
Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?
From More or Less
Published 1/14/2026
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: A headline in the Mail says more than 100 private schools have closed since Labour came to power and ended the VAT exemption for private schools. Is that number right? Is it true that when Covid hit the UK, a one-week delay in…