The manifesto is part of an initiative set up by Where Is My Public Servant (Wimps), itself part of youth democracy organisation Public Achievement.
The Wimps project, funded by the Electoral Commission and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, has a core youth team of 10 young people aged 15 to 18 who look after the organisation's web site, carry out interviews with politicians and submit video reports. The group will put the manifesto together at a residential. It will be emailed to every local councillor, asking for responses before the elections on 7 March.
Tully Kewley, Wimps project co-ordinator, said: "Because of the election, our core group of young people are unable to interview politicians in case it is seen as canvassing, so we decided to interview youth clubs instead. We will be asking for young people's comments on a range of issues but mainly on health, education, welfare and leisure."
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