Lynne
As this has (again) been mooted as something that may appear in the Conservative manifesto for the general election in May of next year, I recently wrote to our MP asking if what was being proposed would be a blanket ban on under 25s receiving HB or if there would be exceptions and if exceptions what would they be? I have now received a reply from her. Here is an extract: ".......when the ...
I believe it was a free vote so she and over a hundred other MPs voted as their conscience told them to do. I just wonder what she and those others would have done had it been a whipped vote. I'm just pointing out that although things have changed an awful lot since the 1960s there is still a long way to go.
Progress has certainly been made for those of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community but if you click on this link http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gay-marriage-legislation-passed-despite-1903291 and scroll down you will see the names of those MPs who only last year voted against the same sex marriage bill (it includes the name of our own MP by the way).
An interesting if somewhat long article http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/10/defrauding-young-britain
Just had this week's Dawlish Post delivered. page 5 - article about an 18 year old gaining a place on the FA Youth Council page 12 - articles about Luke Friend and young bands playing at the Lemonfest Sports pages - articles about various sport activities of the under 12s, under 13s, under 15s, under 16s, under 19s concerning football and swimming. Back Page - article about a ...
You don't see anything positive in our young people then? Only negativity?
Dear Young People Whilst I understand your cynicism in terms of the political system I think you nontheless have to wake up to the fact that unless you are deemed to be people who will vote then the political parties will, on the whole, ignore you. Political parties after all woo voters, that is the way they get into power. So...if on the whole you and people like you are thought not to vote ...
Oh yes! Our young people. For whom I despair and who I despair of. I'll start a new thread.
From today's Telegraph: "Some economists have suggested that increasing the minimum wage would deliver a windfall for the Treasury, as workers would pay more income tax and claim less in benefits. However, the Treasury calculated that a £7 wage would be revenue-neutral because a fall in company profits would offset tax gains from workers." Right.......so........if workers are paying ...
As I see it Parasite Street's point is about serious tax fraud and cheating the system in a big way. I don't see it as having a go at entrepreneurial activity per se. As far as I am concerned It's about time some metaphorical stones got thrown the way of big time tax fraudsters and cheaters. And by the way - I am all for aspiration. But we are not all gifted with entrepreneurial ...
