'I’m not sure anything sums up the state of British equality than private school students having to fork up less for their fees while some of the country’s most disadvantaged pupils come to school hungry.' ✍️ najourno writes for MetroOpinion
In other words, schools that in some cases charge upwards of £40,000 a year in fees, that house and educate families with substantial inherited wealth and power, entrenching inequality, can effectively be handed taxpayers’ money because they areIn this nation of stark division between the richest and poorest, I’m not sure anything sums up the state of British equality than private school students having to fork up less for their fees while some of the country’s most disadvantaged pupils...
The decision to maintain the charitable status of private schools exposes how truly tone-deaf Conservative Government is This is the reality in state schools across the UK, and considering that, and our wider economic climate, why should money be handed on a platter to those who are already born with a silver spoon in their mouths?
In my view, the decision to maintain the charitable status of private schools exposes how truly tone-deaf Conservative Government is – not to mention self-serving. This was thrown into sharp relief with the revelation last month that Eton students heckled and jeered state school girls following a talk given by Nigel Farage.
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