Education taxers in family/close friends

[JamesDad2]

Do any parents with DC at private school have education taxers in their family (or close friends)?

That was also true with some people I grew up with, I always expected the ps educated children to be such high flyers so was surprised when some ended up doing HND courses at non red brick unis. Now I’m older with kids of my own, I realise it’s about the best option for the child.

Wow. You couldn’t be more wrong - I think the Venn diagram between Remainers and those who think private schools should be taxed is huge. It’s not a tax on education. 🙄

I've just checked. The charitable status for independent schools in Scotland was removed in 2022.

People who are educated and value education, wouldn’t want to limit education options through taxation.
The only reason I can think of for doing it, is to limit those educated outside of the state control. I think people have been duped and quite easily at that.

This is hilarious. It's got me humming 'Education Taxer' to the Prodigy's Fire Starter tune.

Think the 93% majority who don’t use private schools are largely pretty indifferent on this. Certainly feelings aren’t strong enough to warrant a whole new category! You sound abit bonkers tbh.

People who are educated and value education would want as level a playing field as possible, so that the education children receive bears no relation to their parents' wealth.

It’s literally a tax on education between the ages of 4 and 19. It’s not a tax on private schools in any way, it’s on the children (well fee payers). How can you support something so damaging to children without knowing the basics of the policy?

Brilliant! It’s only been 8 and a half years but we’ve finally found something good about Brexit …

Do you think Nigel Farage, old Alleynian, is in favour of VAT on anything at all? Wasn’t the supposed point of Brexit to cut taxes and regulations on businesses?

Well yes, how would state school parents be charged VAT? It also includes any wrap around care as well, if considered educational, which includes basically anything short of just sitting in a room. Wouldn’t want to let those six year olds off with tax free learning after school now would we.

No I don’t, he’s been quite clear he’s against education taxes (as have the leaders of every other major party ) and I suspect he’s going to have a big influence on policies within the next 5 years thanks to Labour’s spiteful and incompetent policies. Nether the less, it’s Brexit that made education taxes possible.

Labour closed most the grammar schools some years ago and Phillipson is aiming to finish the job with her education decolonisation project.

Still waiting for your reason for starting the thread. Definitely not just stirring on a reliable topic, so what's going on?

Her what?

Decolonisation project!!! The comments become more batshit as the threads go on.

Thanks, but it’s irrelevant to the education tax policy. Removing the charitable status was attempted by Labour in England and Wales, but was seen off by legal action. Interestingly by the same QC who is now leading the legal action against labour on behalf of the ISC.

Your reasoning lacks rigour, OP.

Tax free learning after school is often available in the state system.

Sunday night during dry January, impressive energy.

But education options are already limited by what people can afford.

As you are such a great believer in not restricting private education I imagine you’re also campaigning to stop private schools charging fees or having entrance exams, therefore removing all barriers?

There is a campaign for education vouchers, meaning EVERY child gets the £7k state funding and parents can then top it up as they see fit along the lines of Ireland’s system or tax rebates similar to Italy and Spain. That would certainly open it up, I’m sure the education taxers would say it’s unfair in some way though 🤷‍♂️

Schools do still need to be funded so fees are necessary and I am completely in favour of selective entrance, so I wouldn’t be campaigning for that.

The Tories were the party that brought in brexit. It surprises me that you think that they would support VAT on private schools. Do you think they would have brought in a similar policy if they had been elected?