Young people rule!  

Last Saturday I was at the results event for Staffordshire’s elections of four YMPs and four Deputies. You can check out the story on my website www.davidkidney.com What was so exciting about the event was the immense commitment from the candidates (a larger field than in any past year) their supporters and families. The room was buzzing in the run-up to the declaration of the results.   I learned that over 13,000 youngsters voted, again the largest number ever. The retiring YMPs gave presentations about their work in the past 12 months. There were campaigns against bullying and University tuition fees, campaigns for better transport and things for young people to do. There were great experiences like the UKYP debates in the House of Lords Chamber and the YMP who went to USA and heard Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democrats Convention. They reminded us all that Staffordshire...