"Children" of any species tug at heartstrings. Just look at reed warblers stuffing food endlessly into the huge gaping beak of the cuckoo in their nest... there's a reason for it; it's survival of the species. Any country would do well to ensure that its children are well cared for, because they're that country's future.
Exactly so - education for parents is just as important as education for children - little point in relying solely on govt intervention tho - adults are ( or should be ) considered as responsible beings and cannot expect governments to look after them at every stage. It would be nice if that happened but somewhat unlikely. Cuckoos aren't really a good example - their population is declining despite their tendency to use other species to raise their young. As @Lyn says, China has realised that an ageing population does need more children to help support their economy. I think Japan is also in this conundrum. Keeping your particular species going ( human or animal ) depends on the resources available to you. It is a great deal more involved than just Child Poverty
google to see how much the top brass of your local council pay themselves.
Not necessary - I've no doubt it's just as ridiculous a sum but I do at least have a vote for local councils - I don't have that option for the Charity top brass but I agree that the peasants have little say in the huge salaries they all pay themselves. There is a slight difference tho - people working for charities surely set out to do good - as long as you can live and help others, that's the idea - or at least it used to be. Some politicians, whether national or local often set out with the same intention but political culture tends to embroil them
google to see how much the top brass of your local council pay themselves.
Not necessary - I've no doubt it's just as ridiculous a sum but I do at least have a vote for local councils - I don't have that option for the Charity top brass but I agree that the peasants have little say in the huge salaries they all pay themselves. There is a slight difference tho - people working for charities surely set out to do good - as long as you can live and help others, that's the idea - or at least it used to be. Some politicians, whether national or local often set out with the same intention but political culture tends to embroil them
But you don't have to give money to charity. You can't get away from paying money to the Council. IMHO the overwhelming majority of politicians are in it for what they get. Pigs in troughs.
But you don't have to give money to charity. You can't get away from paying money to the Council. IMHO the overwhelming majority of politicians are in it for what they get. Pigs in troughs.
True enough but that hardly negates the propensity for the CEO's of International Charities to pay themselves similar huge sums. Not citing charities only but if you look at the salaries ( plus expenses, shares and other freebies ) given ( rather than earned ) to some people today, your immediate thought ( or mine anyway ) is how can they actually justify the amount , how can they actually spend it and why on earth do they need it ? I agree about the Pigs in Troughs but sadly it doesn't just apply to politicians.
Can we briefly go back to being grumpy about cars? I spent the entire weekend covered in oil stripping the engine on the camper van but had to take my car for a service today just to keep up the service record for a job that I would have done better myself (in my opinion).
I know people put a lot of value in service history but the cambelt on the camper was apparently changed 30k miles ago when we bought it and this is how it looked when I removed it yesterday. It's an interference engine too so if the belt had snapped it would have done a lot of expensive damage.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Someone said if they can afford junk food they can afford to cook a cheaper and healthier meal. Mention of Lidl, then when explained that's 2 bus journeys away said well Tesco or Sainsbury's I think. That sentiment is a little middle class in that it assumes there's access to all these supermarkets with plenty of cheap food. I once read the issue is truly deprived areas tend not to have such supermarkets. At best a convenience store with limited and often more expensive food. They might be able to get microwave dinners easier than quality fruit and veg at cheap prices.
I know a few such areas and they've got a lot of junk food in the spar and the premier convenience stores. The veg and fruit area is very small with rather pathetic veg that's going off on the shelf as you look at it. You can have a whole aisle of crisps, salted peanuts and other unhealthy snacks. The other side is a chiller with every type of canned sugar water you could possibly want. A decent sized booze area. A good pie and sausage roll selection. I think you can find a vegetarian wrap if you look hard enough but the rich salad sauce puts the fats traffic light on red.
Of course living in some areas near me, once you're known and accepted/ if you're known and accepted, you can get a lot better food by using a few of the local shoplifters. They'll take your order for steaks and bring them to you the next day. That kind of shopping is something I didn't know about but a few others at work did. That's very true BTW. I work with people from the worst areas locally. They're good people but they do what they need to do to get by.
My point being good food does cost more than some can afford, in one way or another. And that's before you even get into the knowledge of how to cook good food!!
Last night I found my first two ticks embedded into my arms. And we've lost our tick removers too. Ticks don't bite me so it's bothering me that these two did. Tiny ones too.
Good news was I bought two packs of tick removers for £3 each on Amazon about midnight and the basket said buy in next hour and half to get it today!! Don't you just love Amazon prime!!???!!! I only got it in lockdown for entertaining jnr. It's been worth it so far.
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Cuckoos aren't really a good example - their population is declining despite their tendency to use other species to raise their young.
As @Lyn says, China has realised that an ageing population does need more children to help support their economy. I think Japan is also in this conundrum. Keeping your particular species going ( human or animal ) depends on the resources available to you.
It is a great deal more involved than just Child Poverty
Not necessary - I've no doubt it's just as ridiculous a sum but I do at least have a vote for local councils - I don't have that option for the Charity top brass but I agree that the peasants have little say in the huge salaries they all pay themselves.
There is a slight difference tho - people working for charities surely set out to do good - as long as you can live and help others, that's the idea - or at least it used to be. Some politicians, whether national or local often set out with the same intention but political culture tends to embroil them
IMHO the overwhelming majority of politicians are in it for what they get. Pigs in troughs.
Not citing charities only but if you look at the salaries ( plus expenses, shares and other freebies ) given ( rather than earned ) to some people today, your immediate thought ( or mine anyway ) is how can they actually justify the amount , how can they actually spend it and why on earth do they need it ?
I agree about the Pigs in Troughs but sadly it doesn't just apply to politicians.
I know a few such areas and they've got a lot of junk food in the spar and the premier convenience stores. The veg and fruit area is very small with rather pathetic veg that's going off on the shelf as you look at it. You can have a whole aisle of crisps, salted peanuts and other unhealthy snacks. The other side is a chiller with every type of canned sugar water you could possibly want. A decent sized booze area. A good pie and sausage roll selection. I think you can find a vegetarian wrap if you look hard enough but the rich salad sauce puts the fats traffic light on red.
Of course living in some areas near me, once you're known and accepted/ if you're known and accepted, you can get a lot better food by using a few of the local shoplifters. They'll take your order for steaks and bring them to you the next day. That kind of shopping is something I didn't know about but a few others at work did. That's very true BTW. I work with people from the worst areas locally. They're good people but they do what they need to do to get by.
My point being good food does cost more than some can afford, in one way or another. And that's before you even get into the knowledge of how to cook good food!!
Good news was I bought two packs of tick removers for £3 each on Amazon about midnight and the basket said buy in next hour and half to get it today!! Don't you just love Amazon prime!!???!!! I only got it in lockdown for entertaining jnr. It's been worth it so far.