Cyclone Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 What's going to happen to those who qualify for this but are in an area where the internet is not available? How will these kids be included? Where is the internet not available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Where is the internet not available? Lots of rural places have no broadband...do you think dial-up will suffice...? Or are there no poor families in the countryside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upinwath Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Better increase the Classified section for the thousands of laptops that will be for sale. It's indirect financial support for the failing pub trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holymoses Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It's indirect financial support for the failing pub trade. Sales of White Lightening will be up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04jessops Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 As they say we have a choice between Coke or Pepsi but can you tell the difference? Yes - Pepsi is just watered-down Coke. That's a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Lots of rural places have no broadband...do you think dial-up will suffice...? Or are there no poor families in the countryside? Care to name any? http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0902/ 95% of the UK now has access to broadband. Across the UK as a whole, the statistics show there is a greater proportion of households with high-speed internet access in the countryside than in built-up areas: From http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39422945,00.htm I can't actually find any stories in the last few years about rural areas being left behind, it looks like broadband is available pretty much across the entire country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes - Pepsi is just watered-down Coke. That's a fact. A bit like a watered down labour party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04jessops Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 A bit like a watered down labour party. We are so good with metaphors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 hmmmmmmmm just been looking at the elibility criteria to get one http://www.homeaccess.org.uk/Information-for-parents/ you need 3 yes's from the first part and 1 from the 2nd part. Well i ticked all 3 in the first part but was stumped by this bit • Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit and an income of less than £16,040 we get child tax credit, and we earn less than 16.000 (in fact its more like 11.500 BUT!!! i get working tax credit so im not elible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Just when you think the labour government can't sink any lower, it's now deciding it's going to give away free laptops and broadband connections to families who can't be bothered to work for a living. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8449485.stm So once again we working people who work hard to pay for our own laptops and broadband end up subsidising those families who can't be bothered to work. Who decided that having a laptop and internet connection was an essential anyway? Most of these families will only use it for playing games and looking at porn and the kids won't get a look in! Another £300 million of taxpayers money wasted! Completely with you on this one Gordon Bennet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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