The Election has to happen within a certain timeframe of the previous one...next week would have been too late. Could have been earlier but not later than this week.
I have no idea but is it not the case that schools have to open for a certain number of days in the year, so they will have to shorten a break somewhere else before the summer?
Slightly OT but why are the majority of people working the polling stations either retired or employed?
In my centre today there were several people working there who are in their late 70s.
I find this incredible in a time when so many graduates etc.. are unemployed.
People in their late 70's have to pay for the joy of living as much as the rest of us.
Its to make it harder for the students to vote - at least thats my conspiracy theory.
well that 'joy' is more joyous for them than the current working population. After all, the retired are the only group to not have suffered cuts on their payments from the state thus far in the crisis. Those with civil service or semi-state pension also, have received no cuts to that source of income either.
Polling station work should have been given to the unemployed as opposed to retirees or civil servants moonlighting
That's not correct regarding public sector/semi state pensions - all occupational pensions are liable to the Universal Social Charge which is a tax on income .
There was no drop in their Gross income though
Most others have suffered BOTH a drop in Gross Income AND an increase in tax payable