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What the UK can learn from Rwanda

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Young people are full of aspirations and energy, but our potential is often stymied by depressed economies, insecurity and limited opportunities to have a say in the decisions that affect our lives.

The issue of youth unemployment has crept up the political agenda, with little resultant action. There is a feeling among young people that our concerns and hopes are overlooked and our voices ignored. The way we see it, power still rests disproportionately in the hands of leaders, mostly men, twice our age or more.

Young people in Rwanda face many challenges, …

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  • Peter Davies
    "Can we amend the annual Budget, or even reject it". We could and probably should put forward amendments. Unless they were very bad amendments, we wouldn't get ...
  • Jason Connor
    No that's right. There is no written constitution. Referenda enable people to have their say on decisions which fundamentally change the country's direction suc...
  • Jason Connor
    Try and get Tim Farron on the media rounds so the water scandal and the 5 action points are widely publicised. It's always good to hear more from Tim Farron....
  • Mohammed Amin
    I have just read the full article, and recommend it....
  • PM
    @ Mick, "Referenda are not really part of the UK constitution and we should have nothing to do with them" What is actually part of the constitut...