Thursday, March 09, 2006
Pocket money
Tax payers now to give "pocket money"
In a move which will be seen as cementing Labour's position as the provider of the "Nanny State", Gordon Brown has given the go ahead for a scheme to give youngsters up to 25 pounds a month "pocket money" from the tax payer. This will be in the form of a voucher to be used for health or leisure pursuits and will only be given to to teenagers who "behave themselves".
It is more than I had planned to give to my own kids who do behave themselves with impeccable manners!
Those in deprived areas such as the north-east can qualify for up to 25 pounds, those in better off areas can qualify for 10 pounds, in this scheme to keep children off street corners! Durham and Sunderland have already decided to partake in this plan, I just hope South Tyneside can resist the temptation.
Why bother having parents when the state aims to provide all!
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