from Jonathan Davies MP for Mid Derbyshire https://ift.tt/1cHF3eW
This week, the government announced that it is creating a new ten-year National Youth Strategy to tackle the challenges that young people face. We need to put young people back at the centre of decision-making on policies that affect them.
For years they have been sidelined, and it is unsurprising that they feel like politics works against them. Previous governments have not invested in young people, which has left them feeling isolated and alienated from the communities around them.
The numbers are stark – since 2010, local authority spending on youth has reduced by 73% which means that over £1 billion less is being spent on young people each year.
It is really important that young people respond to this consultation, so that they have a say in their own destiny and meaningful choices in their lives.
Please pass this link on and encourage the young people you know to take part: https://ift.tt/SiaQGvB