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Name:
Aparna Shankar
Status: Deputy MYP
Constituency:
Harrow

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Which political issues are you most passionate about?

In general it tends to be educational issues as I believe they are most important for any young person (at least up to 16) as they have to spend the majority of their time at school. However, in the recent past, perception of young people (in and out of the media) and youth crime has also become a passion of mine.

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

In Harrow, I feel that most of all the lack of activities for youth needs to be tackled, as young people are often seen at street corners during evenings and holidays and this is purely because they have nowhere else to go with their friends. Surely if the council was to provide something substantial for them to do, they would be much better occupied and it may even reduce some of the youth crime which results as a cause of this lack of activities in my borough.

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

In my term of office, I would like to improve the public image of young people in Harrow, whist also forging good relations with those who have the power to affect change, so that they will be more ready to listen to young people's problems and be willing to act upon them

What is your future career ambition?

In the future, I would like to work either in the civil service, in an advisory post, or work in finance in an investment bank.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

Most of all I admire Anita Roddick because she has managed to create a vast business empire whilst at the same time teaching the whole world a thing or two about moral ethics.

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

Before you change anything important, make sure you thoroughly consult those to whom it matters, and Top Up Fees are (in my opinion) a bad bad bad idea…

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