AIBU to think that this proposal is long overdue?

[Summer1967]

Parents who earn a combined income of more than £80,000 should have to pay if their children go to the most popular state schools, a report suggests.

Private headmaster Dr Anthony Seldon raises the idea for cross-party think tank the Social Market Foundation.

Yes, it's ridiculous.

That's ridiculous!

It's ridiculous.

The most popular state schools become so because they are populated by the middle classes. Charging parents for their children to attend - thus driving them out to independent schools - is a surefire way of ensuring that they will not stay popular.

Absolute insanity.

Yabu

Have to smile at all of us using the same adjective at the same time :)

they already pay, via their taxes. stupid idea.

There's already a thread about this

But it's ridiculous anyway

You do realise that that 80k cut off will get lower....and lower..... Don't you?

Yes, two threads about it.

Ridiculous.

It would break the middle class stranglehold on top state schools apparently. Maybe there should just be a rebate for those who choose to opt out of the state system instead.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1971544-High-earners-should-be-charged-for-state-schools

Ridiculous idea.
Who decides what is the most popular schools? Will this and the earning criteria change over time to catch more & more people.
If we pay does this mean we actually get real choice this time not just the places allocated as that's what's left.

Absolutely ridiculous

Yes, YABU. I can't think of anything to be said for the idea at all, so it's not "long overdue" in the sense of "simple common sense."

Why would you pay private fees to send your child to a state school? All this wil do is drive up demand for private schools. Bonkers.

I don't quite hit this threshold but might well do in the future.m
I am v lucky, I live in an area with 1 outstanding primary, two good ones, one outstanding secondary (though Catholic so not for me) and two good secondaries. The area is socioeconomically v mixed.

How would I be charged?