Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Engaging with young voters

By Ameet Jogia

Young people were back at the centre of Conservative Party policy this week, following the Prime Minister’s commitment to give a fairer deal to students.


The last general election showed the largest swing of young voters opting for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party over Theresa May’s Conservatives. The election was a wake-up call for the Conservative Party and I am proud that the Party has recognised these concerns and acted upon them. As a candidate myself in Brent North, I had met hundreds of young people along the way who worried about how life would be harder for them, than it was for their parents’ generation. This was a sentiment echoed across the country.

For years Tories have campaigned against the perils of socialism. Thirty years ago, the Conservatives would have had no problem in countering what Jeremy Corbyn stands for. But the last general election showed that we are going to have to find a new way of appealing to a generation born after the fall of Soviet communism, particularly the millennials who have no memory of how socialism brought our country to its knees back in the 1970s.

But this Party Conference was reassuring in showing that only the Conservatives have the capacity to deliver for young people, especially when it comes to student tuition fees. What was evident was that only the Conservative Party has the most to offer young people to get on in life. No false promises, but genuine solutions.

The Prime Minister has already committed to give a fairer deal for students and young people, by scrapping the planned rise in tuition fees then freeze them. The threshold at which recent graduates start to pay back their student loans has also been raised to £25,000, giving young people more money in their pocket.

Labour can’t deliver on their promises and it is sad how they misled thousands of students and young people who voted for them. Just weeks after the election, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor said the claim to scrap tuition fees “wasn’t a promise.”

Young people are taking on a hideous amount of debt, and many don’t even know what they are getting from it. There are many misconceptions in the system, and regrettably many young people are not getting what they initially signed up for.

But we should also be proud that our higher education system still remains world class, with the UK being home to some of the world’s best universities. The Tories have helped to get more young people into university than ever before – including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

It’s also important that graduates continue to contribute towards the cost of higher education. However, Labour’s plans go too far, resulting in taxpayers footing the whole bill. However, changes need to be made and I am pleased the Government will be reviewing the higher education system, particularly student finance and funding, to ensure that we have a system that works for everyone.

Young people are the future; both for our Party and country. This week’s Conservative Party Conference showed that young people can no longer be ignored, but also that only the Conservative Party have the solutions to truly deliver for them.

Ameet Jogia was the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate in Brent North in the June 2017 General Election and is currently a Councillor in Harrow. Ameet spoke at Conservative Party Conference this week on Conservative Party values.

More For You

Aspirations ignited following Leicester schools Parliament visit

Aspirations ignited following Leicester schools Parliament visit

Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL

Delighted to pause and look back on a pioneering partnership project, which saw our Randal Charitable Foundation, Leicestershire Police and the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) support pupils, from 5 Leicester schools, tour London and the Houses of Parliament with the aim to help raise aspirations and demonstrate possible future career paths.

With more young people than ever struggling to stay in education, find employment and track down career opportunities, I’ve reflected on the importance of collaborations like this one, which model just one way in that small interventions could reap rewards in the life course of youngsters.

Keep ReadingShow less
Chelsea Flower Show highlights Royal-inspired roses and eco-friendly innovation

King Charles III, patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, walks through the RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 20, 2025 in London, England.

Getty Images

Chelsea Flower Show highlights Royal-inspired roses and eco-friendly innovation

Rashmita Solanki

This particular year at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show, there have been two members of the Royal Family who have had roses named after them.

‘The King’s Rose’, named after King Charles III, and ‘Catherine’s Rose’, named after Catherine, Princess of Wales. Both roses have been grown by two of the most well-known rose growers in the United Kingdom.

Keep ReadingShow less
‘Going Dutch may be a solution to get the UK’s jobless into work’

The growing number of working-age adults not in jobs places a huge financial burden on Britain, according to recent reports

‘Going Dutch may be a solution to get the UK’s jobless into work’

Dr Nik Kotecha

ECONOMIC inactivity is a major obstacle to the UK’s productivity and competitiveness.

As a business owner and employer with over 30 years of experience, I have seen firsthand how this challenge has intensified as the economically inactive population approaches 10 million nationally - almost one million more than pre-pandemic.

Keep ReadingShow less
Understanding the Hindu Psyche: Averse to Confrontation?

Artistic depiction of Arjuna and Krishna with the chariot

Is Hindu psyche averse to confrontation?

Nitin Mehta

Over 5,000 years ago, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, two armies comprising tens of thousands of men were ready to begin a war. The Pandavs were led by Arjuna, a warrior whose archery skills were unbeatable. At the last minute, before the war was to commence, Arjuna put down his weapons and declared to Krishna his decision not to fight. He reasoned that the war would kill tens of thousands of people all for a kingdom. It took the whole of the Bhagavad Gita to convince Arjuna to fight.

Even after Krishna destroyed all his doubts, Arjuna asked to see Krishna in his form as a supreme God. In short, Arjuna wanted to avoid confrontation at any cost.

Keep ReadingShow less
How Indian news channels used fake stories and AI to grab attention

The mainstream print media in India, both in English and regional languages, has remained largely responsible and sober

How Indian news channels used fake stories and AI to grab attention

MISINFORMATION and disinformation are not new in the age of social media, but India’s mainstream news channels peddling them during a time of war was a new low.

Hours after India launched Operation Sindoor, most channels went into overdrive with ‘breaking news’ meant to shock, or worse, excite.

Keep ReadingShow less