On minimum wage, working 37.5 hours a week the husband would take home £330 a week after tax and NI. I am not convniced that is enough to support a family of 3 without support. Hence the need to incr… (View Post)

No it wouldn't. The end of the Ice Age is marked by the end of the Younger Dryas which is around 10,000 BC give or take a couple of centuries. About 12,000 years ago. By 8,000 BC you are getting… (View Post)

They don't do it through family allowance. They do it through each child have a tax allowance like the adults. At least for the first 2. And I have to say if you think housing costs, even at a m… (View Post)

To quote one of Smithson junior's excellent youtube presentations, what we actually need is a French system where having kids puts you at a financial advantage rather than ours where you are def… (View Post)

This is one of tghe reasons I think a proper minimum/living wage is such a good idea. Currently we have a stuation where employers can get away with paying people less than they can live on and expec… (View Post)