Hypocrisy is not unknown to politicians, especially those in this Labour Party. Labour’s tax on private schools makes it harder for parents to gather enough funds to give their children the best opportunities, so Guido thought to take a look at those Shadow Cabinet ministers who managed to make the most of a private education. At a time when parents weren’t punished for wanting the best for their kids…
It would be remiss to forget Lady Victoria Starmer, who attended Channing School as well. That’s 8 out of 32 in the Shadow Cabinet that attended fee-paying schools. Guido wonders which of them might not have been able to go had their VAT on private schools policy been implemented at the time…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”