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I feel honoured to have 2 photos I took featured on Thorp Perrow's Instagram and Facebook pages today. Also, a photo I took of Myrna last week is featured on a page for a clothing store in New York! #proud#lovephotography
VAT on private schools was supposed to fix issues with teacher numbers.
SPOILER - it didn’t & is increasingly likely to be costing the taxpayer not contributing to the pot due to kids leaving & schools closing at faster than predicted rate.
Slow hand clap for our Labour govt
This is getting dangerously disgusting now. Why not just put up posters in NHS windows saying, 'No private school children.' And the silence from the state education sector about this - is absolutely shameful.
I’m hearing that interns at @educationgovuk are running around like headless chickens trying to establish attritions rates in independent schools @bphillipsonMP so that @RachelReevesMP@hmtreasury knows what category of tax shortfall she’s facing over @10DowningStreet’s ‘tough but fair’ discriminatory education tax regime?
Is it true, Bridget?
So much disingenuous guff being spewed about Rachel Reeves. If a male Chancellor cried in the Commons because he’d had a row with the Speaker, the media would be rightly merciless. If you can’t stand the heat, Rachel, get out of the political kitchen. Your job is too important.
@LauraTrottMP@NeilDotObrien@reformparty_uk@hmtreasury Is it appropriate for HM Treasury to post political graphics like this? If they are allowed to do so, shouldn’t they at least be accurate?
#SchoolFeeVAT is not a 'tax break'—it's a VAT exemption, just like the one that applies to all other education provision, for good reason. @HouseofCommons
Not only did @UKLabour only give private schools six weeks to ready themselves for VAT, but many have now tried to register, only to find HMRC haven't updated their website to include schools with charitable status.
This government's incompetence knows no bounds 🤦♂️
Labour's tax raid on private school fees is in CHAOS https://t.co/Cs8qqIIp3N
🚨 HMRC: not ready
🚨 Schools: not ready
🚨 Local Authorities: not ready
🚨 Parents & children: not ready
No sensible govt would rush a major tax change in just 2 months. Early data shows this policy is already a bust—it should be scrapped. #PolicyFail @UKLabour@hmtreasury@RachelReevesMP@HMRCgovuk@educationgovuk #EducationNotTax
A chancellor who has never run a business and reports to a prime minister who has never run a business and is advised by civil servants who have never run a business - is about to advise business owners how to run a business.
The Labour Party spent 13 years in opposition talking boldly about ending the badger 🦡 cull. When they finally regain power they now say the killing might continue for 5 more years. This is a huge betrayal & national disgrace & I won’t be holding back in telling people what I think in Parliament Square on tomorrow at 12.30 please 🙏 join us @BadgerTrust@BornFreeFDN@ProtectTheWild_@LeagueACS@Keir_Starmer@SteveReedMP
The VAT on school fees policy is riddled with uncertainties, risking school closures, and burdening state schools. With potential revenue overestimated and a lack of clear impact assessments, it's time for a serious rethink @uklabour#EducationNotTaxation
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The government's VAT plans for independent schools risk costing the taxpayer up to £1.8 billion, a new report from the @ASI has found https://t.co/jR35LixvIC