You nees to be very careful in using terms like 'unmitigated disaster'. I'm fairly sure there have been positives to both, not least the amount of private sector investment it brought.… (View Post)

On thread: this just shows the extent to which the mentality of "the government has money and if it doesn't spend it it's because it's being greedy" persists. People don'… (View Post)

Well it’s a bit more complicated than that (as always, and as you acknowledge). Back in the 80s and 90s, as I recall, spend per pupil at yer bog standard private school wasn’t much different to that … (View Post)

My fear is that the big losers will be those on the next step down the ladder - i.e. those whose kids would have previously got into that 'good' state school but who no longer will because … (View Post)

Well, it's not, because introducing VAT for private schools is going to lead to worse outcomes. It will be revenue negative: it will cost more (in having to fund the state school places of kids … (View Post)