Isabella Copplestone, 17, Labour party supporter, Birmingham: I would love to see gender quotas in all partiesIt’s a mixed bag. I have been interested in politics since a young age and believe things in this country can be much better and fairer than they already are. Alexander Woolf, 27, Conservative party supporter who works at Westminster: We need to end the London-centricity of British politicsFor many years I wanted to work in the world of politics because of my real passion for policy. With an environment of internships, politics as a sector continues to make life difficult for young people, particularly from the North, like myself. Unless young people get a real job before entering the world of politics, we may soon see the extinction of politicians with free thoughts and integrity.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2017 15:56 UTC