would much prefer to see schools books and uniforms free rather than GP. Everyone has to go to school but because of our "free" education its expensive. Maybe if the books were funded by the schools/govt, there'd be lot less new editions, new improved books, workbooks, etc. we had to get the New Improved Atlas this year and a particular brand of pen and colouring pencils ......wtf. the old ones wouldn't do - I tried to get away with different options but teacher through such a fit at my son I gave in, wasn't fair on my son.