I went to Swansea Institute on Monday with a Cymru X stall. It's generally hard to gauge students' opinion in January with exams going on, but I thought that it would be positive to at least try! Obviously some students didn't have much interest. I would be lying if I said that they all threw themselves at me! Others were interested, and came to talk to me specifically about our policies to match fund £5000 so that young people can place a deposit on their first home, and our pledge to pay back a % of a students loan after they graduate if they are welsh domiciled.
I think that it is great that youth issues are at the top of Plaid's political agenda at this election, as sometimes, it must be said, policies to attract young voters- amongst all the major Parties- are sparse ( bar the top-up fees one, obviously!)
Statistics say that many more young people are joining pressure groups like Amnesty and Oxfam than ever before, but only 17% of 18-25 year olds vote. We have to engage with young people much more so if we want them to be active when it comes to Party politics.
I've had some flack about being a young candidate for the Assembly election, but surely it's got to be positive for other young people to see that young politicians care about issues that affect them, and see that I am passionate about what I do.
I want to encourage young people to take part in politics, and make it something that they feel ownership for....We got Big Brother's Glyn on board. We must be doing something right!
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Did they ask the all important question of 'how are you going to pay for this'?
Did they ask the all important question of 'how are you going to pay for this'?
Shame Blair didn't ask himself the same question before he went to war and ordered Trident
'how are you going to pay for this'?
Funny, I usually think that when I walk past the estate agents on the High Street.
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