It seems to me that the first responsibility of the mayor of London is to seek to represent all his or her constituents to the best of his or her ability. This means first and foremost recognising diversity – whether that be gender, race, age, disability or sexuality. This also means that no policy can be seen in isolation from the impact it has on others. Therefore, for example, any policies relating to young people need to be seen in the round – not giving with one hand and taking away with the other.
Having reviewed the manifestos of the main candidates it is clear that they don’t have that much to say about young people specifically, although some of the commitments made are to be welcomed.
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