I think the problem is that the voting public just do not like to be told the truth.

Mr Corbyn's much vaunted manifesto was simply a huge "feel good wish list" which he never expected to have to put into practice.

As someone who is in the trap of self funding personal care for a family member, I can assure all here that Teribus is 100% correct in his evaluation of the system.
Mrs May's proposed scheme is far superior to the one in operation here in Scotland which is nominally "free"
ONLY IF YOUR COMBINED ASSETS including your house, amount to under £20000. This system is a charter for people who are financially irresponsible.....or even those who avoid self financing by transferring their houses and funds to others.....as bad as tax avoidance?

Mrs May's biggest mistake was in talking about the subject at all, the public especially the young uninformed public do not like hearing disturbing things.....they have become media consuming automatons living in a show biz fairyland and completely unable to absorb facts and figures, especially facts and figures which suggest that the tooth fairy does not exist.

To be fair in our youth we all thought we could change the world into a good place where everything would be sorted out by the power of love.   The youth of today have no such excuse the future is staring them in the face and the "god cop" "bad cop" ideology of 21st century politics has been exposed.