This young person talks about his frustrations with a lack of youth involvement in politics, the amazing contribution of young people as change makers. He talks about how young people are often left out of manifestos but are most affected by policy decisions as politics impact everything. He talks about the opportunities to support, promote and amplify youth voice and opportunities and how he sees so much value, passion and responsibility in getting involved in your local community and beyond. This storyteller shares his ideas around hard work and motivation which he wrote up into a book aged 17 and is planning his next one now that he has more resources, ideas and networks available to him.
This story was gathered by a youth advocate from the Equality Trust as part of a project called Reconstructing the Social Contract. 10 young people trained as community reporters and spoke to people aged between 16 and 25 in the United Kingdom to explore what impacts young people's life chances and their relationship with the state.