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And don't forget the loss of earnings for the main chilld carer if s/he (but usually she) either stays at home full time or goes back to work part-time. And then from that drop in (paid) work there is the knock on effect in terms of pension entitlement. (and I'm not talking NI contributions/State Pension).
And don't forget the loss of earnings for the main chilld carer if s/he (but usually she) either stays at home full time or goes back to work part-time. And then from that drop in (paid) work there is the knock on effect in terms of pension entitlement. (and I'm not talking NI contributions/State Pension).
Just had a leaflet pushed through the door telling me about the office space for rent at Scala House (used to be where Scott Richards were located). Is there a need/demand for such office space in the town? http://www.scalahouseoffices.co.uk/office-space/
@burneside : are you saying that unless people have the wherewithall to pay privately for education, health and other costs associated with having children that they shouldn't have them? or are you just talking about cb?
Just wondering where the "I don't have kids therefore why should I be taxed to help support someone else's kids" argument might logically lead. What about "I don't have kids therefore why should I be taxed to help provide state schooling?" And a variation on that might be ""Although I have kids I am rich enough to pay for them to be privately educated and receive private health care. Therefore ...
The Working Poor. Bit of a long article but shows what it is like to be a poor but working family. Feel sure we have similar situations in the south west as well. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/mar/17/life-britain-working-poor
There is a lot of competition locally, here in the south west, to be one of the chosen 12 let alone goodness knows how many towns entering from elsewhere in the country! http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/SW-towns-bid-Portas-Pilots/story-15516810-detail/story.html
http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=5457&headline=Bid%20for%20slice%20of%20%C2%A31m
Money towards its regeneration plus an input from Mary Portas so I guess a knock on effect could also be free publicity for Dawlish.
Well, some people got together on the Lawn, just, eventually, at the 11th hour (or so it seemed). Although to be fair to many who may well have liked to have attended, a Friday morning isn't a good time if you are at work Mon-Fri and it didn't help that the e-mail telling everyone about this photo-shoot and that it was going to happen today was sent out with less than 24 hours notice (I've seen ...
