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Article: Labour plan to tax school fees

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January 1, 1995
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THE Labour party is threatening to impose Vat on school fees in a move that could cut support among middle-class voters. David Blunkett, shadow education secretary, wants to end financial privileges enjoyed by independent schools and redirect the money into state education.

His plan was attacked last night by Gillian Shephard, the education secretary, who accused Labour of practising "the politics of envy". The private schools warned that Labour could increase government costs by forcing privately educated pupils into the state sector. Blunkett also risked alienating up to 1m parents with children in independent education, they said. Sir Rhodes Boyson, the former headmaster and Tory ...

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