-umbrella-industry-lacks-regulation-news-recruiter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
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