Off the back of another thread, Labour have dropped their pledge to make tuition fees free.
I read a lot on here (and hear a lot IRL) that this country is very wealthy and that we could afford everything the public want (excellent and efficient public services, lots of things subsidised or free such as prescriptions and childcare, a generous benefits system) if we just tax the rich enough. However our economy simply isn’t growing and we’re heavily in debt.
AIBU to think we’re actually up the shitter, can’t afford what we think we can and even Labour knows this, hence the broken pledges?
Interested to hear from economics-savvy Mumsnetters as I’m a bit rubbish with the numbers…