Create a youth representative in Parliament
Create a youth representative in Parliament. All 12 to 18-year-olds should be eligible to run to be elected as the youth representative in Parliament.
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Create a youth representative in Parliament
Create a youth representative in Parliament. All 12 to 18-year-olds should be eligible to run to be elected as the youth representative in Parliament.
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We call the Government to create a new Cabinet-level Minister to represent older people and oversee policies affecting ageing, retirement, and wellbeing. Pensioners are around 18% of the population – a similar size to the 0-16 age population. We believe they demand the same representation.
Hold a Citizens’ Assembly to draft a written constitution
We believe we need competence, not chaos. We want the Government to hold a UK-wide Citizens’ Assembly to draft Britain’s first Written Constitution, to guarantee expertise in key cabinet roles, lock in accountability, and protect freedoms.
Introduce a Minister of Mental Wellbeing for Young Adults
Introduce a Minister, with their own team and department, focused on the mental wellbeing of young adults in the UK, decreasing indices such as suicide and self-harm rates, and increasing the overall optimism amongst the youth of this country.