Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
You do understand 'patronising' don't you?Yes - you read the last sentence did you?
You do understand 'patronising' don't you?Yes - you read the last sentence did you?
Indeed I do. Thanks.You do understand 'patronising' don't you?
No worries mateIndeed I do. Thanks.
Didn't rule out Council Tax rises, and failed to clarify the black hole in finances for care.SKS smashing it out of the park today at PMQs.
In response to pathetic whine from posh schools lobbyist...
"Under the last government there were not enough teachers in basic subjects in our State Secondary Schools. THEY were prepared to tolerate that! WE are not!"
I honestly thought Sue Gray was a good appointment and posted as much on NSC. To be honest I’m surprised it ended as it did with her being subjected to internal leaks … and then being replaced by her predecessor.The Sue Gray gravy train seems to have finally come to a halt. That went well.
To all intents and purposes, she appears to have been extremely well thought of in government (Tory and Labour, alike) until the Sue Gray report, at which point certain circles turned against her (can't see why). So it's a shame that the UK government loses access to a high performing civil servant for reasons unrelated to performanceThe Sue Gray gravy train seems to have finally come to a halt. That went well.
For the purposes of balance, the reason the UK government lost access to a high performing civil servant is because she resigned from the Civil Service in March 2023 to take up a job offer to become Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer.To all intents and purposes, she appears to have been extremely well thought of in government (Tory and Labour, alike) until the Sue Gray report, at which point certain circles turned against her (can't see why). So it's a shame that the UK government loses access to a high performing civil servant for reasons unrelated to performance
That's fair, although I would still say that working for the Leader of the Opposition was still a role in Parliament, but happy to concede the pointFor the purposes of balance, the reason the UK government lost access to a high performing civil servant is because she resigned from the Civil Service in March 2023 to take up a job offer to become Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer.
Excellent, bring on those council tax rises. Long overdue -- we've been operating on property valuations made over 30 years ago in which complacent smug old folk have seen multiple rises in the value of their property assets.Didn't rule out Council Tax rises, and failed to clarify the black hole in finances for care.
I'm just waiting for you to finish off with "How do you like them apples".Excellent, bring on those council tax rises. Long overdue -- we've been operating on property valuations made over 30 years ago in which complacent smug old folk have seen multiple rises in the value of their property assets.
And delighted to know that you've been interested in care financing. Perhaps you can share with us your plethora of past posts addressing the Dilnot review since its publication in, oh, 2011 or even other posts related to such things?
Excellent, bring on those council tax rises. Long overdue -- we've been operating on property valuations made over 30 years ago in which complacent smug old folk have seen multiple rises in the value of their property assets.
Assuming this Government will be around for the next ten years it won’t be the lack of teachers in basic subjects in their two terms that they will worry about, if the UK birth rate drop continues its current trajectory it will be the lack of secondary school aged pupils to teach!!"Under the last government there were not enough teachers in basic subjects in our State Secondary Schools. THEY were prepared to tolerate that! WE are not!"
I'm not bitter, I may be childish but, against that point, don't worry I'm closing in on your ranks.Totally agree that council tax should rise. But why ‘complacent smug old folk’? A bit childish or bitter or both.
A few people on here forget that we all will be, or at least aspire to be, old one day.
Many so called ‘smug old folk ‘ like me and my wife take no pleasure in seeing the huge rise in the value/cost of property. We, like many other ‘old smugs’ have children who are unable to get on the property ladder and are paying exorbitant rents for very modest flats. This does not make us happy or smug.Excellent, bring on those council tax rises. Long overdue -- we've been operating on property valuations made over 30 years ago in which complacent smug old folk have seen multiple rises in the value of their property assets.
And delighted to know that you've been interested in care financing. Perhaps you can share with us your plethora of past posts addressing the Dilnot review since its publication in, oh, 2011 or even other posts related to such thing