Childcare in the UK ‘most expensive in world’

Britain’s poorest families are turning down jobs or considering leaving work because they can’t afford childcare, according to a new survey.

4,000 parents responded to research by charities Save the Children and Daycare Trust.

Canarian Weekly

Yep and the staff that look after the kids are generally paid around 7 quid an hour.

When we last checked 2 years ago, it would have cost 350 euro per week for our 3 kids here in Ireland. That's 40% more than our mortgage. If we could sell our house here, I would emigrate in the morning. We, as a country, have been shafted by Europe and now, as a people, are being shafted by our own government to pay for the original shafting by Europe! :Angry 1: :Angry 1:

the good thing is they can't shaft the every day bman much more, so the big boys will now start to suffer.

If that were only true TD. Over here, no musician ( including U2), artist, sportsperson or anything to do with the horse industry pay tax. J.P.McManus ( the guy who sold Man Utd to the Glazers) built a 30000 sq ft mansion, AND got a 5 million grant towards it because he put stables on the back and named it a stud farm! The big boys have always got away with it and I can't see any change in the future

3rdforum wrote:If that were only true TD. Over here, no musician ( including U2), artist, sportsperson or anything to do with the horse industry pay tax. J.P.McManus ( the guy who sold Man Utd to the Glazers) built a 30000 sq ft mansion, AND got a 5 million grant towards it because he put stables on the back and named it a stud farm! The big boys have always got away with it and I can't see any change in the future

Great posts on this thread.
I know of one guy who makes millions every month and guess what, he pays 0% tax.
How many bankers or big boys were arrested during this downturn for fraud or embezzlement? I think I can count them on one hand.

ps. LMAO at your signature...............brilliant.

That video is priceless!! Its a typical Irishman calling a spade a spade!

3rdforum wrote:That video is priceless!! Its a typical Irishman calling a spade a spade!

I agree.
The video is a couple of years old but because we'll be going through this economic downturn for at least another 5-10 years, it will still be relative in years to come.
One very good economist who I follow is predicting that within 2 years in the US, gas prices will hit $28 per gallon and unemployment will reach 50%.
I wonder what knock on effect that will have on the UK?

Yes but we are getting to a point where take no more will be the option. Nothing left to take, they will soon find the money they have is no good. If ony 1% of the people can afford to buy things of any worth the prices of there goods has to diminish.

Being that most of the Western world debt is corporate debt it will soon mean they are loosing vast amounts. Back Monday, Black Wednesday this has minimal effect on us lot but the big boys do lose millions on paper.

I don't disagree with pop stars and sports stars etc that play out of their country for long periods not paying vast taxes, these bring huge money into countries in other ways.

It is the greedy Bankers, MP's and their hoppo's and corporate business men that are the dregs.

Worst of all though are Capital Buy out and Private equity companies.

They buy companies, inflate the worth on them by false accounting, hand outs and backhanders from far east governments to take the business there. They then run for a few years taking massive dividends, then the companies either get sold of and have to be rescued when the books start to balance or go to the wall. Bloody Leeches, all the staff get made redundant and even more jobs are moved to the far east.

the quality of work is a lot poorer than the established companies have made therir name on, so less orders eventually.

Calm down Mary, Why fill your head with their crap, There is nothing we can do to stop it now or in the future, Just look after yourself, Avoid that 20% vat when ever you can, avoid any tax you can, They only waste it on imigrants or party's in the house of commons, subsidised meals and drinks, They take from the poor and give to anybody but the workers, Feck em, Revolt, smash some official windows when you can, Take all your hard earned to tenerife, Buy your clothes and other things there, spend bugger all in the UK, The place is a shambles,

Underdog wrote:Calm down Mary, Why fill your head with their crap, There is nothing we can do to stop it now or in the future, Just look after yourself, Avoid that 20% vat when ever you can, avoid any tax you can, They only waste it on imigrants or party's in the house of commons, subsidised meals and drinks, They take from the poor and give to anybody but the workers, Feck em, Revolt, smash some official windows when you can, Take all your hard earned to tenerife, Buy your clothes and other things there, spend bugger all in the UK, The place is a shambles,

That's a breath of fresh air.

Underdog wrote:Calm down Mary, Why fill your head with their crap, There is nothing we can do to stop it now or in the future, Just look after yourself, Avoid that 20% vat when ever you can, avoid any tax you can, They only waste it on imigrants or party's in the house of commons, subsidised meals and drinks, They take from the poor and give to anybody but the workers, Feck em, Revolt, smash some official windows when you can, Take all your hard earned to tenerife, Buy your clothes and other things there, spend bugger all in the UK, The place is a shambles,

Now THATS calling a spade a spade!

Hey Arthur, you get some pills and go have a lye down.

Topdog wrote:Hey Arthur, you get some pills and go have a lye down.

Well, It winds me right up all the thieving bar stewards running what used to be a great country, Look at Cams thread, All them poor souls fighting in those conditions, And for what, Twats like blair cozying up to that midget bush, sending men to die, just so they can big themselves up, And his grinning mrs letting drug dealers free, because it wouldnt be fair on his human rights, You know like WTF is going on, Off for a lie down now