Unemployment and high prices face today’s young people, writes Laura Vincent, 23, a Correspondent from Stratford-upon-Avon in England, who describes the struggle to cope with student debt and start a career. Is our generation doomed? I agree that that is rather morbid and pessimistic rhetoric to begin with, but what better? According to research by …
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“London schools exposed to illegal levels of pollution”
August 7th, 2017A new report reveals that many children in the U.K. are exposed to harmful chemical toxins in their …
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Read moreInternational sporting events showcase athletes, but they can also promote youth engagement and physical activity at the local level writes Carl Konadu, coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace working group, a network supported by the Commonwealth Youth Programme. Sport in itself has become a major facet of modern society; almost everyone …
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News media focused on disaster and scandal can have a strong impact on the outlook of young people writes Carl Konadu, coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace working group, a network supported by the Commonwealth Youth Programme. The media’s negative portrayal of the world is of extreme importance in our society today. …
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Youth live in a tech-savvy world but Tiloma Chandrasekera, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Sri Lanka now living in the UK, asks whether social media is creating a world of endless self marketing and attention seeking. Digital natives are considered to be a generation of the populace being born into digital technology, and are highly acclimatised with computers and …
London’s mayoral election drew international interest, writes Ruth Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent from London, UK, as she looks at the issues behind the headlines in that campaign. London is well known for the different cultures, languages and diverse values of its 8.6 million people. The recent mayoral election has highlighted the need for a mayor who embraces this diversity. Sadiq …
A focus on the hours spent at work, rather than on the quality of work done during those hours, has created what Caitlyn Emma Lewis, 26, a Correspondent from South Africa now living in the UK, calls a ‘time-ocracy’ that rules the workplace. “Time” has been a constant throughout my life. With a mother who …
Inequity is an aspect of poverty that deserves attention in the UK, writes Mary Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent in London, UK, who looks at research showing that a troubling gap between the rich and poor presents a great cost to society. The post war years saw declining rates of inequality in the UK until 1979, when the …
Eyes were on Britain as it voted to leave the European Union, but Ruth Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent from London, UK, reports there has been a measure of regret and political rancour since that historic vote. The political landscape is being reshaped by the divide of those who voted ‘leave’ versus ‘remain’. On both sides …
London results in the UK’s “Brexit” vote set the stage for a discussion about autonomy and the economy, writes Ruth Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent from London, UK. Across London most boroughs voted to ‘remain’ in the EU. Roughly 60 per cent – 2.2 million Londoners voted remain. Polls show that across the 33 boroughs, only …
The war on drugs is not only about drugs, but also about power structures, writes Ruth Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent from London, UK as she discusses the complexities of the drug trade and offers her perspective on possible solutions. Though the rate of homicides in Mexico has dropped by 30 per cent since 2012, organised …