To think that the private school VAT case is a waste of time and money?

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The government’s removal of VAT breaks on school fees is being challenged in courts - friend has been pinning her hopes on this, her DC ( no SEN, perfectly bright) are in an expensive private school. I told her it wasn’t likely to make a difference, and her children will be long out of school by the time any absolute decisions are made.

However, even if the judgement goes the school’s way it’ll court to the Court of Appeal, then the European Court - which could take years - and even then IF that court rules in favour of private schools our government is under no obligation to change anything.

IF a court is even willing to intervene in a social/economic policy that was in a political manifesto - a BIG policy - and voted for.

YANBU - it’s a waste of time/money if the goal is to get the government to reverse the VAT/ business rates policy in private achools

YABU - it could overturn their policy

The High Court judgement also objected to the use of 'tax break' by the government it has no legal basis. They had to pass a new Act of Parliament to create this new Education Tax opportunity, I definitely think that alone was worth the time and money for the court case The government lying must always be exposed from Rachel's C:V to their freebies to this.

Your lack of understanding of the motivation behind the breakfast club scheme is predictable, maybe try viewing things outside of your private school bubble.

rubbish. Its postcode lotttery nonsense. The state primary school my children attend, as well as every state primary school in this county, aready have breakfast clubs, run by external aka private providers. Nobody is asking for breakfast clubs.

Erm....breakfast clubs have been around for years in state schools..

errrrrrrm yes paid-for breakfast clubs are available, the universal breakfast clubs the government are trialling will be free of charge.

So ignorant.

When the word ‘private’ is involved, someone/s somewhere is making money out of it. They are just being asked to pay fair tax on it. This is a non-argument of the rich trying to stay rich.

I mean - if she can afford it great - if she can’t, pull her kid out. It was voted in. I wish people would stop trying to make ridiculous claims and bring this to the courts etc. it’s silly - and I say this as a private school parent.

Yes it really is as simple as pulling your kid out, when they’re in the middle of their GCSEs, and there are no state school places available.