[lmm]

> Does anybody (who can critically think) actually care about this? All political parties have made u-turns (for example, the current government changed their mind pretty damn quickly about the NI increase) and, at the end of the day, the Conservatives won a majority so it's their call.

I care about it (and I barely read any newspapers, FWIW). Lib Dems MPs went above and beyond their manifesto and made direct, personal pledges not to vote to raise tuition fees. The coalition agreement did not require them to vote to raise tuition fees. Nevertheless, many did. This was an egregious deceit even by the standards of politicians. It absolutely deserved a massive electoral punishment, which thankfully seems to have been delivered.

(FWIW the NI U-turn was precisely because increasing it would have violated a manifesto promise, so not really comparable)

[corney91]

>The coalition agreement did not require them to vote to raise tuition fees.

Except the ones in government: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_collective_responsibil...

Apparently being part of the cabinet means you're no longer representing your constituency but the government instead...