Time Machine won't work with mountain lion

Since upgrading my MacBook to Mountain Lion the Time Machine back up does not work
The MacBook sees the TM and if I ask it to back up it "prepares the backup" but then after a while nothing happens. The last recorded back up is before the update.
We have an Apple Time Machine on our network and it's network cable enabbled and still works with our MacMini which has also been upgraded.
I have tried to create a new back up and that hasn't worked either.
My MacBook has been rebooted etc but still no success.
How can I get this to work again?

@Brian:
I think I have the same issue
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19083821#19083821
What's your MBP version?
Could you check if you still have a drop in your transmission speed? (as I shown in my thread)
thx

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