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Write now winners 2010
Congratulations to all our winners. The winning young people have won the chance to spend a day at the House of Commons meeting the men and women who make the news, and the journalists who report on them. We would also like to thank everyone who entered the competition. We thoroughly enjoyed reading your entries and hope that by entering you’ve been inspired to think about how politics affects everybody’s life. Maybe we will meet some of you again when you become an MP or journalist! "I was amazed and delighted to be a joint winner of the Parliamentary Press Gallery Writing Competition. The first part of the prize was to spend the evening at the luxurious City Inn hotel. On the day itself, the first thing we did was to have a guided tour of both the chambers in Parliament, which was both interesting and insightful. Shortly after this, we made our way across the road to Number 10 Downing Street. This was without a doubt the highlight of my day, and the chance to meet, and talk to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife was an experience I will never forget. After meeting Gordon Brown, we had a tour of 10 Downing Street, before returning back to Parliament where I met my constituency MP. Another highlight of the day followed shortly, where we went to the ITN studios, and I was particularly lucky in the sense that I was able to sit in on a interview with a Liberal Democrat MP which was aired on TV the same night. Following this, we went to the very impressive house of the Speaker, John Bercow. We were given a short speech before being presented with certificates and prizes to round off an excellent day!" James Paxton, Harrogate Grammar School
Winners 2010 Years 10 – 11
Years 12 – 13
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What they say...
"The fact that this competition has stimulated such interest is a sign of how engaged many young people want to be with political discussion and decision-making if given the chance. It´s a great way to encourage a new generation to learn more about Parliament and the political process, and I would like to wish you even greater success in the years to come."
David Cameron MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party
“This competition is a really innovative way of engaging young people beyond Westminster in our political process and so I’m really pleased that so many people have got involved. Too often young people feel alienated and excluded from politics, and this competition is a great showcase of their wealth of talent.
I was very impressed by the quality of the winning entries, and look forward to reading more ideas in the future about how to make Britain a better place and how to engage young people. I would like to wish everyone the best of luck.”
Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats
What they say...
"Young people are interested in politics; even if they don’t always make it to the ballot box at election time. I was impressed with the quality of entries at last years’ writing competition – and even more so when I met one of the winners who came from my constituency.
Can I invite all my colleagues at Westminster to get in touch with their Secondary Schools and ask them to be part of the Parliamentary Press Gallery writing competition. Young people won’t tell us what they think we the politicians should do if we can’t be bothered to ask them!"
Gisela Stuart MP, Editor, The House Magazine
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