And yet many of us subsequently caught covid as a result of it being brought home from school by our kids. Thankfully by that stage we had had the vaccine but had it happened earlier it could have be… (View Post)

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)