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Opinion: If I were in charge of ... the country - Felix Renicks,15, Bath

1 min read Education Health Social Care Participation
Wouldn't life be fun if the UK Youth Parliament was in charge of the country?

Our full manifesto could go straight into action, causing chaos, confusion and delight among those used to a traditional dull government. Everything would be amazing.

Education would finally be sorted out by the people who know what needs to change. More citizenship, more vocational options, better sex and relationships education plus more varied sport and student participation is what we think would work.

At last, votes at 16 could happen. The UK Youth Parliament believes that by the age of 16, young people have the maturity to hold their own opinions.

Imagine the scandals. "Education chief gets detention" - the papers would be hilarious. And the tone would be cheery because we're strongly against the stereotypical negative image of young people in the media.

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