THE truth will out, as the saying goes.
In the lead up to the General Election Jeremy Corbyn made many irresponsible financial promises most of which were good ideas but simply unaffordable.
If life was that easy the Conservatives would do them as well.
One such promise was that Labour would eradicate all existing student debt and abolish future tuition fees.
Many students swarmed to Labour in the election on the back of this promise.
In the House of Commons this week Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow education minister, said in reply to a question on student debt there had been no plans to write off existing loans and her party had never promised to do so.
Unless I am having a memory relapse this is exactly what Jeremy Corbyn promised to do.
Theresa May said that people thinking of going to university should not be misled on the costs and that Labour could not be trusted.
Angela Rayner was later asked if abolishing student debt remained a Labour policy.
She replied: “I don’t know how many times I have to explain this to members opposite before they finally understand.
“I’ve said once and I will say it again we have no plans to write off existing student debt and we never promised to do so.”
Hopefully all of the students who rallied to Corbyn will finally get the message.
As another saying goes, if it looks too good to be true it probably is too good to be true.
Tony Taylor, Grassholme, Woodthorpe, York
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