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Stephen Canning: How councils can attract more young people

It’s a comment we often hear, and one which seems to have become fashionable to utter: “We need more young people in politics.” So how do we achieve this?
Written on 3/26/18

It’s a comment we often hear, and one which seems to have become fashionable to utter: “We need more young people in politics.” So how do we achieve this?

I was elected to my council seat in Essex aged 18. I decided to become a councillor because I wanted to help my local area and because I truly felt I could make a difference.

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