Nope. They're paying once for the opportunity to have their child educated at a state school (plus all the infrastructure for training teachers via university placements and newly qualified teacher (nqt) programmes and then choosing to pay more to go somewhere else.
Good point, well made!
Always happy to brighten up your day, old fruitAs I pressed ”post” I smiled to myself and thought “I know who is probably going to come back with a sarcastic response” as you do on any subject where someone disagrees with you. Think about changing your MO Harry, it has become VERY predictable
But I need variety in putdowns Harry!Always happy to brighten up your day, old fruit
Don't confuse education and reading with wealth.I'm not completely excusing the guy, but this article adds *a bit* of context. It's also difficult how the "extremely poor" bit was delivered or how serious he was being. Again, not excusing him, like...
Alexander Armstrong branded ‘out of touch’ for ‘extremely poor’ comment
Wealthy presenter has been accused of ‘whining’ as sarcastic social media users urged he set up a fundraising pagewww.independent.co.uk
Mind you, anyone who uses the word 'vituperative' strikes me as the sort of person who has probably got a few spare quid here and there.
Yes - quite.
No. Its not all about you. Or any other individual. Like it or not a country is a collective. Without the success of the collective no individual can be successful (even the utterly delusional Ayn Rand realised you'd need some kind of collective security). When you are taxed it is the 'price' you pay to live in a successful, stable, well run, country. This includes ensuring that there is a well educated and healthy workforce as well as the infrastructure, reglations and security within which enterprise can flourish.
You're not even comparing apples with pears - rather apples with shoes. Paying private school fees is a choice - one many people could never afford - and from my experience many of the parents are completely up their own arse. If you don't like the VAT being added (and after all it is actually a service which should attract VAT) then just don't use a private school.I'm very sorry, but Private schools not being able to get benefits off the taxpayer by claiming they are charities anymore is a bit like £3m+ farms avoiding IHT (never mind, only half the rate every other family run business has to pay over £1m at twice the rate) and getting upset at not being able to claim their benefits.
Maybe a new series of Benefit street
It is indeed.
?? Are you really serious about this?
Only 5% of all farmers will pay any IHT.
the logic would be education is no longer seen as VAT exempt. it's not about being part of the state or not. now the rules on exemption are changed in one area, i wouldnt be surprised it spread to other areas in time.
So why are people like this television arse still whining and grizzling if most of the trauma has been cushioned?
As I made clear, I don't condemn anyone for making that decision when their kids are at the heart of it.Pays your money, takes your choice. Both my kids went to private schools. We were not rich, lived in a small flat, drove knackered old cars, had about three cheap bargain holidays abroad in total whilst we were paying school fees and had pretty well no luxuries. Nearly everything we bought was second hand. Do I feel guilty, do I f***!
I MUST be a total cock though
and no I don’t agree with VAT being charged on private school fees. Definitely sailing this ship alone on here.
Not following you here.
No worries. All good fun.But I need variety in putdowns Harry!
Your edit is an improvement, although a little harsh I feel
It was a poke at Watford ZERO - not those that earn less than that. He's bragged about all his investments that he's now had to move out of the UK due to Brexit.
Yes but don't forget if he's only clearing £100k per year he's virtually on the bread line according to some on NSC!I'm not completely excusing the guy, but this article adds *a bit* of context. It's also difficult how the "extremely poor" bit was delivered or how serious he was being. Again, not excusing him, like...
Alexander Armstrong branded ‘out of touch’ for ‘extremely poor’ comment
Wealthy presenter has been accused of ‘whining’ as sarcastic social media users urged he set up a fundraising page
Mind you, anyone who uses the word 'vituperative' strikes me as the sort of person who has probably got a few spare quid here and there.