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This is properly mental from Labour at their conference:
Labour delegates have endorsed radical plans that would abolish private schools by removing their charitable status and redistributing their endowments, investments and properties to the state sector.
Conference delegates approved a motion that said such a commitment should be included in the party’s next general election manifesto. The motion added universities would be limited to admitting the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population, currently 7%.
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@TeWaio said in British Politics:
This is properly mental from Labour at their conference:
Labour delegates have endorsed radical plans that would abolish private schools by removing their charitable status and redistributing their endowments, investments and properties to the state sector.
Conference delegates approved a motion that said such a commitment should be included in the party’s next general election manifesto. The motion added universities would be limited to admitting the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population, currently 7%.
I get where they are coming from - all children should have access to the same opportunities, regardless of parental wealth.
But this seems rather extreme, and frankly, quite a pathetic way to try and appease to the "woke" generation. Would Corbyn himself have got where he did without his private school education?
The Labour party, in my view, are complete fucked. Just heard now that aparently they are going to push for a shorter working week ... !
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Just lost the election
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@MiketheSnow said in British Politics:
Just lost the election
In anything approaching normal times they would have lost that the moment Corbyn was elected leader.
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@MajorRage said in British Politics:
@TeWaio said in British Politics:
This is properly mental from Labour at their conference:
Labour delegates have endorsed radical plans that would abolish private schools by removing their charitable status and redistributing their endowments, investments and properties to the state sector.
Conference delegates approved a motion that said such a commitment should be included in the party’s next general election manifesto. The motion added universities would be limited to admitting the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population, currently 7%.
I get where they are coming from - all children should have access to the same opportunities, regardless of parental wealth.
But this seems rather extreme, and frankly, quite a pathetic way to try and appease to the "woke" generation. Would Corbyn himself have got where he did without his private school education?
The Labour party, in my view, are complete fucked. Just heard now that aparently they are going to push for a shorter working week ... !
Yeah, it's the asset seizure part that's the most insane. And that fact the delegates passed this, so it has to become manifesto policy for the next election? Or is it just a non-binding recommendation?
I agree with trying to equalize opportunities to an extent, but surely better to try improve state schools to close the gap, rather than destroy excellent private schools?
Lots of left-leaning middle class people scrimp and save to send (or aspire to send) their kids to private schools, feels like Labour are totally alienating them.
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@TeWaio said in British Politics:
@MajorRage said in British Politics:
@TeWaio said in British Politics:
This is properly mental from Labour at their conference:
Labour delegates have endorsed radical plans that would abolish private schools by removing their charitable status and redistributing their endowments, investments and properties to the state sector.
Conference delegates approved a motion that said such a commitment should be included in the party’s next general election manifesto. The motion added universities would be limited to admitting the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population, currently 7%.
Lots of left-leaning middle class people scrimp and save to send (or aspire to send) their kids to private schools, feels like Labour are totally alienating them.
Exactly. Election loser.
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@MajorRage said in British Politics:
Worryingly enough ... I agree again with ams Hopkins
So do I, but on the other hand, that also highlights how big the gap is between the two.
Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a mad policy, but.
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Fucking disaster for Leave supporters.
The Remain vote was supposed ot be split between the Lib Dems and Labour, now Labour will tank, and the split wont be disastrous for Remain.
Fucking genius from Labor if they just want to make sure a strong Remain supporting govt wins the majority at the next election. Such self sacrifice is noble and rare in politics. -
@TeWaio said in British Politics:
@MajorRage said in British Politics:
@TeWaio said in British Politics:
This is properly mental from Labour at their conference:
Labour delegates have endorsed radical plans that would abolish private schools by removing their charitable status and redistributing their endowments, investments and properties to the state sector.
Conference delegates approved a motion that said such a commitment should be included in the party’s next general election manifesto. The motion added universities would be limited to admitting the same proportion of private school students as in the wider population, currently 7%.
I get where they are coming from - all children should have access to the same opportunities, regardless of parental wealth.
But this seems rather extreme, and frankly, quite a pathetic way to try and appease to the "woke" generation. Would Corbyn himself have got where he did without his private school education?
The Labour party, in my view, are complete fucked. Just heard now that aparently they are going to push for a shorter working week ... !
Yeah, it's the asset seizure part that's the most insane. And that fact the delegates passed this, so it has to become manifesto policy for the next election? Or is it just a non-binding recommendation?
I agree with trying to equalize opportunities to an extent, but surely better to try improve state schools to close the gap, rather than destroy excellent private schools?
Lots of left-leaning middle class people scrimp and save to send (or aspire to send) their kids to private schools, feels like Labour are totally alienating them.
That for me is where many on the left go wrong. They flip from trying to lift the people at the bottom up, to trying to drag the people at the top down. Building resentment towards successful people doesn't help anyone.
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@Snowy I live here mate and I have no real idea .... I think that
State - free to go to, govt funded
Private - cost to go to, non govt funded, bit more down to earth
Public - generalization for the best schools. Eton etc.But I could be wrong.
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State Schools as suggested
"Private schools" where there is a fee structure are in fact referred to a Public School. Strange I know. -
@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Mind blowing. A compilation from the Labour conference.
That was awesome . The creature that speaks from about 8:50 on is probably the best ad the tories will ever get.
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@MajorRage said in British Politics:
@Snowy I live here mate and I have no real idea .... I think that
State - free to go to, govt funded
Private - cost to go to, non govt funded, bit more down to earth
Public - generalization for the best schools. Eton etc.But I could be wrong.
In the UK as far as I know there is no official designation of private schools. Any that are privately run are in reality called independent schools. Public schools are independent secondary schools. The name comes from the time when the practice of their charging fees allowed them to open their rolls up to students from outside their local areas in a way that grammar schools couldn’t. They were open to the public, hence, public schools.
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