Sky-high school fees force parents to dig into pensions and savings Tax Spiralling education costs after the government’s school fees crackdown are forcing a record number of parents to dip into their pensions and savings to keep their children at private school. According to a fresh Rathbones study, parents face a “double squeeze” having to fund higher private education fees at the expense of their own long-term [...]
Andy Burnham will find there is a limit to tax rises Opinion Since tax increases are constrained by adverse behavioral responses and public resistance, the government must prioritise improving long-stagnant public sector efficiency, says Paul Ormerod A brand new Cabinet is in place, with ministers eager to introduce new spending plans to demonstrate that they are making an impact. To pay for these, a range of potential [...]