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Martin Harvey · 07-07-2006, 05:56 PM

You are right, young people generally do not have a big interest in Politics, but due to the serious situation vis-a-vis the EU and politics in general, I do find more interest shown by the youth around here in Broxbourne, than 35 years ago when I was a very active Young Conservative. However your 'very active Young Conservatives' back then were only active because 99% of the weekly meetings were purely for social reasons. I can only remember one MP coming to speak to us in four or five years, and then the turnout for the meeting was around one fifth of normal. At the annual bonfire night there would be two hundred or so attending, and at the dinner/dance around eighty. The weekly informal meetings would attract around thirty boys and girls !! between 16-30 yrs old!! My suggestion therefor, is that the social angle may still be strong enough in some cases to bring success. I would add that Broxbourne was then almost totally Conservative.

best of luck, Martin Harvey.

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Martin Harvey Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Essex Posts: 164	UKIP Youth. You are right, young people generally do not have a big interest in Politics, but due to the serious situation vis-a-vis the EU and politics in general, I do find more interest shown by the youth around here in Broxbourne, than 35 years ago when I was a very active Young Conservative. However your 'very active Young Conservatives' back then were only active because 99% of the weekly meetings were purely for social reasons. I can only remember one MP coming to speak to us in four or five years, and then the turnout for the meeting was around one fifth of normal. At the annual bonfire night there would be two hundred or so attending, and at the dinner/dance around eighty. The weekly informal meetings would attract around thirty boys and girls !! between 16-30 yrs old!! My suggestion therefor, is that the social angle may still be strong enough in some cases to bring success. I would add that Broxbourne was then almost totally Conservative. best of luck, Martin Harvey.