STEM is where the jobs are I guess, and even then it's hard enough to get one. What do you do with a History degree? AI I'd imagine is getting rid of jobs requiring languages at a rate of knots. It's wonderful to have the opportunity to study these things and they are important but when you're coming out with 50 grand in debt you have to really think carefully about what is going to get you a job at the end of your 3 years.
The uni's overstretching themselves has put them in this position, with their loans to build, build, build now that the government are making it harder for International students to come who were relied on to fill and pay for the buildings. These same students were in some cases ruining the uni experience for the home students because they were allowed in no matter how poor their English and had to pass no matter how poor their work because the uni's needed them and couldn't afford to become known as somewhere that foreign students didn't do well.
UK students already pay some of the highest fees in the world so to say they are not prepared to pay what it takes to provide a decent education is just ridiculous. Universities need to take some responsibility for this huge mess and stop trying to make out that it's everyone else's fault.