This is just terrible and ludicrous.
Every party in govt dependent on the votes or donations of all those rich influential parents, plus affluent boards and religious institutions. Either terrified of offending them or happily compliant as 'alumni'. Not as if the graduates of these private schools, who climbed into parliament or business have demonstrated genuine intellectual abilities or moral and ethical principals. We have seen far too many despicable examples already.
Quite apart from paying for private schools, the wealthy (and well-off #middleclass) skew the availability of places at state schools by bidding up the prices of #homes in the catchment areas of 'good' schools.
This is hardly new but is in many ways a more serious issue than a marginal increase in private fees!
The #LabourParty seems to have finally settled their position on #privateschools charitable status, which annoys the hell out of many people.
Rather than change their status (which would require legislative change), they are intending tot week tax regulations so that Independent #schools pay VAT & business rates... its a pragmatic solution, which should see fees rise by 20% (at least to cover the VAT) but may prove insufficient for many who cannot see why they're charities in the first place!