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By: Tom Miller

Tom Miller — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:50:05 +0000

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By: Daniel Hoffmann-Gill

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:45:17 +0000

Hooray for the yoof indeed! An interesting breakdown of some current concerns and ideas.

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4WD — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:46:54 +0000

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By: tim f

tim f — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:32:24 +0000

I’m not an expert on this and had to check Wikipedia. Seems it’s about 10 years old, but only 90% of LEAs take part, so either you were in the 10% that don’t, or fewer LEAs took part immediately after its formation and its become more widespread over time (perhaps after citizenship was introduced?).

It don’t remember anything about it either (I finished sixth form in 2002), but I remember my little brother talking about it, and he finished sixth form just over a year ago.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:25:50 +0000

How long has it been around? I was doing politics A level at the beginning of the decade and don’t recall it being mentioned or anyone getting a vote.

By: tim f

tim f — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:09:38 +0000

If they go to school, then they probably know of its existence. Of course, that doesn’t mean they necessarily know what it does.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:06:32 +0000

“44% think that the Youth Parliament…”

Do 44% of young people even know that the Youth Parliament exists?

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By: ad

ad — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Following the link to YouGov I find:

Which, if any, of the following political parties would you say that you like the MOST?
Conservatives 23%
Labour 18%
Liberal Democrats 18%
Scottish National Party (SNP) / Plaid Cymru 3%
Another party 9%
Not applicable – I do not like any of the political parties 13%
Don’t know 16%

By: tim f

tim f — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:47:34 +0000

“They think that the main groups that the Labour Party wants to help are the unemployed, single parents, immigrants and poor people.”

Wow. I know not all this was meant as complimentary to the Labour Party but that made me proud to be a Labour member. I hope we can do better living up to young people’s expectations!

By: john b

john b — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:46:21 +0000

The groups that they thought faced most unfair discrimination in Britain were young people; gay people; Muslims; immigrants and refugees and asylum-seekers.

The groups that they thought benefited from unfair advantages were people from private schools and those who are unemployed or on benefits.

That’s not good news for the BNP, or their “Very Real Grievances Of The White Working Class” fellow-travellers. Hooray yoof.

By: Lee Griffin

Lee Griffin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:02:33 +0000

I find the most interesting thing is the lowering votes to 16, I’d like to know the reasons for that. Is it purely a “we have more rights now, it’s not fair to lower it, we didn’t get OUR say at 16..hmph” kind of view or something more constructive?

By: Denny

Denny — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:08:44 +0000

71% of people aged 14-25 learn about politics through the internet more than TV, newspapers, radio or friends and family. http://tr.im/GdUZ

By: Molly Kearney

Molly Kearney — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:01:24 +0000

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By: Hannah Mudge

Hannah Mudge — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:15:30 +0000

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By: Liberal Conspiracy

Liberal Conspiracy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:54:44 +0000

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