This probably won’t be a very popular thing to say, but I think that the idea of removing the compulsary retirement age (the age at …

Liberal Democrats might seem all nice and cuddly. But it seems like the sandal-wearers aren’t quite as tolerant as they would like us to think, …

The UK Youth Parliament is set to use the House of Commons Chamber over the summer recess, despite opposition from some MPs. Quite how they …

The Tories have announced a new policy on law and order – grounding young offenders. The plan is to allow the police to apply for …

One of my interests (and aims of the blog) is to encourage participation in politics as widely as possible. At least two of the three main parties have been talking about training, including media training, for younger members. The Liberal Democrats are talking about why their Leadership Academy should train everyone as they are all potential leaders.

Meanwhile, the Young Britons’ Foundation ran a training day at the Conservative Party Conference for young activists. Mike Rouse has kindly written an account for the Wardman Wire.

Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer, is proposing a new authoritarian policy – cutting the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers aged 17-20 to zero.
That is …

Only one political party could consider 59 to be a good age for a ‘yoof advisor‘. I mean, for crying out loud, at 59 ex-rocker …

The SNP conference has voted to support lowering the voting age to 16. I don’t think that this is a good idea at all. Eighteen …

Ban young offenders from having a driving licence?
David Cameron has called for young offenders to be barred from driving as part of a programme to …

The A-level results are again the Best Year Ever (Until Next Year), with more than 25% of the grades given being As. There is no …