Poll: Poll: Prime Minister Theresa May calls General Election on June 8th

[Things change I've changed]

May I ask what your main motivation is for voting Labour?

Scrapping university fees, I know a lot of people get scared thinking everyone will suddenly do an arts degree, or course entries will outstrip demand, but I beleive everyone should have easy access to higher education without getting into tens of thousands of pounds of debt, the current system deters many from educating themselves, regardless of job availablity I believe a higher educated society in general is very important.

 

[Freakbro]

Well they did de-regulate the banks, sell off the UK's gold reserves and almost bankrupt us all...

All with the full backing of the Tory opposition, who actually wanted to go further than Labour did with Bank deregulation....

 

[nick.lidgett]

Scrapping university fees, I know a lot of people get scared thinking everyone will suddenly do an arts degree, or course entries will outstrip demand, but I beleive everyone should have easy access to higher education without getting into tens of thousands of pounds of debt, the current system deters many from educating themselves, regardless of job availablity I believe a higher educated society in general is very important.

I agree and disagree with you, as I said before if they limited it to in demand subjects, something that could be reviewed year on year, courses become free as and when they are in demand and switch back to paid for when they are not.

I didnt even have chance to do A levels because of my families low income, i had to go and get a job at 16, its something i regret and something i dont want for my son (due in August) in the future.

I dont want labour to open the flood gates of free everything.

 

[Things change I've changed]

No but they did give the UK banks free reign to spend billions on bad debt

Ultimately though that's still the banks fault, that's a fact.

 

[Schlong&Stable]

Ultimately though that's still the banks fault, that's a fact.

If Labour give them free rein to do this, then they share in the responsibility

 

[Christmas themed thank]

Scrapping university fees, I know a lot of people get scared thinking everyone will suddenly do an arts degree, or course entries will outstrip demand, but I beleive everyone should have easy access to higher education without getting into tens of thousands of pounds of debt, the current system deters many from educating themselves, regardless of job availablity I believe a higher educated society in general is very important.

Why should a cleaner pay for my degree? Is it helping them at all?

 

[fez]

That labour manifesto is really good.... if we lived in a perfect world where money grows on trees.

Almost everything in there would be great if it wasn't almost guaranteed to **** the country up for god knows how long in the future.

 

[Tunney]

Why should a cleaner pay for my degree? Is it helping them at all?

I doubt a cleaner will be a net tax contributor even with a hike in the minimum wage.

However, they would definitely benefit from a well-educated society with a high GDP.

 

[Narj]

Instead of scrapping tuition fees, how about they just reduce the cost of degrees in STEM subjects and let the Mickey Mouse subjects subsidise them?

I'd like to see reduced fees for exceptional arts students who met some sort off means testing criteria too.

 

[drs101]

That labour manifesto is really good.... if we lived in a perfect world where money grows on trees.

Almost everything in there would be great if it wasn't almost guaranteed to **** the country up for god knows how long in the future.

do you think its ok that energy and rail companies as an example make massive profits for overpriced and poorly run essential services?

 

[Christmas themed thank]

I doubt a cleaner will be a net tax contributor even with a hike in the minimum wage.

However, they would definitely benefit from a well-educated society with a high GDP.

But that happens in the current system and the people who are actually getting the education pay, which I think is fair enough. Do you need university? No, so why should society pay for it.

University is very accessible, that's what the loan system is for.

 

[Tunney]

Why the STEM circle jerk? Some STEM subjects (e.g. computer science) have a lower graduate employment rate than media studies.

 

[StriderX]

I just wish a party would flat out say they wanted to spend most of whats left over after welfare and such, on industrial investment... there is very very little point in either remaining here after graduating or coming here for anything beyond high-finance or skimming money abroad by doing crappy jobs. A country that can lose something like ARM, isn't worth working in.

 

[Things change I've changed]

Why should a cleaner pay for my degree? Is it helping them at all?

It wouldn't be benefiting me directly but I support it still, I believe in free higher education, if you support an ideal you have to be prepared to pay for it, I can't just vote or support things that only I benefit from directly, what kind of society would we have if everyone did that?

 

[balky12]

Nationalisation of rails is hilarious. At a starting point it will probably cost billions to buy companies out of their franchises... So your already billions down...

Now your asking the whole of the country to subsidise a system (more so than present) that is used mainly by Londoners and the South East...

And as others have said... Services are vastly better now than what they were when nationalised.

 

[UTmaniac]

Nationalisation of rails is hilarious. At a starting point it will probably cost billions to buy companies out of their franchises... So your already billions down...

Now your asking the whole of the country to subsidise a system (more so than present) that is used mainly by Londoners and the South East...

And as others have said... Services are vastly better now than what they were when nationalised.

Re-nationalising the railways doesn't have to cost billions, the government could simply take back ownership as current contract franchises expire.

Old BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31621300

 

[balky12]

Scrapping university fees, I know a lot of people get scared thinking everyone will suddenly do an arts degree, or course entries will outstrip demand, but I beleive everyone should have easy access to higher education without getting into tens of thousands of pounds of debt, the current system deters many from educating themselves, regardless of job availablity I believe a higher educated society in general is very important.

I would quite happily scrap university fees if uni went back to being for the elite and not anyone who wants to go...

However regarding 'debt'. Anyone with half a brain would realise that going to a half decent university to study a decent subject meant the debt is not really an issue... I know people who are on £40k plus and pay just over £200 a month servicing it. Granted you would rather keep that money but it's not making you destitute. Don't earn over ~20k then you don't pay anything.

The whole 'scared of debt' argument is a bit weak imo.

 

[Things change I've changed]

If Labour give them free rein to do this, then they share in the responsibility

They are not toddlers in a sweetshop, they are banks, they misspent the money, we made the mistake of trusting them.

 

[balky12]

Re-nationalising the railways doesn't have to cost billions, the government could simply take back ownership as current contract franchises expire.

Old BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31621300

True. However that would mean consecutive successful labour governments to nationalise the whole Network... Would part nationalised part privatised be more efficient than it is now?

Excluding the fact that the actual infrastructure is nationalised.

 

[fez]

do you think its ok that energy and rail companies as an example make massive profits for overpriced and poorly run essential services?

Time and time again its become obvious that public run companies are black holes for money because they don't employ the best people, don't pay competitive salaries for the expertise they need and as a result they are really poorly run. You want to have a nationalised rail and power system that becomes a bloated mess that you will ultimately pay for through your taxes? Thats fine.

When there is no drive to prioritise profit and efficiency bad things happen. There is a good reason capitalist countries economies far outstrip those that are far more state run.