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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