You don't know till you need it - and by then it's too late to change your mind. I wouldn't be too guilty. Even a few thousand here and there and now and then can make a huge differenc… (View Post)

And yet: why are certain groups so keen to kill the lifting of the two child cap so keen to allow the spending of lots of private money (and, via academization, lots of state money) on their own chil… (View Post)

OTOH the railways just bought up some of the canals. And indeed in some cases built railway lines on top of the canals. Examples of the latter - Glasgow to Greenock (?), the last bit of the railway l… (View Post)

And furthermore many, many people in receipt of the relevant benefit are working. The 1950s model of dad at work and mum at home isn't working any more. (TBF, it never really did for many people… (View Post)

Yes, it's odd to see how many on here complain incessantly about the low child birth rate and then bay loudly againstt the very idea of removing the cap, let alone bringing back Sure Start. (View Post)