I've lived adjacent to a large, famous private school for 12 years. They contribute absolutely nothing to the local community (apart from the kids spending some money in local shops), although t… (View Post)

Perhaps private schools could absorb the cost of VAT without raising fees. They could, for example, have slightly larger class sizes, or spend less on expensive refurbishments and extra-curricular ac… (View Post)

All this talk of a "tax on aspiration" really does my head in. It's utter nonsense. Are people seriously suggesting that the 7% who have the privilege of private education are aspirati… (View Post)

There's lots of good and brilliant state schools. Sunak and others are very fond of citing Ofsted: 87% are good or outstanding. Tories can't have it both ways. Meanwhile, there are a minori… (View Post)

She must have forgotten Ash Sarkar and her widespread 'untruths'. Much more important than Donald Trump and his mates, or the Covid deniers, obviously. (View Post)