Small company Directors taking dividends in the news today. The benefits aren't what they used to be, but why wouldn't you take a legal tax advantage if presented to you? There has to be some encouragement to offset risk of starting a business from scratch (1)

Easy for people who haven't tried to start a company to say we're getting what we deserve with lack of Gov support. They don't see the hundreds of extra hours put in, no holiday pay, customers not paying for 60/90 days or those that go bump on you without paying.

We're not multi-millionaires who are stashing all our cash in the Seychelles or buying holiday homes in Mykonos (although I have been on holiday there).