http://skuds.org "Please send me evenings and weekends" Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:40:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://skuds.org/2010/02/young-votes-run-free/ http://skuds.org/2010/02/young-votes-run-free/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:05:59 +0000 janeskuds http://skuds.org/2010/02/young-votes-run-free/ Just a thought, but if the election does take place in early May then I may have identified a reason for a low turnout among young voters. Late spring/early summer seems to be a popular time of the year for elections but it is also the time of year when large numbers of 18-24 year olds are almost wholly absorbed in exams (from A2s to postgraduate qualifications) which could affect the rest of their lives. Most of the young people I know are deeply concerned about the world they live in and many are very well-informed on political issues but they are, quite rightly, concentrating on their personal future. It may not be as convenient for the MPs themselves but I’d like to see a July election and see what happens to the turnout of young voters.

]]> http://skuds.org/2010/02/young-votes-run-free/feed/ 0 http://skuds.org/2009/10/not-a-normal-thursday/ http://skuds.org/2009/10/not-a-normal-thursday/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:27:38 +0000 janeskuds http://skuds.org/?p=4010 Its been an interesting week so far. It began with a phone call from a contact at our local paper (the mighty Telegraph & Argus) asking if I would be interested in attending a meeting with a very senior cabinet minister?  He would be visiting Bradford and wanted to hear from community leaders, business people and other all-round good eggs.I’m not sure where I fit into this – although I am co-ordinator of the local Frends of the Earth group – but I’m glad I was able to make the event.  We were only told that it was to be a very high-ranking cabinet minister, in the fact the phrase ‘as high in the cabinet as you can get’ was used, but we all guessed that it was to be Gordon Brown….. There were some really interesting questions, covering the far-right, the textile industry, the need for intelligence-led rather than random detention at airports and the problems the police face dealing with offenders in the community.  I got in my question about the importance of global climate justice at Copenhagen and my friend Chris, who I have dubbed the politician-eating peace-vicar, got in a good one on war in Iraq/Afghanistan with a side order of Trident.  Didn’t hang around to try and shake hands as I had to get back to work and put the rubbish out. Real life always seems to win in the end….

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