Democrat-leaning and bailout recipient Goldman Sachs estimates that an expiration of the tax cut could knock two-thirds of a percentage point off growth in early 2012.

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Mr Stirling said anyone who signed up before the cut-off point at the end of August would still receive their newsletters and a birthday card.

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That is roughly 0.3% of the power of the 180-decibel cut-off point that the operational system would have.

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Which may be why Mr Hemming's point of order on super-injunctions this week was twice cut off by the Speaker - who said he would discuss it in private, but not in the Chamber.

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Dredge has only enjoyed one top-10 finish this year and was resigned to making it four missed cuts out of five until the weather turned and the cut-off point dropped to two over, keeping him here.

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But take 1963, the year that marked the end of national service and the rise of the Beatles, and you have an interesting cut-off point for comparison.

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After this cut-off point, it gives preference to Catholic pupils, with a proportion of places also allocated for non-Catholics.

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