50p tax rate 'failing to boost revenues’

[sasguru]

As consumers of financial services and large corporate services we have - albeit limited- the ultimate sanction of taking our business elsewhere not so with the public sector. I think Einstein should have explained for the benefit of those of lower intelligence the mutuality of his concept.

Stop digging, you plonker. You've hit rock bottom.

[doodab]

You have just supported my entire point. If some schools can perform well then why not all of them?

If some people can run 100m in 10s then why not all of them? If some women have 36DD breasts why not all of them? If some people live in large houses and drive Aston Martins then why not all of them?

[DodgyAgent]

If some people can run 100m in 10s then why not all of them? If some women have 36DD breasts why not all of them? If some people live in large houses and drive Aston Martins then why not all of them?

What an appalling set of analogies as two abilities/features are what you are born with. The other however is interesting. Most people could if they really wanted to earn enough money buy a large house and an Aston. they choose not to.
likewise with running a school or a business. If a school is badly run it is probably due to the people running it choosing not to run it well. That may be because they are not as driven as others, have different agendas than running a good school and/or are not incentivised to run a good school. Again my entire point is that schools should be run by people who are properly incentivised.

[doodab]

What an appalling set of analogies as two abilities/features are what you are born with. The other however is interesting.

Newborns can't even hold themselves upright, never mind run, and they certainly don't have breasts.

Sporting success is of course strongly associated with training and "deliberate practice". It does seem to be the case however that the biggest determinant of ones socioeconomic status in later life is ones background. This is true of academic success as well. So it's safe to say that one is born with the big house and Aston Martin to a greater extent than one is born able to run 100m quickly.

I can't comment on the boobies, except to hypothesize that large breasted women are more likely to snare themselves a rich man.