As many people will be aware, I resigned as Liberal Youth’s Vice-Chair: Membership Development on Sunday. I have my reasons, that I need to spend more time with my family, and also my degree. After all, the next six months will shape the rest of my life. It was a very hard decision to make. I have really enjoyed my time working on the Liberal Youth Executive and feel that the organisation has come a long way in that time. I have...

Tonight the BBC showed a fantastic documentary on the Votes at 16 campaign, which I fully support! (If you haven’t seen it, it’s here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00m0sd0/16_Too_Young_to_Vote/) Fronted by Melissa Suffield (Lucy Beale in Eastenders), we saw a well-presented look at the issues regarding the lowering of the voting age. The main argument is that 16 and 17 year olds accept many responsibilities of...

Tuesday 31st March saw the end of a very long election campaign for the Liberal Youth executive for the period July 2009-June 2010. The results are listed below with the elected candidates in bold. Chair Mohammed Elias Ali – 4 votesElaine Bagshaw – 148 votes Sara Scarlett – 92 votesRON – 44 votes Vice Chair: CampaignsBen Mathis – 202 votes RON – 78 votesVice Chair: Finance Daniel Snowdon – 232...