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Anyway, topic switch, courtesy of the always interesting John Burn-Murdoch

At least they’re only signing it so it won’t disturb anyone.

You could say the same about me driving my car instead of taking public transport or using BUPA over the NHS. The fact is removing these kids is detrimental to everyone else’s education. The only people that benefit are the private kids themselves. You’re defending a system that has classes of...

Just some blue sky thinking, but could Sakamoto play CM? Or is he too slight?

Gutted Gus never got one in direct from a corner, he was clearly trying. Love a whipped set piece myself, but it’s got to get there.

Then you don’t have a business, sad, but happens all the time. I suspect actually most costs would be passed on and there’s be some consolidation of the market like Bablake and Henry’s have done. But ultimately even in your doomsday scenario we’re talking tiny numbers to have to make space for...

Despite the fact that I think he’s scored more free kicks than Gus in his time with us, I’ve never been overly impressed with Palmers set pieces. What were Tatsu’s like on Wednesday?

And that’s if all of them close! I’m assuming that’s not your claim? So in reality how many new kids do you expect to turn up at these schools post policy change?

Why would VAT rises push schools to close? Do you have any evidence of this being a thing? 80% of a schools costs are staff, these scale linearly with number of students. If we can’t cope with an average of 20 kids a school or about four a year we should probably be looking at a one child...

No you see we have to let rich people live in a bubble away from society or they’ll get scared and run away. Or something.

Do we think we need a set piece specialist or is Sakamoto and Palmer enough? Feel we need someone with a piledriver of a shot.

Explain. Just walk me through how adding VAT to private schools ends up with state schools closing. I’m all ears.

The problem for both is lack of funding. And as I’ve said you’ve more chance of that with a bunch of posh parents with skin in the game. And again, all the pedagogical evidence is that adding high performing students to a cohort has a positive, not a negative effect.

Why do you think an influx of smart, hard working kids with supportive parents would weaken the state system exactly? Walk me through it. “Politics of envy” I’m just saying buying your kids a head start shouldn’t be tax free FFS. Especially when it demonstrably harms those who can’t afford it.

You’re right transfermarkt did me dirty.

And I know a tramp who won the lottery. Let’s just buy homeless people lottery tickets. What you’re saying is you leveraged your wealth to enable it. That’s exactly what I’m saying too. Just ballpark figures, would the median parental income at say Bablake be higher or lowers than, oh I don’t...

This is literally the bedwetters thread!

I trusted it a lot more before it spent £20m

Sounds like he wasn’t for sale until recently.

If you can afford £15k/year, you are wealthy whether you choose to admit it or not. Another customer of the private system here with his totally balanced and neutral views.