.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png.8488ab72b8bb2e508209bfe3211b6e08.png)
-
Recently Browsing 0 members
- No registered users viewing this page.
Announcements
-
Topics
-
-
Latest posts...
-
28
Looming Crisis: Private Schools Face Closures Amid VAT Hike
Take your own advice and stop making things up. Nowhere did I 'blame the messenger'. I pointed out that the Telegraph headline and article - or, at least the bit which you quoted - bore little relation to each other. I'm not making things up. How else to intrepret your post other than the state system is unable to step into the breech if a 'special needs' private school goes bust? Your post: "For one, there are special private schools that provide the needs for children that are not available in the state sector." Unfortunately, some people will lose out. It's almost inevitable whenever there is a policy change. If I was a parent whose child was affected I would no doubt be furious, however, as the article which you posted points out, "The government said the VAT rise is needed to improve education for the 93% of pupils outside the private system. ....students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), which states their needs cannot be met in the state sector, will have their private school fees paid by the local authority and will be able to reclaim the VAT fee. However, not all Send pupils have EHCP's, which has resulted in some parents paying the fees with their own money to ensure their children's needs are being met" Whether education will be improved for the 93% as a result of this VAT increase remains to be seen. -
-
114
Insurrectionist Dems seek to Keep Trump from Office.
You’re on track. None of your predictions have ever become reality. Posting here won’t make your pipe dreams come true. You have no idea what is going to happen in the future than these fools did. Best to get out of the prediction business. You look like a fool. If it helps, you’re not alone. -
52
Foreigner Causes Christmas Chaos: Misfires Firework in Pattaya, Sparks Panic
Believe me you can also tell the BKK departure lounge in Frankfurt without looking at the announcement boards 😉 -
39
Watch: Graphic Inmate's Fatal Beating by NY Officers Sparks Outrage
no I mean why is THIS story appearing instead of some random civilian getting murdered? That would be much more sensational yet I don't see those appearing in social media. There's always some back story or people are resisting arrest and reach for their gun etc... I have seen bad shootings before from deranged cops but it's vastly overstated from what I can tell. There's tons of videos of police getting shot too but those don't make MSM either. Just saying there's a narrative the MSM is pushing. -
11
First Day of Thailand’s “10 Dangerous Days” Sees 52 Deaths and 318 Injuries
It's not, there's 365 dangerous days in most years, 366 this year due to it being a leap year. -
28
Looming Crisis: Private Schools Face Closures Amid VAT Hike
True... many private schools in the UK claim charitable status. Historically, many of these schools were established as charities with the aim of providing education to children who could not afford it. Today, a significant proportion of private schools in the UK still operate as registered charities under the Charities Act which enables them relief from VAT. Adding 20% VAT to private school fees will push many students into already overburdened state schools, exacerbating overcrowding and resource shortages without guaranteeing proportional reinvestment in public education. Whether a charity or not is somewhat beside the point and moot - Private schools ultimately benefit the state schooling system - taxing them, impacts this and ultimately also impacts state schools.- 1
-
-
54
Fatal Motorcycle Crash at Notorious Bend Sparks Local Superstition
Looking at the crash scene. Firstly some assumptions. Assume that the rider was on the main road and hadn’t just joined the road. We can’t tell is the surface was rutted. Or if there was a fault or obsr=tacle on the road There are 3 junctions around that point. A private one on the left A public one on the right and a soi on the right As with many Thai roads the road furniture is very intrusive and close to the road – notably the concrete utility post that would have killed him There is also a lot of promotional lighting along the road which may or may not have been on at the time (3am?) this would have created possible mistaken vision. The edge of the road has concrete gutters that once entered by a motorcycle make it very hard to control and get out of. Looking at your suggestion for a trajectory for the bike, I would say it is almost certain that he was avoiding another vehicle – in poor lighting – either someone coming towards him too near to the centre of the road or possibly a car entering or exiting the road from one of the side entrances. It wouldn’t have to be hit and run even – in the dark the other motorist may have been totally unaware of what happened to the motorcycle. The trouble is that once the human error had occurred, the gully and the concrete lamp post took care of the rest
-
-
Popular in The Pub
-
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now