In Conversation with George Aylett
At just 19, George Aylett was one of the youngest ever parliamentary candidates in last year’s general elections. Matt Gillow spoke to him about the issues Labour faces, and how best to tackle them....
Category: The Interviews
In Conversation with Mhairi Black MP
Adrian Burbie popped down to Westminster for a chat with Mhairi Black about all things SNP, being an MP at 21, and the role of the young in politics. I’m led by Mhairi into...
“We would scrap tuition fees” & more: An Interview with Caroline Lucas MP
In an exclusive interview for Filibuster, Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion made the case for votes at 16, a more compassionate economic policy, and a re-evaluation of Britain’s monarchy and armed forces. By Rebecca...
Tristram Hunt: The Cure for Education?
In the run up to the general election many whispers of a leadership crisis in the Labour Party have been spread through the media into the all too willing ears of the public. Amongst...
“If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart; if you’re not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Our series of interviews with policy makers, movers, shakers and promise breakers in our government continues with Oliver Dowden, domestic policy aide to David Cameron, the PM’s former Deputy Chief of Staff, and current...
Nick de Bois MP: ‘For politics to be successful, voluntary engagement needs to be higher’
In an exclusive interview for Filibuster, Nick de Bois MP (Conservative, Enfield North) gave his opinions on why the Tories were right to raise tuition fees, why young people tend to vote Labour, how...
Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems: Here to help?
Geraldine O’Reilly, 16, discusses whether on meeting Nick Clegg, she feels the recent Lib Dem election pledge of £150m funding to child mental health services will impact others like her who have experienced NHS...
