Labour has voted to get rid of private schools

Original post by Deggs_14

They say labour is for the working class citizens and I suppose this fits that category. But I think this is extreme. Public schools are a part of British history and culture, look at the likes of Wellington College, Harrow or Stowe. Some silly old man can’t erase pieces of British culture and history. He’s worse than Trump. Social class will always exist, especially in the U.K. If parents want to invest in their children’s futures then they should be rightfully allowed to do so.

Exactly. There are parents who work so hard to make sure their kids go to good schools. In many cases it’s not even about privilege, it’s about priorities and hard work. Parents make huge sacrifices to get their kids into some of these schools.

Also, having the private school system helps raise standards all round, even for state schools.

I’m never voting labour again.

Reply 3

Ðeggs

Original post by Fruli

Exactly. There are parents who work so hard to make sure their kids go to good schools. In many cases it’s not even about privilege, it’s about priorities and hard work. Parents make huge sacrifices to get their kids into some of these schools.

Also, having the private school system helps raise standards all round, even for state schools.

I’m never voting labour again.

Me neither. I find it quite hard to believe that I would have once wanted to when they pledged to make the patron saint days a national holiday. It’s a shame that in the U.K. no one really cares about them, there are no national events or anything like that. In France on Bastille Day there are huge celebrations, and Americans care more about St Patrick’s day than the Irish do!

Reply 4

the bear

Corbyn & his commie pals would ruin this country; we would end up worse than Albania.

Reply 5

Greywolf.

Original post by Fruli

Seriously, wtf?

They also promised to abandon ofsted and legalise all drugs including heroine and cannabis to decriminalise the working classes. Sadiq Khan is literally the only sensible one there who wants to get things done

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Reply 6

harrysbar

Corbyn went too far when he said borscht and sauertkraut should replace fish and chips on state school dinner menus :mob:

Reply 7

SteveyStack

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A fair enough policy would have been to reduce the tax breaks private schools receive. This is just pure idiocy thought up by someone with Neely for brains

Reply 8

the bear

Original post by harrysbar

Corbyn went too far when he said borscht and sauertkraut should replace fish and chips on state school dinner menus :mob:

but free vodka for primary school kids.... it's swings & roundabouts innit

:h:

Reply 9

Nununu

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The more destructive police is abolishing Ofsted

Reply 10

Greywolf.

Original post by Nununu

The more destructive police is abolishing Ofsted

It’s ridiculous

Reply 11

harrysbar

Original post by the bear

but free vodka for primary school kids.... it's swings & roundabouts innit

:h:

If they're lucky the little ones get to share a pig's head for lunch. If they're unlucky they get one each

Reply 12

username4499734

What about the ones they send their own kids too?? 🙄😂

Reply 13

the bear

Original post by harrysbar

If they're lucky the little ones get to share a pig's head for lunch. If they're unlucky they get one each

School assemblies with compulsory worship will be replaced with marching round the playground whilst singing the Red Flag. at the end they have to kiss the feet of the Diane Abbot statue which will be installed in the foyer of every school.

Reply 14

MagnumKoishi

At this point he's not working for the working class, he's just working against the upper class. It doesn't achieve anything good for either end

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Reply 15

username4501410

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Private schools don't even perform that much better than state schools

Reply 16

AlishaWhite

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Original post by Deggs_14

They say labour is for the working class citizens and I suppose this fits that category. But I think this is extreme. Public schools are a part of British history and culture, look at the likes of Wellington College, Harrow or Stowe. Some silly old fool can’t erase pieces of British culture and history. He’s worse than Trump. Social class will always exist, especially in the U.K. If parents want to invest in their children’s futures then they should be rightfully allowed to do so.

Who the hell cares about history? Might as well bring back the slave trade

Reply 17

999tigger

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I laughed when I read it. Simply unelectable.
I was most impressed by their claim they were going to seize private property.
They dont know just how much they scare anyone else except the far left.

Al;so scrapping oftsed which inspects schools to replace it with another organisation that inspects schools. Go figure.

Reply 18

nutz99

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Is this a joke or something. Must be total BS as most politicians including Labour send their kids to private schools. Corbyn went to a private school too.

Reply 19

Sinnoh