Name: Joshua Lovell

Position: MYP

Constituency: Peterborough

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Which political issues are you most passionate about?

I am most passionate about the cost of higher education. I believe that education, at whatever level, should be granted to anyone, from any background, regardless of cost. I think that far too many young people are put off going to University due to the financial situation they may have bestowed upon themselves having gone. This is a disaster in my eyes as so many talented young people may not have had the chance to fully achieve what they could have done, something that the government NEED to address.

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

In my local area, I believe that the cost of activities and transport are the biggest issues facing young people. Again, far too many people are having their right to freedom and enjoyment stripped from them due to the cost associated with going out and enjoying themselves.

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

I hope that me and my deputies will be able to lower in some form the cost of local public transport, improve the image of young people in the media in and around our city, promote the Youth Parliament on a local scale and also help as many young people as possible with access to more affordable activities.

What is your future career ambition?

I wish to study physics at the University of Cambridge, and then earn a PhD in theoretical physics. I hope to then go on to use this and further research into advanced concepts concerning physics across the globe.

Which public figure do you most admire and why?

Winston Churchill. In my eyes he was one of the greatest leaders of all time, pushing Britain, and many other countries, out of the grasp of Nazi control and fighting on through serious hardships. He gave Britain the strength it needed to go on towards victory against the oppression it may have faced otherwise.

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

Restore our pride and trust in our MPs, pay back ALL of the excessive expenses claimed with taxpayers' money. What right would anyone else in the country have to spend the earnings of our workforce on such irrelevant claims? None, hence it is fraud for MPs to do so, as it would be for us too.

Additional comments:

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile!

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