In the UK, unless you're going to Russell Group university, you are best off with Level 5 apprenticeship.
The most under-criticised aspect of Blairism and Third Wayism is the whole "go to college/uni or you are loser (probably with a bad mother)" signalling.
The left is also guilty of it. How often did Bernie talk about union apprenticeships compared to free college/uni?
If you want to win non-college/uni educated voters, don't signal that we are losers or less worthy. Or have worse mothers!
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@LeoSammallahti I believe I remember Bernie praising Germany's system of two paths post high school and talking about apprenticeships. Might have been in his book.
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Yes, there are great policies in this regard supported by left wing candidates and parties.
Labour also had a great plan for 320,000 apprenticeships as part of the Green New Deal.
But I doubt 1% of voters knew about it. Abolishing tuition fees was the best known policy Labour had according to surveys.
They are never talked about.