how can people participate in the uk

Question 1

vote

Answer 1

in local national general elections
the extent of particpation can be judged by the overall turnout

Question 1

stand in an election

Answer 1

those who are 18 and over are a British citizen and pay a £500 deposit can run in a general election

Question 2

join a political party

Answer 2

citizens can join a political party and shape the policy direction of that party ; many parties have youth memberships for those under 18

Question 3

join a pressure group or poltical movement

Answer 3

with osicla media groups such as extinction rebellion BLM allow people to be involved in issues that are significant to them

Question 4

sign an e petition

Answer 4

the HoC runs an e petition nwesbite where petitions with 10,000 signatures will get a response form the gov and those with 100,000 may be debated