What Custardo said but it's not just an attack on the poor bit the squeezed middle too and quite frankly it stinks.
If holidays and experiences with families are so worthless why do rich families including Dave and co pay premium prices to show their kids the world and take them on countless trips abroad.
I find it worrying that only the rich will be able to show their children other countries,experiences in this country and give them aspirations.
If these experiences are so worthless why do schools offer them throughout the year(for the same rich kids again who can afford it)?Why is it ok for schools to publish enrichment week booklets offering trips that range from surfing to a week in London for the best part of £400 simply to see shows and the London Eye? Why can't families spend that £400 and spend that week doing something en familie?
Why can't we take our kids away during the last week in July when all they're doing is boring our dc shatless with DVDs and death by work sheet?
Why are private school parents allowed to have much shorter terms and take advantage of cheaper prices.Surely if their kids/education are so equal a week off for state kids which will still mean they're in school waaaay more is neither here nor there?
Why are some kids allowed to go on as many sporting fixtures as the school wants in order to make the school look good thus missing the equivalent of several days in school but others can't have a miserly week away with their family?
Do the Tories actually know how even camping in England is out of most families budget.We normally camp in Cornwall and it costs ££££s.Sites are now very expensive in August,you need half decent kit or you will get wet,cold and soggy.On top of petrol and numerous rainy day plan B options it isn't cheap.You also come back knackered.
My dp has a stressful job and camping in rainy UK isn't a holiday when you need a rest.My parents paid for us to go to France last tear.Oh my god it was like a shot in the arm.Actual sun and the things my kids experienced that I took for granted as a kid.Foreign currency,food,different scenery,travel........
Sooo I looked this year for a week anywhere in Europe in August for 5. It is eye watering,even driving through France with tolls,petrol,accommodation costs hundreds of pounds,that is before you pay top premium for a caravan somewhere and spending money.Families do NOT have 2 or 3k just lying about.Forget about flying and hiring a car.
It pisses me off that my kids have never been in a plane.We live in a global world,our kids need to see the rest of the world to be able to compete.By the time I was their age I'd flown round the world twice and travelled extensively round Europe.My parents took us in the last 2 weeks of July and the cost of living was lower.
It is a sledgehammer to crack a nut,utterly patronising and shit.Truants will still truant,those with good attendance will still have good attendance.I think this will come back to bite the Tories on the bum and I can't wait to sit back and watch.
Naff off Gove.
Epic post !