Income tax for pensioners should not exceed £4,000 per year.

Yes, there were some lovely boys and girls amongst them. Not all pupils who need extra help are lacking in intelligence - there are as many reasons for children to fall behind as there are children.
I don't really understand the reason for that question.

Nonu - I did not say they wanted to be teachers, only that many people seem to think they could do the job better than teachers.

Yes, that hackneyed old quote really needs to be assigned to the rubbish bin. It may have been true in a different era when all teachers did was lecture from the front of a captive class. I had a couple of colleagues who 'went into teaching' as mature students thinking it was an easy option and couldn't hack it. A salutary lesson to us all.

Hi Greatnan

Well as you probably know I became the son in law of the headmistress at my school and one of my daughters became the daughter in law of a teacher at her school and the mothers never complained.

Frank

I don't pay any tax because my income is so low .only paid the "married woman's stamp" so have just got reduced pension now husband 65 and v small works pension.If u have always had a large salary my thought r it's difficult to truly imagine how the less rich live their lives. You can't take your cash with u so be generous and pay your taxes . All entitled to opinion part of luxury of living in this country tax or no tax xxxx .

Where is all this snow then.? Not in Silverdale

Winefrede

I worked for my pension and want to leave my house to my 2 daughters and do things like go out for a meal say twice a week and go on some nice holidays and have cars under 3 years old.
I am generous with my daughters and granddaughters.

Frank

Hunter , I think you have expressed what most people feel .

Frank, we have almost all worked hard for our pensions, some have been less fortunate than others. Just don't be so ** smug about your pensions.

Why, when I put in a row of six asterisks, does it turn into a puny pair of them?

?*****

Mine doesn't!

so ** smug

Mine did the same thing!

Galen, you put a ? at the start to hold the *s What did you put at the end (invisibly)

If I'd put b****y would it have worked? Let's see.

Ah yes, well, now you know what I meant.

Nothing?