Starmer's stubbornness

Politics of envy, nothing more nothing less.

maddyone

The money is unlikely to be used to improve state schools.

I understand that it is to be used to fund the shortage of certain teachers like maths teachers.

Freya5

Perhaps State schools should aim to bring their standards up to private schools, this will need more financial input, more schools, so smaller classes, more teachers, but hey it's easier to bring hundreds more children into state schools, more overcrowding than already is, for what, it seems is an ideological move, rather than a sensibly reasoned one.

It's a spiteful move designed to appease the envious.

The money is unlikely to be used to improve state schools.

I wonder how many GNers would approve of paying 20% more benefit to people simply because those people claimed they were a charity?

That's exactly why the tax exemption has to be removed. Why should schools have the exemption which is meant for charities?

It isn't enough to say children will be forced back into the state system. If there is no justification for the charitable status the school simply shouldn't have it.
It's nothing to do with hating private schools simply with removing an unjustified benefit and using the money to improve state education.

Perhaps State schools should aim to bring their standards up to private schools, this will need more financial input, more schools, so smaller classes, more teachers, but hey it's easier to bring hundreds more children into state schools, more overcrowding than already is, for what, it seems is an ideological move, rather than a sensibly reasoned one.

Pure hatred of independent schools and those who send their children to them.

Yes, that’s what this policy is about. Starmer’s thoughts on independent schools seem to be shared by many on GN.

I repeat.

Children as described by the OP will either be exempted from VAT or the services will be zero-rated. It makes a difference to the schoo,. As soon as I know which area of VAT law it comes under VAT 1994 maybe section 30? But nothing confirmed yet.

This will be worked on post election if Labour get into government and probably come into force during the next tax year.

RosiesMaw

As well as presumably placing an impossible burden on the mainstream schools who lack the funding, staff and resources.
Somebody needs to see this or it will come back to bite him and in the meantime, lives will be blighted.

I agree, lives will be blighted. But Starmer doesn’t care about this, he is intent on raising money at the expense of those children who will be thrown into a state system which can’t cope with them. Pure hatred of independent schools and those who send their children to them.

Yes I can confirm that these children will be exempt from paying VAT on the educational services they receive from private schooling.

They didn’t have EHCP when he was at school.
Possibly his children didn’t need one, so his knowledge is limited about how long it takes a for an EHCP assessment or a diagnosis of a problem which would entitle the child to have one, even when it’s obvious to the parents, or those teaching the child that there is a need.
As more children present with problems, the waiting time gets longer.
If parents are paying for their children to get the specialist help they need, is it right to make them pay even more?

I understood the exact opposite.

That an exemption is in place for children with these plans.

I’ll get back on this

As well as presumably placing an impossible burden on the mainstream schools who lack the funding, staff and resources.
Somebody needs to see this or it will come back to bite him and in the meantime, lives will be blighted.