It’s been a tough week for Paris Brown. Britain’s first “youth police and crime commissioner” is hardly the first to be on the receiving end of a Mail on Sunday hatchet job. But at 17, she’s among the youngest. The “foul mouthed teen crime tsar”, so called by the same paper, found square miles of newsprint [...]
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Only a proper alternative will defeat the “nice guys”
Apr 2nd, 2013 by Megan Davies.Last Thursday I attended a charity gig run by students from my school. It was a great event: young bands from the local area showcased their talent and the audience was largely made up of fellow pupils – many of whom had recently reached, or were close to reaching voting age. It came as no [...]
Labour supports Tory sanctions on job-seekers – but 40 fight back
Mar 19th, 2013 by Michael Meacher.A few months ago two young workers at Poundland appealed to the courts against being forced to work there for no wages at all or else forfeit all their benefits. The judge in the Court of Appeal decided in their favour, but also ruled that existing back-to-work schemes, of which Poundland was just one of [...]
HMV, and who is Young Labour for anyway?
Mar 18th, 2013 by Conrad Landin.Fifteen months ago, I was one of hundreds of young workers taken on by the once-thriving HMV at Christmas time. On Christmas eve, just after it first emerged that their business model was in deep water, most of us were told our contracts would be amended to an earlier finishing date. I was given a [...]
Back Olivia Blake for Labour national executive youth place
Feb 25th, 2013 by Olivia Blake.My name is Olivia and I am standing to be NEC youth representative because I feel strongly about youth issues that can be addressed by the party. I believe Labour should be offering a real alternative for young people and it is my conviction to make sure this comes from us. I am a 22 [...]
Left surge forward in Young Labour – but more at stake this weekend
Feb 25th, 2013 by Keith Wright.For the past month, Young Labour members have been voting for their representatives on the youth section’s supposed ruling body – the Young Labour National Committee. When the ballots opened, I did some analysis of who could be considered left candidates, and who would be worth supporting. The results are now in for the regional [...]
How sixth-formers took on lads mags and Tesco – and won
Feb 25th, 2013 by Tania Shew.Recently, or so I have heard, Rupert Murdoch said he was ‘considering’ reforming page 3. After a day of being bombarded by tweets from supporters of the ‘No More Page 3’ campaign, stating why they thought that Page 3 should be consigned to the past, Murdoch responded: “page three so last century! You may be [...]
Listen: Conrad Landin debates private schools with ex-head of Harrow
Feb 8th, 2013 by Newsdesk.Left Futures associate editor Conrad Landin appeared on the international radio station Voice of Russia on Wednesday to discuss private education. The half-hour panel discussion also included Barnaby Lenon, the chair of the Independent Schools Council and former head of the exclusive Harrow School; Lib Dem blogger Mark Thompson; and educational researcher Alka Sehgal Cuthbert. [...]
Denying 16-year-olds the vote perpetuates apathy
Feb 3rd, 2013 by Sophie Nash.One of the main arguments against extending the franchise to 16 year olds is that ‘they’re not interested’ and Ill be blunt; many are not. A lot of 16 year olds find politics dull, they’re uninspired by politicians, bored by rhetoric and believe that ‘they’re all the same’, in regards to political parties. And yet, [...]
Young Labour should set its sights higher
Feb 3rd, 2013 by Michael Hanratty.Exceptional things happen under the most adverse of economic circumstances. It’s an oft-told tale in the North East of the humble, unemployed men of Jarrow taking their crusade on foot three hundred miles to London in the 1930s. Not specifically to argue about the conditions of the working the man, or to argue about the [...]
