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| Election 2017: Five young voters explain what issues matter to them | Election 2017: Five young voters explain what issues matter to them |
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| Young people consider Brexit, health, education, housing and the economy to be the most important issues in the election, according to a YouGov survey. Five 18 to 24-year-olds explain why these issues matter to them. | |
| 1. 'I'm worried about job opportunities' | 1. 'I'm worried about job opportunities' |
| Natasha Meek, 18, from Leeds | Natasha Meek, 18, from Leeds |
| "I'm worried about what there is out there, and I'm nervous to get into the job world," says Natasha, who is studying for her A-levels. | "I'm worried about what there is out there, and I'm nervous to get into the job world," says Natasha, who is studying for her A-levels. |
| "But also I am worried that there is not something for me." | "But also I am worried that there is not something for me." |
| Natasha wants stability in her future. | Natasha wants stability in her future. |
| "At the moment, the main problem for me is knowing that there is a job out there and making sure businesses can take on more people. | "At the moment, the main problem for me is knowing that there is a job out there and making sure businesses can take on more people. |
| "I am hoping to get an apprenticeship, but there are limited opportunities - uni is a safe option in the job world." | "I am hoping to get an apprenticeship, but there are limited opportunities - uni is a safe option in the job world." |
| But Natasha was put off university because of the fees. | But Natasha was put off university because of the fees. |
| "Young people are under a lot of stress and a lot of pressure as well to get a good job and a good degree," she says, "and I don't think it is possible." | "Young people are under a lot of stress and a lot of pressure as well to get a good job and a good degree," she says, "and I don't think it is possible." |
| 2. 'More needs to be done on mental health' | 2. 'More needs to be done on mental health' |
| Omar Khan, 21, from Brighton | Omar Khan, 21, from Brighton |
| "I just felt like I wasn't normal I suppose," Omar says of his own struggles with his mental health. | "I just felt like I wasn't normal I suppose," Omar says of his own struggles with his mental health. |
| "I didn't feel I could talk about it with anyone. | "I didn't feel I could talk about it with anyone. |
| "It is like a shameful thing coming from an Asian family." | "It is like a shameful thing coming from an Asian family." |
| Omar, who suffered from depression and anxiety as a teenager, says mental health is "100%" an issue that's important to young people and the government should be doing more to raise awareness. | Omar, who suffered from depression and anxiety as a teenager, says mental health is "100%" an issue that's important to young people and the government should be doing more to raise awareness. |
| He praises the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry for talking about the issue and says it has become "more prominent". | He praises the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry for talking about the issue and says it has become "more prominent". |
| Educating young people about mental health is key and the topic should be included in lessons at school, Omar says. | Educating young people about mental health is key and the topic should be included in lessons at school, Omar says. |
| And more money also needs to go into the NHS to help things such as staffing. | And more money also needs to go into the NHS to help things such as staffing. |
| "I was at A&E last week and there was a three-hour waiting time," he says. | "I was at A&E last week and there was a three-hour waiting time," he says. |
| "There were two doctors to see all these people." | "There were two doctors to see all these people." |
| 3. 'I feel very strongly about free movement' | 3. 'I feel very strongly about free movement' |
| Lucy Edwards, 21, from Birmingham | Lucy Edwards, 21, from Birmingham |
| "The reason I love free movement in the EU is when I lost my eyesight at 17, a lot of the surgeons and consultants were European and from different nationalities. Without their expertise, I wouldn't even have any light perception," says Lucy. | "The reason I love free movement in the EU is when I lost my eyesight at 17, a lot of the surgeons and consultants were European and from different nationalities. Without their expertise, I wouldn't even have any light perception," says Lucy. |
| "I feel very strongly about free movement. | "I feel very strongly about free movement. |
| "If we want the UK to be a great nation, to have the best skills, the best careers, we need to have open doors." | "If we want the UK to be a great nation, to have the best skills, the best careers, we need to have open doors." |
| She believes "integration makes the world go round" and a multinational UK is "more caring", and "what the UK stands for". | She believes "integration makes the world go round" and a multinational UK is "more caring", and "what the UK stands for". |
| "The reason the UK has an attraction is people can move feely and think freely," she says. | "The reason the UK has an attraction is people can move feely and think freely," she says. |
| Lucy voted Remain in the EU referendum, and was really upset by the result. | Lucy voted Remain in the EU referendum, and was really upset by the result. |
| "I believe that the European Court of Justice is so instrumental in helping make the right decision for the UK," she says. | "I believe that the European Court of Justice is so instrumental in helping make the right decision for the UK," she says. |
| "I felt leaving the EU would create division and bad feeling between the member countries, and I believe that everyone is always better working together to create equality." | "I felt leaving the EU would create division and bad feeling between the member countries, and I believe that everyone is always better working together to create equality." |
| 4. 'We're struggling to get on the housing ladder' | 4. 'We're struggling to get on the housing ladder' |
| Amie Cadwallader, 23, from Sittingbourne | Amie Cadwallader, 23, from Sittingbourne |
| "Me and Paul have been married for three years this December, we want to move out and buy a house," says Amie, who lives at her mum's house in Kent with her husband. | "Me and Paul have been married for three years this December, we want to move out and buy a house," says Amie, who lives at her mum's house in Kent with her husband. |
| "We don't want to rent. We want to have children and have security for them." | "We don't want to rent. We want to have children and have security for them." |
| But, she says, the large deposit required to buy a home means they will have to save for a long time. | But, she says, the large deposit required to buy a home means they will have to save for a long time. |
| "Everyone is struggling to get on the market. It is not feasible," she says. | "Everyone is struggling to get on the market. It is not feasible," she says. |
| The 23-year-old says it is not just about building more houses, but about building the infrastructure needed to support them - and making sure housing is affordable. | The 23-year-old says it is not just about building more houses, but about building the infrastructure needed to support them - and making sure housing is affordable. |
| "The Help to Buy Scheme [where borrowers were able to get a mortgage with just a 5% deposit] stopped in December," she says. | "The Help to Buy Scheme [where borrowers were able to get a mortgage with just a 5% deposit] stopped in December," she says. |
| "It just makes it even more difficult for young people to get on the market - there is nothing there for us." | "It just makes it even more difficult for young people to get on the market - there is nothing there for us." |
| 5. 'University debt is a scary prospect' | 5. 'University debt is a scary prospect' |
| Jessica Haycox, 21, from Shrewsbury but living in Belfast | Jessica Haycox, 21, from Shrewsbury but living in Belfast |
| "I think education is one of the key things you need to have to get security," says 21-year-old Jessica, a final-year student at Queen's University Belfast. | |
| "But there have obviously been cuts and children are not getting the [same] access to education." | "But there have obviously been cuts and children are not getting the [same] access to education." |
| Jessica believes the key issues are funding and not having enough teachers. | Jessica believes the key issues are funding and not having enough teachers. |
| She's also not a fan of tuition fees. "It's a scary prospect that my future is dictated by debt hanging over me," she says. | She's also not a fan of tuition fees. "It's a scary prospect that my future is dictated by debt hanging over me," she says. |
| She knows people who have studies five days a week, and are working six days a week, just to be able to afford where they live at university. | She knows people who have studies five days a week, and are working six days a week, just to be able to afford where they live at university. |
| "What are you getting? Twelve hours contact time a week and crippling debt. Even just lowering them - going back to £3,000 per year - would be enough," she says. | "What are you getting? Twelve hours contact time a week and crippling debt. Even just lowering them - going back to £3,000 per year - would be enough," she says. |
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