Response: These young parliamentarians deserve respect, not mockerypublished Tue, Nov 03 2009 18:05 GMT
The historic debate in the House of Commons should be taken seriouslyThe UK Youth Parliament debate last week was a historic event. As Michael White wrote, it was the first "to be staged by non-MPs inside the chamber of the House of Commons" (Teenage MPs: better behaved, and no rows about expenses, 31 October). But was it too much to expect the Guardian to report it in a powerful and affirming way?It "was meant to start at 11am sharp," wrote White. "But yesterday's debaters were all members of the UK Youth Parliament, so it was closer to half past. We all know what teenagers are like. You just can't get them out of bed."Many of the 300 young people attending the debate, ...
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