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Government launches new youth volunteering scheme today

By politics.co.uk staff Young people will be encouraged to volunteer in their community following today’s launch of the Youth Community Action programme. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has combined with V, the National Young Volunteers’ service to launch the scheme which will involve youngsters aged 14 to 16 in activities to benefit their… Read more »

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Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
Young Brits don’t care about politics

By Alice Cannet An overwhelming majority of young people in the UK don’t trust politicians to make the right decisions for them, new research revealed. Research published today by the Youth Citizenship Commission (YCC) found that 82 per cent of young Britons didn’t think politicians could represent them fairly. It also found that 76 per… Read more »