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Name: Emily Blake
Status: MYP
Constituency: Norfolk

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Which political issues are you most passionate about?

I feel very strongly about animal rights and HUNTING. I think fox hunting is cruel and it sickens me when people refer to it as a 'sport'. I also care a lot about environmental issues like global warming and pollution.

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

I recently asked my friends and pupils at my school about things they would like to see changed or improved. One issue was about supply teachers at our school; "we don't learn as much when we have supplies", "They can't control the class". But the biggest issue is having places to go! The young people in my area (including myself) want more places to go and have fun.

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

During my term of office, I hope to make a change in my community. My main aim is to improve facilities and have more places to go. I also want to meet new people, make new friends and hear their views.

What is your future career ambition?

My ultimate dream is to become a TV presenter or actress. I'd love to present childrens television programmes like blue peter and cbbc . Obviously I have a big interest in politics and also the news and i'd really like to be a news reader. It would be great to become a world leader and declare world peace...but I have my doubts about that one.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

I admire people who stand up for what they believe in; such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. They are/were incredibly strong minded people and I respect that.

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

huuuuumummmm...Oh I know. This message isn't only for the goverment.
Us teenagers, we are always getting bad things said about us. It irritates me when a minority of teens do something wrong and it makes us all look bad. I want people to realize that we are not all like that. I am a friendly person, the type who will smile at a stranger. But lately when I'm out with my friends, people-mainly the elderly look terrified; as if they think that we are going to mug them. I don't think it's fair that we are all looked upon like this and I think that the teenagers who are doing good and who are working well should be made known.

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