So, what I don't understand is this.
There are quite a few GN's who say they have sent their children to private schools/religious schools on past threads. I assume none of the GN's who have quoted they would like to see them banned have sent their children to either a public or religious school!
What are you saying about those GN's and parents in general who made a choice to do so. Are you saying, in your opinion, they were/are bad parents, made poor parental choices, gained an advantage over state educated school, sought to ensure their children were one of the 7.5% of children 'who will rule everything' according to one post.
Take Alan Bennett as an example, now he has been mentioned.
Bennett went to Christ Church, Upper Armley, 'Church of England' school. He gained a place at Cambridge but eventually opted to study at Exeter College, Oxford. He went on to do research and teach for a good many years at Oxford.
Is he not being one of the 'many' hypocrites who have either sent their children to, or studied themselves in either a private/religious school but don't want other parents to do the same?
Why do so many people the likes of Dianne Abbot, Tristrum Hunt, Polly Toynbee, YABB &Co harp on about state education as being the mecca of education and yet they have sent their own kids to private schools, hypocrites the lot of them.
I didn't send my daughter to a private school, I never went to a private school. I sure as hell do not think it is my business to tell another parent what they should do with their kids education, why would I?
Labour started the Academy school system and I think they have proved to show some really good results. The Coalition carried on and if Labour get back in they too will keep the free school/Academy system.
I do agree however that if an area does not have a problem with either poor state schools or sufficient school places the money allocated should go to where it will best be made use of.