onthecommon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 6:32 pm
45 million people registered to vote in the uk.
Less than 1 million people have children in private education - the majority of these are Tory voters.
Do not think your vote withdrawal from Labour will have an impact.
I do hope our Labour Candidates/ Councillors have read the VAT threads here, including the despicable behaviour being encouraged and continue with this policy and then next remove the nonsensical charitable status these elite establishment enjoy.
I agree with you. I dont think any of this is going to change Labour's intentions. However, I dont think we should be nasty about parents not wanting to pay VAT on education.
The VAT is not going to change people getting stupid salaries in banking, or being successful in their business or inheriting money. It is life and the alternative (communism) has not worked so far.
People are free to do whatever they like with their money and personally, I find it a lot more noble to spend it in your kids education than a fancy car or house. I know partners from my company who live in a mansion near a grammar school and send their kids to a state funded school (which we all pay for), who have had plenty of tutorial support (they have tons of spare change) and will get first into the top Unis as they dont come from the private system.
Rich people will ALWAYS make sure they send their kids to the best schools. Because they make sure they live in the best neighbourhoods. Because they will complain to the headteacher if they dont do a good job. Because they will write to their MP if there is crime. Accept it.
On the other hand, I have seen people with normal salaries in London, living in a very average size home, driving a very average car but spending most of their salaries in their kids' education.
I myself am from this second front. I cannot think of a better way to spend my money. I cannot think of a better inheritance for my kids than the best education.
Parents who send their kids to private school save the tax payer's money on education. They same with private health. Yet, I am more than happy to pay taxes so that state schools and the NHS are as good as possible in case, one day, me or my husband lose our jobs.
As for VAT, fine. If they want to remove the charitable status, so be it. But then I don't want to finance bursaries or scholarships, sorry. Happy to do so if it is a charity but not if it is a business. I dont see any Porsche drivers sponsoring a Porsche for me to enjoy.
Why should my hard earned salary finance the fees of kids who, according to the rest of the country, have perfectly great schools in the state system. Will private schools become more elitist? You bet. At the moment, at my kids' schools more than 50% of kids receive bursaries. But hey, if Labour and Labour supporters do not see the value in it, why should I?