Left Foot Forward
Why Labour is right to want to end charitable status for private schools
Only a few weeks ago it was revealed that Eton, for example, received £3.3 million of rental income from its real estate portfolio and £5.8 million from selling commercial property. Why it deserves tax exemptions not afforded to state schools is a question that continues to baffle those of us who want a fairer education system for all.
Tory leadership contender Suella Braverman slammed for demonising the poor
Braverman of course completely overlooks the fact that 56% of people in poverty in the UK are in a working family and 7 in 10 children in child poverty are in a family where at least one parent works.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs under investigation by HMRC
Revelations about the investigation are awkward for Zahawi, given that HMRC falls under the control of the treasury.
Wera Hobhouse MP: A national home insulation programme is vital to bringing down energy bills
Improving the energy efficiency of our homes brings down bills as people use less energy to heat their homes. It seems obvious, but the Conservatives don’t seem to recognise the urgency of this.
Resurfaced video shows Rishi Sunak admitting he has ‘no working class friends’
"Imagine having no working class friends. Unreal. I dunno why but I stupidly assumed that they at least knew normal people."