Badenoch's (Lack Of) Vision Quest

[Pblakeney]

Most people who leave wills (not all, obviously) do so to benefit their families rather than themselves.

Pedant alert! (Most unusual for me). Nobody's will is for their own personal benefit. Mostly because they are dead.

 

[briantrumpet]

Pedant alert! (Most unusual for me).

Pedant alert! (Not unusual for me.) The full stop should be in the bracket.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Pedant alert! (Most unusual for me). Nobody's will is for their own personal benefit. Mostly because they are dead.

Reverse pedant alert with triple salchow and double lutz. Many people get personal satisfaction while they are alive from the knowledge they are leaving stuff to their families. Not all benefits are pecuniary.

 

[Pblakeney]

Reverse pedant alert with triple salchow and double lutz. Many people get personal satisfaction while they are alive from the knowledge they are leaving stuff to their families. Not all benefits are pecuniary.

The will may mean that they sleep well at night prior to death but they are not the beneficiaries on the reading of the will.

 

[Rusty Nails]

The will may mean that they sleep well at night prior to death but they are not the beneficiaries on the reading of the will.

Cheating. You've retrospectively (retroactively?) changed the timescales to include the will reading...benefits are not all pecuniary.

 

[Pblakeney]

Cheating. You've retrospectively (retroactively?) changed the timescales to include the will reading...benefits are not all pecuniary.

Sorry, but inheritance only begins after someone has died. That is an important part of the timeline.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Sorry, but inheritance only begins after someone has died. That is an important part of the timeline.

I'm not talking about inheritance but benefits. You are fixated on the pecuniary aspects of the inheritee and ignoring the personal feelings of the predecessor. Both are valid.

 

[briantrumpet]

I'm not talking about inheritance but benefits. You are fixated on the pecuniary aspects of the inheritee and ignoring the personal feelings of the predecessor. Both are valid.

I've made a stipulation in my will about my ashes. I probably won't be in a state before I pop my clogs to share with NCAP whether knowing where they will end up (and more particularly the thought of how they get there, and with whom) has been of any comfort before I become deaded.

 

[Pblakeney]

I'm not talking about inheritance but benefits. You are fixated on the pecuniary aspects of the inheritee and ignoring the personal feelings of the predecessor. Both are valid.

The discussion is about IHT. Of course it is pecuniary.

 

[Psamathe]

Pedant alert! (Most unusual for me). Nobody's will is for their own personal benefit. Mostly because they are dead.

Although I suspect Trûmp's Will is written to make sure he keeps everything personally. "You can't take it with you" just won't apply to him. Or maybe it'll be like the Egyptian Pharaohs and he'll be buried in a golden tome surrounded by his wealth.

 

[icowden]

Are you suggesting that even with immigration the population of school age kids is going to fall? Evidence?

Pupil numbers are expected to decline.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-12207/

There was a peak in 2019 which is now decreasing.

It's also widely accepted that the 40,000 fall in numbers being privately educated THIS YEAR is down to the VAT change couple with the employer NI changes, and not as a result of something that may be happening in a few years time.

This is true. In real terms fees for private schools have risen by nearly 30% more than inflation. People with middle incomes are now priced out of private school. We are "lucky" in that we only have two terms to go now for second daughter. We are unlucky in that despite careful planning to cover the fees, the farkwits in the Tory (Trussonomics) and Labour parties have completely shafted us. Between the huge interest rate rise and the imposition of VAT in the middle of a school year, straight after Christmas, it's been a challenge.

Yes, I know, boo hoo. Suck it up. More to the point is that Labour are NOT increasing the number of state schools with small class provision - the very kids who normally end up in private schools on bursaries and scholarships. So quite what's going to happen to them - who knows?

And you clearly made some sort of living off that sector, something your younger colleagues are going to be less able to do as a result of the VAT change.

Yep - a significant amount of the music tuition sector is private schools. The Government doesn't like "useless" subjects like music, art. textiles etc.

 

[Ian H]

Pedant alert! (Not unusual for me.) The full stop should be in the bracket.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Disagree, as an exclamation mark doesn't need to be treated as a stop.

 

[briantrumpet]

Disagree, as an exclamation mark doesn't need to be treated as a stop.

True, but PB then started the parenthesis with a capital letter.

 

[Mr Celine]

Reverse pedant alert with triple salchow and double lutz. Many people get personal satisfaction while they are alive from the knowledge they are leaving stuff to their families. Not all benefits are pecuniary.

Surely then they'd get greater satisfaction giving them the money before they die.

 

[Pross]

Although I suspect Trûmp's Will is written to make sure he keeps everything personally. "You can't take it with you" just won't apply to him. Or maybe it'll be like the Egyptian Pharaohs and he'll be buried in a golden tome surrounded by his wealth.

Or once he’s out of the Whitehouse and of no use all his debts will get called in and there’ll be nothing to pass on.