Well – hurrah! The UK’s first political internet television channel based at Westminster and run by young people for young people is up and running. For the first time (and not before time) there is a provision for media representation for young people at Westminster. So I want to help this innovative new media initiative to reach young people.
As youth spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats I am very keen on using all ways possible to engage young people. Politics and politicians are not necessarily a young person’s first interest in life – and yet young people are passionate about their lives and world issues. Perhaps catch21 will open a new pathway for interaction and give voice to that passion. The website can be reached at www.catch21.co.uk.
Wishing catch21 every success!
Lynne Featherstone 
It’s about time that young people had had their own media represntation at Westminster!!!! Lets hope it stays 🙂
what a dynamic forward thinking organisation, aiming to provide young people, throughout the United Kingdom a voice on issues that are relevant to their lives. However, this seems like a one off government initiative, funded for a short period of time, before it gradually dies out! There clearly needs to be extensive grassroots work which could perhaps draw from a pool of young people not usually involved in mainstream organisations. We need to draw from a whole host of opinions, not simply the opinions of a few articulate young people. We need to make politics relevant to the lives of all young people, and ensure they have a role to play in their society and decisions that directly affect them.
Hello Mash. Catch21 depends on donations from a range of organisation and many of us volunteer our free time to make everything work. We’re not funded by any one political party.Thanks for your thoughts. It’s nice to be called ‘a dynamic forward thinking organisation’ – that’s exactly what we’re going for!