Minister Won’t Say Sorry to Kids Suffering School Closures Forced by Tax Hikes – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Minister Won’t Say Sorry to Kids Suffering School Closures Forced by Tax Hikes

It’s been another tough week for the government in the Lords, where Labour’s divisive attacks on private schools are unravelling fast. Tory legend Lord Caine pointed out the increasing list of school closures (as Guido noted) forced by the government’s VAT policy – along with the disastrous effects of other tax hikes. The minister, Jacqui Smith, grinned as she refused to utter a word of apology to the kids whose schools are being forced to close…

Labour were again caught out on their rationale for the policy – the government had claimed VAT on school fees would fund more teachers – but Starmer has now admitted that cash has been funnelled to housing. Labour’s nasty class war politics is more suited to the sixth form common room than the corridors of power…