DECIDE YOUR OWN FUTURE OR IT'LL BE DECIDED FOR YOU!

‘Alo friends and comrades,

More than 390,000 people aged 18-25 have registered to vote since the snap General Election was announced. It’s not currently 18-25 year old’s that will decide the outcome in this election. In the 2015 General Election, just 43% of under 25’s turned out to vote, compared with 78% over 65’s. There’s still 2.4 million young people who are yet to register to vote and trends show that this age group could tip the balance in the election if a significant number register and turnout to vote on June 8th. It’s everyone’s future at stake and everyone should turnout to decide it.

In an ITV interview recently, May stated she DID NOT think that 16-17 year old’s should have the right to vote. The real reason for this is because young people show a tendency towards a more progressive form of politics, something that they want to repress as much as possible. This is so frustrating for young people, a sentiment that was expressed beautifully during the EU referendum, with young people demonstrating rightfully that they were restricted when it came to influencing the course of their own futures. It’s more important now than ever to engage with politics and help shape the future to benefit not just tomorrow’s generation but to benefit everyone.

You only have until midnight on Monday (22/05) to register. It’s quick and easily and will only take about two minutes of your sweet, sweet time:
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

This election has been portrayed as a personality vote. Everyone should be urged to leave how they perceive, or how they are told to perceive individuals at the door. This election is a choice between fair and unfair. Truth and lies. The security and prosperity of some and the security and prosperity of all. Our schools, our mighty/brilliant NHS, our police force, our fire service, all of our public services, all things that make this country great are currently at risk and are being demoralised and privatised at a growing rate. We all get sick, we all need good quality schools, we should all as a society come together to help to sick and vulnerable. We are all sick to death with war after war after war. We all have friends and family that travelled here from a different countries to help contribute our country, make a life, escape treacherous conditions or to follow their dreams; currently being made to feel frightened and unwelcome. Friends and family who have lived here for decades; refused to be given a guarantee that our society will protect their rights to make a life for themselves here.

And for the muso's of Blighty, you would have noticed a sharp decrease in the number of music venues over the years. We've lost many amazing venues, from The Cockpit in Leeds to The 12 Bar Club in London. Venues where some of the greatest musicians from all over the globe honed their craft. Unfortunately, these opportunities are now few and far between for the musicians of the future.

The Labour manifesto has stated: 
"Music venues play a vital role in supporting the music industry’s infrastructure and ensuring a healthy music industry continues in Britain. Labour will review extending the
£1,000 pub relief business rates scheme to small music venues. And we will introduce an ‘agent of change’ principle in planning law, to ensure that new housing developments can coexist with existing music venues."

This is an exciting proposition for the grassroots music industry. For more insight in to the state of music venues across the U.K., we recommend that you check out Music Venue Trust, who are a great source of information and do an amazing job of ensuring the future of music venues across the country.

Make sure you secure your right to be at the ballot box on June 8th and do the right thing!

Also, here’s a good resource for those who are unacquainted with policy (thanks to Ellie from Wolf Alice for bringing this to our attention):
http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/how-many-of-jeremy-corbyns-policies-do.html

God bless the NHS xXx