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Catch21 was at the British Youth Council's Young People & Your Democracy event at Portcullis House, Westminster. Kevin Brennan, Nigel Evans & Lembit Opik sat on a panel chaired by our own Omar Deedat & took questions from the floor. In this video, the panel discuss issues around crime, and is just a preview of the whole event - coming soon to catch21.co.uk
Catch21 was at the recent billboard poster launch set up by Operation Black Vote, warning people of the dangers of far-right politics. We spoke to some of the organisers & attendees about their campaign.
Catch21 was at the recent housing debate between the London mayoral candidates at the Abbey Centre, Westminster. We talked to Ken, Boris & Brian about what they'd do to help young people to get onto the housing ladder in London.
A range of local councillors and parliamentary candidates attended C21's panel debate at Luton 6th Form College, taking questions from the students on a variety of issues.
Catch21 talks to Lord Norton & Lord Tyler following the launch of lordsoftheblog, the Lords' new website.
Episode 2 of Young Person's Prime Minister's Questions, in which Omar grills a cross-party group of MPs, fresh out of the debating chamber. This week's guests are Dr. Ian Gibson, Jeremy Hunt and Lynne Featherstone who discuss a range of current issues, from healthier school dinners to social networking sites.
Catch21 was in attendance at Unlock Democracy's People & Politics Day. We talked about the European Union Treatise to young people and MPs at the event, including Charles Kennedy, Bridget Prentice & Richarf Corbett.
Theresa May, Denis MacShane and Lembit Opik are three MPs taking part in our first edition of YP-PMQs. Housing, alcohol abuse and self-image problems amongst young girls are some of the issues discussed.
Omar talks to James Lloyd, People & Planet's Campaigns Manager about climate change.
The UKYP West Midlands Region recently put on a Climate Change in Birmingham. Catch21 was there to speak to the organisers, speakers and attendees.
People & Planet, a student campaign group, held an event at City Hall,London, called 'Students Go Green'. Catch21 were there to ask some of the students what they'd learned about helping to prevent climate change.
Omar roams the streets of London & asks people what they think about legalizing drugs.
Expert Harry Shapiro talks to Catch21's Omar Deedat about drugs.
We talk to Ashok Viswanathan, Deputy Co-ordinator of Operation Black Vote about a wide range of issues including all-ethnic shortlists, Barack Obama & the US elections, and shadowing schemes.
Executive Director of the Mentor Foundation, Jeff lee, talks to Omar about drugs.
Caroline Healy of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs talks to Omar about drugs and young people.
BBC Home Editor Mark Easton talks to Catch21's Omar Deedat about drugs.
Charles Clarke MP talks to Catch21's Omar Deedat about legalizing drugs & his own experiences.
Part seven of the British Youth Council's panel debate at the Northern Ireland Assembly. The panel talks about giving young people in Northern Ireland things to do.
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Daisy McAndrew
ITN Chief
Political Correspondent
Catch21 acknowledge the essential support of The University of Hull and The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
The BYC were at the Scottish Parliament last November. Catch21 were there to film it all.
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