Name: Adam Roche

Position: MYP

Constituency: Norfolk

Which political issues are you most passionate about?

• The treatment of people with learning difficulties/ special needs etc
• The welfare of young people
• Access to education
• Access to work
• The danger posed to young people by proposed cuts to youth services i.e. connexions, the slashing of the youth opportunity fund.
• The responsibility of those in power i.e. expenses scandal

What do you feel is the biggest issue for young people in your constituency?

I feel that there are several big issues for young people, but that the most prominent of these is the accessibility of both higher education and jobs available to young people.

What do you hope to achieve during your term of office?

I hope to achieve a number of things, these being:

• To increase the recognition of the importance of young people’s participation in decision making – after all there are a fair few of us!
• To try to make transport more accessible for young people
• To represent the young people in my constituency to the best of my ability
• To try and promote UKYP and its purpose

What is your future career ambition?

To work in local government for a number of years in order to gain political experience, before going on to stand for election nationally.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

I don’t have one public figure that I admire above the rest, as so many people work relentlessly behind the scenes without recognition.

If there was one message you could send to the government, what would it be?

That you are responsible for the running of the entire country, respect its inhabitants and do what’s best for them, not for you!

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