Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Hilary
He still has his school friend Stan

Here's an idea. Instead of giving them 30 a week and getting them used to living on money for nothing from the state how about paying them for some kind of community work if they want the money.

I'd never heard of this EMA thing until a couple of weeks ago. Can any child in the sixth form get it?

"EMA has now closed to new applicants. No applications are being accepted for the scheme."

I take it that means NO then, Doc.

It only applies if the household income is less than 30k then you receive different amounts in bands. It stopped for new entrants on Jan 1 this year. EMA will only be paid up to the end of this academic year for current recipients.

up to 20,817 per year 30 per week
20,818 - 25,521 per year 20 a week
25,522 - 30,810 per year 10 a week

Oh, I see. So presumably it's all part of the last Labour government's attempt to manipulate the employment statistics by bribing the dimwits to stay at school?

Fred, this will be my last response to you.

I certainly wasn't privileged enough to get anywhere near eton but what I have done is worked damned hard for everything I have with nothing but hassle from the public sector (hence my slight but understandable bias.)

If i wanted spending money when at school I got a job. I didn't expect to be bribed by the state, nor did I rely on my parents. It is easy to buy loyalty from youngsters who don't understand the consequences (and i'm not that old myself.)

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hilary
It was also an attempt to get kids to vote Labour in gratitude.

I guess stunts like that which prey on innocents just go to show what low-life scumbags Labour really are, Haystack.

There is a certain amount of EMA jealousy at my son's college. A number of kids getting EMA wear designer gear and get plenty of pocket money as well. Their parents are on benefits and have 'cash' jobs as well.

One of the kids lives in a household where there are several adults with 'cash' jobs. A relative owns several restaurants and all the family works for cash in them. They have a large coucil house, which is free because of benefits. There are huge plasma screens all though the house and they have several nearly new cars. They are asylum seekers from a country where there is no problem with them going back. They were let in under Labour.

Perhaps, they just have contacts

AidS

You posted

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No one is saying his guilty. Extension would indicate the police are waiting for forensic evidence. Did you read today's paper's ? sound's like a right pervert.


What were the grounds for you coming to your opinion?

Hays,

To me, you sound jealous.

What about a nice holiday in Cayman Isle or having your mortgage paid down at tax payers expense?

Perhap, you would like a Duck House?

I had a duck house , the wooded beam's were to low.

Yes, that would be very nice. If you mean would I put my money in a tax haven if I had enough to benefit that way then the answer is a definite yes. What about claiming expenses that do not exist like the Labour MPs found guilty of fraud?

It seems to me the most corrupt societies are where the "leaders" and "political elite" are morally corrupt.

The public seemingly are trying to emulate the leadership, using the "tools", which are allotted to them.

A government, which is seen to renege on their promises can hardly have the moral high ground.

The opinion of the Labour government and some of its ministers was low, but judging by public reaction the stature of this present government is even lower.

Even the press seems to have given up on them.


(I blame them for the present market. Any body going down, down, down. 8-))

I think the present government are getting quite a good press.

What a day only one blue in my lot - time to open a bottle

Haystack,

Had to post. If it was me, I would shop the bloody lot of them to HMRC. Why should we pay to support that lot of spongers.