For future health, young people must be able to leave home and find secure work
This piece was commissioned by guest editor Jon Ashworth. The Health Foundation is an independent, impartial charity unaffiliated with any…
Young People
Blue Labour can help Britain’s young people
Britain’s young people are playing a rigged game in modern society. Apart from those with access to the…
Cat Smith meets with youth groups to consult on a statutory youth service
Today Labour will begin consulting on a pledge to implement a statutory youth service. Cat Smith, Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and…
Young people need a break – Labour’s free bus travel plan shows Corbyn sees that
Has a politician ever shown as great an understanding of the issues facing young people as Jeremy Corbyn…
As a teacher I know we need better mental health services for young people
Despite much more awareness in the last few years mental health is still very much a taboo subject. Words like ‘mad’…
The next election will be decided in super-marginals – so politics and principle demand we give 16-year-olds the vote
It would appear that Labour is giving very serious consideration to ensuring our nation’s 16 and 17-year-olds are…
Jim McMahon: Tories will find themselves on wrong side of history over voting age
Today my bill to lower the voting age will be debated in parliament. Whatever the outcome, we will…
Eddie Izzard: Let’s end politics as usual and give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote
Campaigning up and down the country for the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn in the last general election,…
We are ready for a devolution deal – but Tories won’t listen, writes council leader
A potential devolution deal for Yorkshire has been gathering pace since 17 out of 20 local authorities formed…
Cat Smith: It wasn’t social media that brought out young people in June – it was anger over austerity
How do we get more young people involved in politics? This is a question I hear time and…
