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Clients are running back to where they fled from: How OneXRM is solving the IR35 crisis for…
With umbrella companies facing a reckoning, blanket bans costing businesses dearly, and mass redundancies pushing thousands towards contracting, Paul Rossiter of OneXRM speaks to The Freelance Informer about the many factors putting the…
The human cost of IR35: Why HMRC’s tax strategy could be costing the UK more than it gains
OPINION
To build a case for IR35 replacement, we must look at the net economic benefit rather than just the tax yield. While HMRC celebrates success, independent research suggests massive tax leakage elsewhere
A LinkedIn post I…
IR35, Rising Employer NICs and 5.2% Unemployment: Is the UK About to Kill Its Freelance Economy?
OPINION
The UK labour market is in trouble and people from all walks of life are scared.
Unemployment has hit a five-year high of 5.2%, wage growth has cooled to 3.4%, and businesses are caught between rising overheads and mounting…
Can Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain actually fix IR35?
With the formal launch of the Restore Britain party in February 2026, led by Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, a day-one pledge to scrap the controversial IR35 tax rules has freelancers talking.
This article provides an analysis of the…
How to turn freelance clients into long-term relationships
ARTICLE SERIES: HOW TO BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE FREELANCER
Stop the exhausting cycle of hunting for new clients every month. Learn a proven system that transforms one-off projects into predictable monthly income through strategic…
How freelancers can balance retainers and IR35 compliance
For many independent consultants and freelancers, the "retainer" is the ultimate business goal: predictable monthly revenues that end the feast-or-famine cycle of being freelance. However, in complex UK tax law, a retainer can quickly…
2026 Defence Contractor Boom: Who is hiring and why?
A massive $747 billion defence backlog is sparking job opportunities for skilled contractors and freelancers. As aerospace and defence firms face modern threats, the industry is changing its strategy from building slow, massive platforms…
Freelancers escape footing £104m Post Office IR35 bill
Here we provide details and IR35 expert commentary on why, yet again, a public sector body gets off the hook for off-payroll non-compliance and eye-watering large tax bills, when private sector employers and their contractors have…
Temp and freelance work now a “survival strategy” to London’s lack of full-time…
Official reports find Londoners in temporary work have hit record highs, following news that the UK job market is at its lowest in almost a decade.
The London Standard reported the figures fluctuate, but the 269,000 total is close to a…
How to use “fake news detectors” to build a high-income freelance business
We cover which freelancers are best positioned to turn anti-disinformation tools into a premium, recurring service. Find out if you could be one of them
In this special report, we cover the mechanics of this emerging industry:
Tech…