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 who w… (View Post)
Weirdly, while the government prioritises health workers for immigrant visas, it makes it almost impossible for British-born students to get university places to study medicine. It's as if it wants t… (View Post)
I'd also add: He has no real opposition locally. He tries, with some success, not to be too tribal. His patch - Greater Manchester - is doing rather better than the country as a whole. He makes a big… (View Post)
Pretty much. I remember when I had two kids under three: on any given day they went to nursery - and it wasn't a particularly fancy nursery - it cost me more than I earned in that day. I was basicall… (View Post)