The mainstream media and pollsters keep telling us that the Conservatives are heading towards victory in the general election and that Labour are nowhere near, and are in fact very likely to suffer one of their biggest defeats in living memory with the Tories taking over some of the Labour heartlands.
But, according to research conducted on campuses up and down the country, over fifty per cent of students in UK universities are planning on voting Labour with the very real intention of electing Jeremy Corbyn to prime minister.
The research conducted by the Higher Education Policy Institute shows that more than half of the students want Corbyn and his policies in charge of the UK.
When quizzed, many students said they believed that Labour were the party to most look after students and protect things that matter to them such as education and health.
The survey also highlighted that since Jeremy Corbyn took over the reins of the labour party, Labour were more in favour with students than they had been for many years.
This is contrary to what we are being told in the national papers and on the television and could highlight how the future of Britain will be shaped. This is because these students are the future of our country and their beliefs will probably stay with them throughout other elections.
Even though Jeremy Corbyn is a firm favourite amongst university students, however, the Tories are certainly not completely out of favour – in fact that title goes to the Lib Dems.
According to the poll aforementioned, eighteen per cent of students were going to be voting for the Tories with only 12 per cent of students voting for the Liberal Democrats. The other numbers were split between the Greens, UKIP and the SNP.
It’s hardly surprising that the Lib Dems have slid down the ratings with students. In the last general election the Lib Dems were one of the most popular parties amongst students, mainly because of their commitment to protect the cost of tuition fees.
They then, however, started holding hands with David Cameron and in a desperate bid to get into joint power with the Tories, decided that they would break their biggest manifesto pledge of reducing tuition fees and let down the thousands of students that listened to them, believed them and voted for them. Little wonder then that students feel some kind of mistrust to the Liberal Democrats – despite a change of leader.
It is unlikely that the students that are keen on Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party will have a massive impact on the overall election result, however, as the students vote will have to be effective in marginal seats in droves in order for the result to swing.
Despite this, it will give Jeremy Corbyn great impetus going into the election. Normally he is used to hearing how he is the demise of the Labour party, and whilst this is potentially true at the moment on doorsteps, at least students like him and are prepared to vote for him.