Being Totally Chaotic in Total Chaos

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Working families must earn £71,000 a year to match income of jobless three-child household after Budget. 🤯

For 2026/27, households with three children where at least one parent claims standard Universal Credit, housing support and health benefits such as Personal Independence Payment will receive £46,000 annually. This figure increases to £55,000 for households with five children.

In contrast, families where one person works full-time and another part-time on minimum wage will take home £28,000 after tax.

The research shows that matching the income of a three-child household on benefits would require pre-tax earnings of approximately £71,000, whilst families would need to earn £90,000 before tax to equal the benefits received by jobless households with five children.

https://www.gbnews.com/money/working-families-jobless-budgt-child-benefit-cap

The System 'For Dummies' (Chapter 2-1): Structure Pt 1 - Sam Fisher YouTube

Premiers tonight on YouTube

At 18:30 (GMT)

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The System 'For Dummies' (Chapter 2-2): Structure Pt 1 - Sam Fisher YouTube

Premiers tonight on YouTube

At 19:00 (GMT)

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Being Totally Chaotic on Total Chaos


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Whistle-blower - TMSSP

Breakbeat mixed with distorted drums and bass.

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The rules for using punctuation adjacent to quotation marks vary significantly based on regional dialect (
American English vs. British English) and the specific style guide being followed. The placement of periods and commas is the main point of divergence, while other punctuation marks follow a more universal "logical" rule.
Punctuation Adjacent to Quotation Marks
The primary conflict in punctuation rules is between the US "typographical" style and the UK "logical" style for periods and commas.
American English Style (US): Traditional
In American English (followed by style guides like The Chicago Manual of Style, AP, MLA, and APA), periods and commas always go inside the closing quotation mark, regardless of whether they were part of the original quoted material.

Periods and Commas (always inside):
She described the process as "unusual," which made me suspicious.
The sign said "Walk."
Other Punctuation (logical placement):
Semicolons and colons always go outside the quotation marks.
Example: He said, "I would prefer to go"; however, that wasn't true.
Question marks and exclamation points go inside if they belong to the quoted material and outside if they punctuate the entire sentence.
Inside: He asked, "Will you still be my friend?"
Outside: Do you agree with the saying, "All's fair in love and war"?

British English Style (UK): Logical
In British English (often referred to as "logical punctuation," followed by guides like the New Oxford Style Manual), punctuation marks are placed based on whether they were part of the original quoted material or part of the surrounding sentence.

Periods and Commas (logical placement):
They claimed the program was 'intelligent', but I disagreed. (Comma outside the quote)
He used to like the proverb "A barking dog never bites". (Period outside the quote)
If the period was in the original quote: The Spanish say, "Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get." (Period inside the quote)
Note that British English typically uses single quotes ('...') as the primary form, with double quotes for nested quotations.
Other Punctuation: Follows the same logical rule as American English (inside if part of the quote, outside if part of the surrounding sentence).

Punctuation Adjacent to Parentheses
The rules for parentheses (or round brackets) are more consistent across different styles and dialects, relying primarily on logic:

If the parentheses enclose a full, independent sentence: The end punctuation (period, question mark, or exclamation point) goes inside the closing parenthesis.
(The weather was beautiful today.)
If the parentheses enclose material within another sentence: The punctuation for the main sentence goes outside the closing parenthesis. The parenthetical content itself does not have a terminal period (unless an abbreviation like "etc." is used).
He went to the store (which was closed) to buy some milk.
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For other punctuation: Commas, semicolons, or colons used in the main sentence should always be placed after the closing parenthesis.
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