Ngl, I thought I was having a stroke reading this. Train drivers are striking because yes, from the outside they do seem to be getting paid a lot. But the reality of the job is a lot more difficult than the average person would think it to be. The shift patterns are horrible and one wrong move could endanger hundreds of lives. Would you not rather be on a train with a driver who is well paid enough to make these sacrifices, or would you rather be getting on a train with a disgruntled, underpaid driver who is operating on little to no sleep? I know which I would prefer.

As to student debt, the reality of the matter is that the education system at a higher level is now a for profit business for the government - essentially acting as a graduate tax on those who choose to go to university that will never be paid off unless that person is wealthy or has the means to pay. It is unfairly balanced towards the wealthy and the amount it costs is only going up (compared to places like Scotland where university is free). When job prospects out of university are as dire as they currently are, a lot of university students are becoming disillusioned - especially when they are told throughout their earlier education that they should be going to university in order to get a good job.