Well this sure is a depressing read. Do you think it's a problem with where the cut-off for state-sponsored childcare is or an issue with having state-sponsored childcare in the first place?

There is no doubt that childcare gets real expensive real fast. And it is a hard problem to solve: if you want to enable parents to work, they probably need access to childcare. I'm generally supportive of laws that promote families and children and helping out with childcare seems like a laudable goal.

But given that such things cost money, and a pretty big part of this problem seems to be that taxes in the UK are insane, what path is there?