Patrick Christys Mogged by a teenager

This Remembrance Sunday, remember the price of war and the countless lives lost in the line of duty. We must condemn the innumerable conflicts occurring internationally, the slaughter of armed forces members and civilians alike, and continue to advocate peace. Lest we forget.

The misconception that all Youth Parliament does is sit in the House of Commons once a year is unbelievably detrimental.

The concept of ragebaiting thousands of intolerant twitter grifters because I spoke in the House of Commons as an alternative person

Whole outfit for my House of Commons speech was second hand by the way. If you don't already source your fashion second hand/ethically and you happened to like my outfit, start now. Get in those charity shops, download Vinted, do a little bit to reduce global textile waste 🫡

Funnily enough, GB News had the gall to seek out my personal phone number to invite me on! Not a chance in hell.

Not to mention how deeply geological economic incentives are rooted to this colonial apartheid regime the west has established. Oil, rocks, other fuels, etc. Greed spells both genocide and ecological destruction.

If you really thought my appearance at HOC was that outlandish and "woke," the way I usually dress would probably cause you to instantaneously combust.

It seems that certain people only care about the BBC's institutional bias when it affects their buddies. When the BBC were exposed for systematic bias in their coverage of the genocide in Gaza, some of you were noticeably quiet. But now it's a problem? Just an observation.

Petition to mandate all parliamentarians be dripped out ✍️✍️

What about non-binary people? I hear you say. In the 2021 census, 0.06% of the population said they're non-binary: ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… So equal representation = less than 1 of 650 MPs. But I'd LOVE to see an enby MP, and wouldn't be at all surprised if the first is a Green!

I am tomorrow's guest on Lily Motts Be The Change podcast! Very excited to share our discussion about my social action work outside of Youth Parliament, and my thoughts on youth participation in politics and social change.

And if I said this is the most uncharismatic cabinet we've seen in government for a long, long time...

Change comes when you cause a little bit of mischief. If you like the sound of that (or hate it), go listen to me on Be The Change podcast. Listen here ⏬⏬ open.spotify.com/episode/7a76KM…

"You cannot eat money" is (most likely, origins disputed) an Urdu proverb. It was not in fact an original stroke of genius from Dr Seuss, nor Aurora, nor me.