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https://apple.news/AZzzO5gK5SAm0W0w6n0Rs5g
Labour’s private school tax raid could cost the taxpayer £1.6 billion a year. 
 

Just adding a recent article for those that think I only posted one side to the story! Would love others to share articles as much as possible that include independent data sources. 
 

I was also amused with the recent thread of someone asking about renting to get into North Dulwich Charter. Another way of using money to get a better education for their children but it an opaque way! 

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That is a flawed analysis. It's unfortunately light on details but here's a couple of glaring errors:

Firstly it uses the discredited assumption that all possible positive externalities due to the independent school sector are in-scope for any calculation. This is manifestly not true: https://fullfact.org/education/times-front-page-error-independent-schools/

Secondly, I'm guessing that, if surveyed, no parents of kids at independent schools would volunteer that they WANTED to pay more. It's surprising therefore that 'only' 20% of respondents said that they would pull their kids out with the imposition of VAT. Realistically it will be significantly less as people will tighten in other areas rather than disrupt their kids' education. After all school fees have been rising above inflation since the turn of the century:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-charts-that-shows-how-private-school-fees-have-exploded-a7023056.html

This article shows some schools have increased by almost 50% in the last 8 years:

https://exampapersplus.co.uk/most-expensive-schools-in-the-uk/

So it's disingenuous to suggest that parents will pull kids out due to another increase.