Do private schools need a rethink?

<p>In the last few weeks, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for private schools in the UK to have their charitable status scrapped, but why?</p><p>Also today, The Sunday Times launches its annual Parent Power Schools Guide.&nbsp;School league tables: the best UK primary and secondary schools revealed</p><p><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-uk-schools-guide-parent-power-tr95xdztg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find the best primary and secondary schools in your area with our guide to academic performance.</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sian Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Parliament TV, BBC Archive, BBC, Bloomberg, London Review of Books.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>