Currently, there is a worrying culture in the United Kingdom whereby young people are actively discouraged from taking a role and interest in politics. This is not healthy for the future of our democracy and we must therefore, tackle the crisis head on in order to reverse this culture. The Campaign for Political Education is […]
Karl McCartney turns down request for support
Before his comments on the campaign in the Lincolnshire Echo, Karl McCartney, Lincoln’s local MP, was contacted about the campaign and asked if he would support our aims. Below is his response: Karl McCartney Letter Political Education We are, of course, very disappointed that he currently will not back us as the support of our […]
In this week’s Lincolnshire Echo-
The article in this week’s Lincolnshire Echo The campaign was featured today in this week’s Lincolnshire Echo, in an article explaining it’s aims and which also included very interesting “for” and “against” sections. Speaking in favour of the campaign’s aims were two lecturers at the university, Dr. Jaqui Briggs and Dr. Ben Kisby. We […]
The Campaign for Political Education Launches
Last Wednesday the Politics Society launched the campaign at the University. We collected signatures for our petition, and made sure students who signed it were registered to vote. If they weren’t we helped them to fill out voter registration forms so that they can participate in this year’s local elections. We also ran activities, such […]