Tuesday 7th March 2017
Posted: Tue 07 Mar, 2017 7:10 am
Morning all.
I switched off Today when that arse Toby Young used the DfE-approved line of "council-run schools".HindleA wrote:Not grammars apparently but selective free schools.
It's pennies in overall budget terms, like the 18-21 housing benefit. Just nasty.HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ed-parents
Philip Hammond urged to pause cut in benefits for widowed parents
More than 3,200 people write to MPs to say reforms to bereaved support payments will leave 75% of people worse off in cash terms
The contributory link gets loosened further.
"On hearing the news, Toby Young, Tory shill at the NSN, said....well, actually he said nothing at all as usual when faced with negative reports of Free Schools".A FREE school set up by Bolton Wanderers will close at the end of this academic year.
The announcement by the trustees comes just four months after a damning Ofsted report which graded it inadequate it all areas.
The trustees are blaming the failure to recruit sufficient students, meaning the school, a post-16 establishment, “is not financially viable into the future”.
The school will not accept applications for entry from new Year 12 students for September, and it will close on August 31.
Trustees say the decision has been reached “only after extensive discussion with the department for education and the education funding agency to explore all available options”.
gilsey wrote: And yet 'Tories have 31-pt lead over Labour on economic competence'.
But is it not all good news for the Conservatives. In July May and Hammond were on 53%. Their figures has fallen by 10 points over the last eight months.
Some great replies.NonOxCol wrote:Morning.
A picture of Craig, Clooney, Pitt and Styles, to cheer up our female members in these dark times.
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That's a dirty trick to play so early in the dayNonOxCol wrote:Morning.
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I'm sure we - and they - can get that down by another 10 points. And then maybe another 10?gilsey wrote:gilsey wrote: And yet 'Tories have 31-pt lead over Labour on economic competence'.But is it not all good news for the Conservatives. In July May and Hammond were on 53%. Their figures has fallen by 10 points over the last eight months.
It was a benefit change for young people that brought on the 80s 90s rough sleeping epidemic.gilsey wrote:It's pennies in overall budget terms, like the 18-21 housing benefit. Just nasty.HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ed-parents
Philip Hammond urged to pause cut in benefits for widowed parents
More than 3,200 people write to MPs to say reforms to bereaved support payments will leave 75% of people worse off in cash terms
The contributory link gets loosened further.
And yet 'Tories have 31-pt lead over Labour on economic competence'.
I had a conversation with a prison governor on a train once who said that he thought the early 80s cuts to benefits for young people were the single worst examples of legislation he'd ever seen - that they were as good as designed to increase homelessness, poverty and criminal behaviour amongst the young.Tubby Isaacs wrote:It was a benefit change for young people that brought on the 80s 90s rough sleeping epidemic.gilsey wrote:It's pennies in overall budget terms, like the 18-21 housing benefit. Just nasty.HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ed-parents
Philip Hammond urged to pause cut in benefits for widowed parents
More than 3,200 people write to MPs to say reforms to bereaved support payments will leave 75% of people worse off in cash terms
The contributory link gets loosened further.
And yet 'Tories have 31-pt lead over Labour on economic competence'.
And this core goods inflation always hits the poorest hardest.Supermarket inflation doubled last month as shoppers had to pay more for staples such as butter and tea, underlining expectations that household budgets will come under extra pressure in 2017.
Grocery inflation jumped to a near three-year high of 1.4% in the 12 weeks to 26 February, from 0.7% in the 12 weeks to 29 January, according to the consumer consultancy Kantar Worldpanel. The cost of fruit and vegetables – a large proportion of which are imported – also rose.
It must have seemed a better idea when they were in the Premier League. Bit of a problem with attaching schools to "brands" like that.RogerOThornhill wrote:Well.
Bolton Wanderers Free School to close
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/bol ... _to_close/
"On hearing the news, Toby Young, Tory shill at the NSN, said....well, actually he said nothing at all as usual when faced with negative reports of Free Schools".A FREE school set up by Bolton Wanderers will close at the end of this academic year.
The announcement by the trustees comes just four months after a damning Ofsted report which graded it inadequate it all areas.
The trustees are blaming the failure to recruit sufficient students, meaning the school, a post-16 establishment, “is not financially viable into the future”.
The school will not accept applications for entry from new Year 12 students for September, and it will close on August 31.
Trustees say the decision has been reached “only after extensive discussion with the department for education and the education funding agency to explore all available options”.
Top respect.HindleA wrote:Yeah,happened to be working in London/Liverpool for homeless charities at the time.
Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I've notice that grocery prices have gone up a great deal. It's not even single figure pennies at a time. It's 20p here, 50p there and so on. I know I'm a bit of a Luddite but, since barcoding for prices, I don't think people notice as much as they once did. Formerly, I'd get something out of the cupboard and see the price on the sticky label. And then see the new price on the replacement.adam wrote:Food inflation doubles in a month as UK shoppers start to feel the pinch
And this core goods inflation always hits the poorest hardest.Supermarket inflation doubled last month as shoppers had to pay more for staples such as butter and tea, underlining expectations that household budgets will come under extra pressure in 2017.
Grocery inflation jumped to a near three-year high of 1.4% in the 12 weeks to 26 February, from 0.7% in the 12 weeks to 29 January, according to the consumer consultancy Kantar Worldpanel. The cost of fruit and vegetables – a large proportion of which are imported – also rose.
I have visions of the treasury team crowbarring in strange technical measures so they can stand up and say "Look how much better off the shadow cabinet are now because of the budget - aren't they terribly wealthy hypocrites'. And the press loving it.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
*stifles comment about long term underachievement*Tubby Isaacs wrote:It must have seemed a better idea when they were in the Premier League. Bit of a problem with attaching schools to "brands" like that.RogerOThornhill wrote:Well.
Bolton Wanderers Free School to close
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/bol ... _to_close/
"On hearing the news, Toby Young, Tory shill at the NSN, said....well, actually he said nothing at all as usual when faced with negative reports of Free Schools".A FREE school set up by Bolton Wanderers will close at the end of this academic year.
The announcement by the trustees comes just four months after a damning Ofsted report which graded it inadequate it all areas.
The trustees are blaming the failure to recruit sufficient students, meaning the school, a post-16 establishment, “is not financially viable into the future”.
The school will not accept applications for entry from new Year 12 students for September, and it will close on August 31.
Trustees say the decision has been reached “only after extensive discussion with the department for education and the education funding agency to explore all available options”.
Is Everton Free School surviving?
adam wrote:I have visions of the treasury team crowbarring in strange technical measures so they can stand up and say "Look how much better off the shadow cabinet are now because of the budget - aren't they terribly wealthy hypocrites'. And the press loving it.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
I hate it. What purpose does it serve other than to create division between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' ? We all know some MPs are wealthy but tbh, if a successful barrister say then becomes an MP, I'd be gobsmacked if they weren't wealthy.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
It's not Virtue Signalling. There are many wheezes and schemes to minimise how much tax is paid according to a former Chancellor. Let's keep things transparent and open.pk1 wrote:I hate it. What purpose does it serve other than to create division between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' ? We all know some MPs are wealthy but tbh, if a successful barrister say then becomes an MP, I'd be gobsmacked if they weren't wealthy.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
In any case, a tax return never reveals any tax avoidance measures that may have been used. It's virtue signalling at its worst.
How exactly do those wheezes and schemes show up on a tax return ? A flippin' legitimate ISA doesn't show let alone anything remotely dodgy !StephenDolan wrote:It's not Virtue Signalling. There are many wheezes and schemes to minimise how much tax is paid according to a former Chancellor. Let's keep things transparent and open.pk1 wrote:I hate it. What purpose does it serve other than to create division between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' ? We all know some MPs are wealthy but tbh, if a successful barrister say then becomes an MP, I'd be gobsmacked if they weren't wealthy.Tubby Isaacs wrote:
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
In any case, a tax return never reveals any tax avoidance measures that may have been used. It's virtue signalling at its worst.
I don't like the thing with millionaires having to publish what tax they pay. That just seems to be "look at these fuckers". You might get the odd Mark Owen or Jim my Carr who is doing big avoidance but mostly they'll be obscure people. The government has all the info it needs to fight avoidance. No need for naming and shaming.pk1 wrote:I hate it. What purpose does it serve other than to create division between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' ? We all know some MPs are wealthy but tbh, if a successful barrister say then becomes an MP, I'd be gobsmacked if they weren't wealthy.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Willow904 wrote:@pk1
Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in with her basic MP income as part of her salary. It's just a summary, of course, rather than a return, but the way it's presented makes more sense than Corbyn's, which seems to have been presented to the public with very little thought, hence the scope for a hostile media to turn it back on him unfortunately
I think the target was Hammond ahead of the budget, to be fair. It was fluffed on this occasion but they might be planning to follow it up with eg the rest of the Shadow Cabinet, then it could get legs.
In any case, a tax return never reveals any tax avoidance measures that may have been used. It's virtue signalling at its worst.
Grammar schools. Walking up the escalators might be the best thing for you to do, for you, but its net effect is to slow down everybody.HindleA wrote:http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/03/the-re ... sometimes/
The Results Are In: The Holborn Escalator Trial Proves That It Is Better To Stand On the Escalator (Well, Sometimes)