@GloLawson13@chocoholic1965 @brassoteach Quoted salaries for TAs are generally very misleading, even for those who work FT school hours end up with pro-rata pay way below the advertised rate. Teachers are at least paid what we are told we'll be paid.
@KTC055@nojpmek @nickdodds70 Currently taking around 2 years due to the Brexit and Covid backlogs, you only get the certs back when your application is approved.
@peterjpickles@PBarrett8@FelicityHannah In fact you can choose not to pay most taxes by choosing what you consume; tobacco duty-don't smoke, fuel-don't drive a car, etc.
Most indirect taxes are avoidable by choice, which is why they are often used to try and influence behaviour by disincentivising consumption.
@FroglandMark@harbroeuk@JujuliaGrace GPS can't close their lists unless they are granted permission by NHSE, which happens very rarely and is only ever allowed for a few weeks.