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“State school funding should be paid for by all – such as higher income tax”

David Smith, a parent with Education Not Taxation, a group opposing VAT on fees

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“Governments have neglected state schools. Just look at exam time.”

Sam Hudson, freelance reporter

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“Sports pitches should be free to all – not closed off inside private schools”

Kieran Connolly, sports charity founder

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“Private schools don’t boost results internationally. They shield privilege”

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics, and Rosalie Henry de Frahan

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The Long Read: “Scrap VAT below £11,000 fees”

Diarmid McKenzie, chair of governors of a small fee-paying school in Devon

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“The Labour Party should complete its Unfinished Education Revolution”

Carl Smith, academy principal

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“Less interference in state schools would encourage private schools with strong values to convert”

Priscilla Alderson, professor emerita at the Institute of Education, University College London and a Quaker Socialist Society member

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“VAT on private schools isn’t a ‘public subsidy’. It’s an outlier policy.”

Maxwell Marlow, director of research, Adam Smith Institute

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“The Adam Smith Institute usually opposes public subsidies. Why not with private schools?”

Rebecca Boden, former senior tax inspector

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“Our roof came off… Spend VAT on fixing state school buildings like mine?”

Carl Smith, principal

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“State school funding should be paid for by all – such as higher income tax”

“Governments have neglected state schools. Just look at exam time.”

“Sports pitches should be free to all – not closed off inside private schools”

“Private schools don’t boost results internationally. They shield privilege”

The Long Read: “Scrap VAT below £11,000 fees”

“The Labour Party should complete its Unfinished Education Revolution”

“Less interference in state schools would encourage private schools with strong values to convert”

“VAT on private schools isn’t a ‘public subsidy’. It’s an outlier policy.”

“The Adam Smith Institute usually opposes public subsidies. Why not with private schools?”

“Our roof came off… Spend VAT on fixing state school buildings like mine?”

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