Young people are challenging politicians to make five key changes to improve their lives.
British Youth Council welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to lowering the voting age to 16 as part of a wider package of necessary electoral reform to encourage engagement with the political process.
Lowering the voting age to 16 has this weekend been prioritised as a way to mend Britain’s broken democracy. Two hundred people from across the UK selected the proposal as one of 29 reforms to strengthen parliament and give people a real say in key issues.
Young people are calling to be involved more in developing accessible advice on the risks associated with mixing alcohol and sex.
Rajay Naik, aged 22 from Coventry, was elected the new Chair of BYC’s Board of Trustees by delegates attending the British Youth Councils annual meeting in London.
British young people are to outline their views to key decision-makers from the UK and Saudi Arabia, including UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband.
Young people from across the UK are calling on their MPs to support equal pay for young people on the 10th birthday of the Minimum Wage.
Yesterday (Tuesday 17 March) young representatives from the British Youth Council (BYC) met with the Minster for democratic engagement Bridget Prentice MP to discuss what was needed to get Britain’s youth vote out.
On a historic day for American politics, the British Youth Council is calling for groundbreaking commitment from the Government to engage more young people in voting.
On Monday 24 November, a delegation of over 50 young people from the British Youth Council (BYC) will march from Trafalgar Square to 10 Downing Street calling for the voting age to be lowered to 16.
On Monday 24 November the British Youth Council is holding a special anniversary event to celebrate 60 years of campaigning, empowering and inspiring young people.
Yesterday young volunteers from the British Youth Council, Scott Forbes (19) and Robel Yemane (18) met with Sir George Bain, Chair of the Low Pay Commission in Westminster to deliver 1800 letters from young people calling for an equal National Minimum Wage.
BYC has voiced its support for a new Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the House of Commons to lower the voting age for all public elections in the British Mainland to 16.
Introducing Snapshot60, an online photo competition from the British Youth Council.....