There is a forthcoming local election, this involves nominating a candidate to be you local councillor for the area you live in. If you have any concerns or complaints you normally hand them over to your local councillor to deal with.
One particular candidate, whom I met, is Dawud Islam; he is with the Respect party. I spoke to him briefly a couple of days ago and he told me the difference between National Government and Local Council. Basically, councillors are different to MPs and only deal with problems locally that are within their area e.g. bins, litter, building permission.
Problems in my community that affect me personally:
The “Wastefield” Bradford has not been finished yet, or even built; therefore there is no proper shopping centre in Bradford. Where am I supposed to get my “Vans” from? Bradford kids have suffered fashionably!
I cannot swim due to the closure of local pools; yet Bradford Council are drowning in a £5.7 million surplus.
In the education league tables, tragically Bradford remains near the bottom.
I sometimes feel as if I’m being deprived of opportunities that other kids have.
We have given Labour too many chances which they have consistently failed in fulfilling. But are the Respect party going to make a change? Somehow I am inclined to doubt it.
Khadija, once again you have impressed me because you are ahead of your time. I have not seen very many people your age so interested in local politics. I foresee a very bright and likely famous future for you.
ReplyDeleteJoe Salama
http://www.salama.com
I've developed an interest in Politics more than before, because young people cannot vote, yet the changes made still effect them. Also, people who are normally elected are from rich and educated backgrounds, who knows if they will really make a change to the rest of us?
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