Why Vote
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Swamped beneath the tide of fake news, wars on woke and social media storms lies democracy. Jo Phillips and David Seymour guide the reader through the workings of government and Parliament and make a passionate case for the power of democracy. Their argument is that young people should take back control of the future, hold politicians to account and get involved.
In the last decade we've had a Brexit referendum, the Covid pandemic, war in Ukraine and Gaza, increasing fears over the climate emergency, a new monarch and since 2010, six Prime Ministers.
Britain's influence in the world has been diminished, freedom to protest peacefully has been curtailed, the cost of further education is a concern, the health service is in crisis and the likelihood of owning your own home or even finding somewhere to rent is becoming less and less.
If younger people turned out to vote in the same numbers that older people do, this country would be a very different place. Apathy is the enemy, not the answer.
Jo Phillips is an award-winning journalist and former spin doctor. Her career has spanned politics, public affairs and media. She has worked for all the UK's major broadcasters, was editor of the Radio 5Live politics show Sunday Service, produced live TV coverage of party conferences and has played a key role in local, European and general elections. She was Director of Communications for Bob Geldof's media company, Ten Alps and was heavily involved in Live8. She was also Paddy Ashdown's Press Secretary and worked on the Home Office's Y Vote campaign.
David Seymour is a former political editor of the Mirror Group, leader writer on the Daily Mail and council member of Britain in Europe.