There isn't much apart from benefit cheque to spend accordingly Better to hit those less likely to be any bother like myself and those up the scale. Keep the more vocal ones in their place and all will be well. I see it at work re sickness Those that kick up a fuss and know their rights are kept pacified while those easily targeted are ousted out.
You cannot pay childcare without an income, cannot get an income without childcare. There are a lot of work shy out there but the system has genuinely trapped people. Most of the strongest economies and the highest rated places to live have the best support for parents, single or not. Once you untrap the genuine work hunters and let them move on it would be easier to target the scum. At the moment there are to many getting to much because the previous government bred "voters" by creating this system.
Not altogether. Large parts of the private sector are too important to fail – banks, utilities, railways, Rolls-Royce plc. When they get in deep trouble, they have to be rescued by the (wait for it) public sector. Then when they have been restored to health –by a spell in the public sector – they can be returned to the private sector. That’s the way it actually works. Can you not see the lesson in this? Public sector bodies do stuff like educating the children, caring for the sick, defending the nation, administering justice, ... Nations which lose their grip on these things become failed states, overtaken by better organised countries. That’s one way Darwinian forces come into it. In a democracy, any public sector budget can be cut, any body abolished for political or doctrinaire reasons – regardless of the real need for the service. The continual cut-throat struggle between departments for budgets is another kind of Darwinism.
I have children and both were in after school club Tax credits pay 70% of it so there are no excuses for that Luckily I now have child friendly hours but it's taken my accident to afford me those hours in 12 years. When you have children you can't be picky on hours you just have to sort it. So nope their are no excuses
Are you and johnv seriously telling me you'd ruin relationships over this? I find it hard to believe. It's one thing saying it on the internets, another thing entirely doing it for real.
I would hope I would never have to do it for real but without shared interests, values and respect a relationship is worth nothing.
In addition to your explanation Pete, I reckon the politicians (particularly one colour), wanted to keep the plebs under their thumb and use the feudal system to maintain authority..........what we are seeing now is the results of the ham-fisted way they went about it. AL
You don't buy a bike on HP without making sure you can make the payments?If you're going to have kids make sure you can afford them before you have them,don't ask others to help you to pay for them.It's called living within your means,and standing on your own two feet...old fashioned concepts I know,but take a look at the emerging economies and see how the working classes of those populations are prepared to graft to buy choices,which in essence,is what we all do.And they do it without welfare safety nets/benefits/taxpayer funded handouts The biggest lie peddled from all political parties is,"you can have it all".Well you can't.
I just don't get the 'particularly one colour' part. Take a look at 'The Triumph of the Political Class' by Peter Oborne, it is a post war phenomenon, they are all at it and the master was Tony Blair.
The emerging economies might graft for what they want without the back-up of welfare safety, but also they don't pay the exorbitant prices we pay for stuff in the UK...... ....this might sound bad, but just look at all the 'poor' countries.......they all have decent mobile phones etc. whereas, as a friend said to us the other day, our phones are like remote controls for Telstar..... AL
I meant particularly 'blue' but you are correct, Blair expanded it.........Remember age wise, I have probably seen an awful lot of political shenanigans over the years..........including the issue of petrol coupons and working by candlelight in the 70s. AL
No offense but I'm sure Viv and I and many more did not have families with the intension of being a single parent .. working all day then coming home and being responsible for everything .. Doing everything, and making sure everyone is organised is knackering on your own .. I often don't sit down and eat until 11pm cause I'm doing this and that ... Cooking washing , homework , packing up ... Listening to them talk about their day. Running about .. You do not stop! If your a parent that doesn't work it easier as you can get stuff done. sadly another trick is .. Ohh I can't work cause my kids are at school!!! Then as soon as youngest is of full time school age they have another !!! or I can't work u til they have left school!!!! yes it is hard when they move to high school .. As afterschool care is not there. But again I know lots of young girls late teens early 20s get pregnant and are given a house and benefits I never even to be honest saw myself with children!!!!!! Then was told very unlikely I'd ever have them. Them OMG!!!! I had been with their dad a few years. I was with my ex 13 years before we split ... I see the same girls wandering round town with their mates smoking fags buying clothes ... Never worked .. No plans too .. Their mates go round see the house want a bit of that so they get pregnant!!!! The cycle goes on often sometimes mother daughter sadly now days ... See it all the time. seriously given the choice of how I am now , juggling cash , doing what I can . working in quite a hard job .. Rushing about collecting from school. running a house .. When your done your on your own ... it's not easy , it's exhausting sometimes.. Its lonely as well.. And the looks you get if you say your a single parent!! My boys are very good .. I'm firm but fair with them. Their Dad has them and we still are amicable when it comes to the boys. Our old house is all tied up .. So I'm renting. Being a working single parent is hard and often very lonely .. I'm not afraid to say that. I never saw myself single with kids at 40!!!!! id have laughed my head off 20 years ago. Getting pregnant cause you know how to play the system and sadly you can!!!! Although they are stopping housing benefit for under 24s I think now! So that will stop some . However bet there's a clause that if your pregnant you will still get it paid and a house. Ive worked since I was 13 doing stupid jobs right through college , then full time , then multiple jobs. I get completely hacked off being tarred with the same brush as some of these girls. lots of chaps if you say I have teenage sons ... Off like a shot. Or think your after their wages to pay your way. We are not all like that ... I thought by now I'd be settled down and happy and getting by ok. But sometimes life goes tits up Im not allowed anymore children which suits me fine. Love mine but NO more!!!!!! Rant over sorry!!
Lightning ..." You can have it all" yes if you sit on your arse smoking fags watching Jeremy poxy Kyle .., Getting food stamps which you then flog to someone.. Get put in a house , get a grant for several £100 to buy buggies , cots ( these girls here have £600 Quinneys! And Buggaboos!" You lie say your freezer defrosted.... Lost all our food canI have a Crisis loan? Another scam used. some if they have a dog get money to feed the dog!!! Have latest phone , clothes .. Not to mention £25 a time false nails at the nail bar.. You get your house / flat a grant to furnish it , baby furnishing grant .. Oh if you get stressed out doing all that ... You can so to Social worker and they often get you holiday vouchers. Sorry that needs to stop! If you get pregnant no we will not house you. They would soon think twice . or sorry go to free ads and get your buggy ! I would say under 24 pregnant right as soon as your able to get out with your mates 3 times a week you will go to learn a vocational trade / course and we have a creache !! Thats the perpetual thing you need to stop as sadly I see it a lot. Sadly often that child then goes on to do the same thing. Not all ... But quite a few. We have " the families" up here .. Milk it generation after generation . There are those that aspire this way of life and have more then me There are us that a long term relationship or marriage broke down Working our arses off .
plenty of allotments around here could do with some tlc how about they grow some food for the community apathy meh
