I enjoyed the old fashioned clips you included in your video Miles and also found the vlog very informative. I learned some things about Parliament here in the U.K. from this vlog like how the house of commons and house of lords have to agree on a law first before it can be passed. Why do you suppose that young people aren’t as politically engaged in politics as older generations? I’m just curious what your take is because we have similar issues with youth political engagement in the U.S.
Hello Andrew! I think that the issues in the US and the UK are similar in two ways. Firstly, in that there is no ONE factor the contributes to lack of youth political engagement, and that lack of political engagement in young people is justified in many ways both logical and illogical. Secondly however, as I detailed in my first blog post, I think a sense of disrespect towards young people is a key reason why young people don’t wish to give politicians the time of day. Because both of our countries politics have become so focused on “party victories”, young people very understandably feel disenfranchised with what they understanding democracy to mean. Personally, I suggest that the solution to this would be a change in the way that we as voters view party loyalties and accountability within both the American Congress and the United Kingdoms Houses of Parliament. You can read more about this in my first blog post!
I enjoyed the old fashioned clips you included in your video Miles and also found the vlog very informative. I learned some things about Parliament here in the U.K. from this vlog like how the house of commons and house of lords have to agree on a law first before it can be passed. Why do you suppose that young people aren’t as politically engaged in politics as older generations? I’m just curious what your take is because we have similar issues with youth political engagement in the U.S.
Hello Andrew! I think that the issues in the US and the UK are similar in two ways. Firstly, in that there is no ONE factor the contributes to lack of youth political engagement, and that lack of political engagement in young people is justified in many ways both logical and illogical. Secondly however, as I detailed in my first blog post, I think a sense of disrespect towards young people is a key reason why young people don’t wish to give politicians the time of day. Because both of our countries politics have become so focused on “party victories”, young people very understandably feel disenfranchised with what they understanding democracy to mean. Personally, I suggest that the solution to this would be a change in the way that we as voters view party loyalties and accountability within both the American Congress and the United Kingdoms Houses of Parliament. You can read more about this in my first blog post!