20 June 2025, 06:54 | Updated: 20 June 2025, 08:42

By Leo Carr

We stand at a critical point where young voices matter more than ever.

The decisions made today will shape the world that young people inherit tomorrow. Yet many young people feel disconnected from the political process that determines their future. They see decisions like extending winter fuel payments to pensioners and a 99-year lease to Mauritius that they will be paying for the rest of their lives being made ‘on their behalf’.

As a Politics teacher, I see firsthand the misinformation and “memeification” of politics by other students and young people who don’t know how they can make their voices heard on issues they are passionate about. Even though political education isn’t compulsory in this country, it’s something that we can all take part in, so we have a duty to educate and inform our young people about how they can drive change.

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