UK Youth Parliament

Politics has never been my forte but I just wanted to give a heads up on this since most of you should be young (18 or under) enough to contribute:

Voting has now opened to decide the UK Youth Parliament’s three national campaigns for the year ahead. Below is a list of campaign ideas.

You have one week to vote, so please have a look at the campaign ideas and cast your vote for the campaign which is most important to you.

To vote, go to: http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=383

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Campaign ideas

a) Lowering the voting age to 16.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=382

b) A national public transport concession card for all young people under the age of 18 in full time education.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=381

c) Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) to be taught as part of statutory provision of PSHE and for every young person in the UK to receive the same high-level standard of SRE.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=380

d) To ensure fair and accurate representation of young people in the media.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=379

e) Abolish university tuition fees.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=378

f) To provide additional funding to existing youth clubs and local youth councils, and support local groups to raise awareness of the fantastic amount of work already going on.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=377

g) Raise consumer awareness about trade justice and persuade decision makers in the UK to support the goals of the global Fair Trade campaign.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=376

h) The Government should adapt the curriculum to recognise LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual) issues in schools.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=375

i) To get a ‘Green Day’ resource pack into every school and college in the country to help them reduce carbon emissions, increase recycling and reduce energy use.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=374

j) To create one single age at which young people are deemed to become an adult.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=373

k) Ensure all 16+ young people in full time education receive non means tested Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=372

l) To make every school in the UK a recycling school.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=371

m) To keep the school leaving age at 16.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=370

n) Promoting street safety for young people.
http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=369

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To vote, go to: http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=383
You’ll need to sign up to the forum first, but after that you can contribute as much or as little as you’d like. I personally feel that most of their ideas are hopelessly naïve, but then this is about you. Try and put them on the right track, please?