Stand Up Be Counted: Labour Plans Lack 'Depth'

When they arrived at the Labour Party conference earlier this week, Sky News' two Stand Up Be Counted contributors could surely not have imagined chasing after Ed Miliband or bumping into the shadow business secretary.

Yet for Charlene Osuagwu and Michael Adams, the opportunity to attend the annual event in Manchester - a trip organised in conjunction with Media Trust - has thrust them both into the centre of the political sphere.

Matters of interest to young people - not least votes for 16-year-olds - were always likely to be on the agenda, as Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats set out what they hope will be vote-winning plans ahead of the election next year.

But how did Mr Miliband perform on those youth issues? Here are Charlene's thoughts:

"After three days at the Labour Party conference, the first part of our conference experience has come to an end.

"Michael, my fellow Stand Up Be Counted contributor, and I came to Manchester intent on learning how Labour plans to empower young people and, more critically, engage young people in the political process.

Charlene says some young people believe Labour plans need more depth

"We leave with high expectations for our remaining two party conferences.

"Following the Scottish referendum, we expected the leaders to touch on lowering the voting age to 16 and youth involvement, if only briefly.

"However, in a passionate declaration, which saw Ed Miliband boldly assert the party's commitment to encouraging social mobility and political engagement among the youth, the defining role young people could plan ahead of next year's general election became increasingly apparent.

"Nevertheless, while proving to be a great positive for some of the young people present at conference, a recurring point of criticism among others was the lack of depth demonstrated when Labour sought to explain how they would affect such plans.

"Though Miliband had himself made reference to the increasing sense of distrust young voters have of Westminster, his campaign at conference, though commendable, may not have eased such thoughts entirely."

Stand Up Be Counted is an innovative new platform for young people to speak out on issues that matter most them.

Less than a month after its launch, the website is a stream of opinions on topics ranging from gender equality, political education and unemployment to the police, youth centres and immigration.

Anyone aged 16-25 can join the debate by signing up for the site and uploading a short video or blog post.

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