Too many options for not working by upping incomes via disability benefits. My neighbour, severely disabled, with a degenerative condition, goes to work. His wife also works, and their teenage son has a part time job, he's still at school.  Good role models for him.

At the other end of the spectrum, I know a much younger family, the father is classed as a 'carer'. The mother has unspecified health conditions, and their children, none of whom go to school, are all on the autistic spectrum or have learning difficulties.  They are supposedly home schooled, but mum tends to spend much of her time in bed, although occasionally her health improves enough to go out with friends.  Those kids have no role model, and will probably end up living off benefits. I know the grandmother, she despairs!

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 09:59:01 AMI think the minimum wage has probably made things worse as it seems to me that many employers just treat it as the correct wage for those with low skills

Exactly what the delegates to the Labour Party conference told Attlee in (I think) 1946. At that time and until Blair made it into a party political broadcast, the conference actually made policy, so the labour government didn't introduce it.

On the question of apprenticeships... there's not very much to get an apprenticeship for these days, unless you are Chinese.

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The dollar has just surged past $5000 an ounce. I remember when it was pegged at $35 dollars an ounce!

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Keeping up with Mups 

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Lovely

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Always claimed Fleur was a police dog in plain clothes and that she would go for the ankles - not that she ever did

What a kind face he has .

Know the feeling, but nowadays I have my carers twice a day who break up the lonely hours

Aw, bless him