The IR35 saga has still not run its course.
Many contractors are still angry at the government's changes to their tax status.
Some are going abroad, others are actively considering ways of thwarting the government's plans for them. All the necessary legislation has now been passed, and IR35 is likely to be implemented at the start of the new tax year on 5 April. But the Inland Revenue has still not clarified all the details of its new arrangements. But this isn't just about contractors, or indeed the government's handling of the whole issue. Contractors make up a significant proportion of the IT labourforce - almost 70,000 people, according to the government's own figures.