The government’s latest assault on private education is not just another hapless policy misstep; it is an open declaration of class warfare, thinly veiled in the rhetoric of fairness and reform. Imposing a 20% VAT on private school fees from January 2025 was bad enough—an indiscriminate tax hike targeting parents who dare to seek a better education for their children outside the state’s faltering system. But the removal of business rates charitable relief for private schools, set for April 2025, pushes this vendetta into new and dangerous territory. This is not merely about raising revenue; it is about punishing aspiration and dismantling choice
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