18 November 2005

In an effort to get young people interested in local politics, a council has launched a website specifically designed to get them talking.

Salisbury Council has created a new interactive site, yeahbut.org.uk, which provides young people with a direct line to the council to allow them to share their opinions.

The site aims to improve the way the council communicates with young people, and is urging teenagers to tell them what they think about the new-style website.

"I am sure many young people see the council as rather distant and full of old fuddy-duddies," said councillor Richard Britton, the cabinet member for youth.

"We want to change that. We need to listen to young people more and communicate with them more widely," he added.

He went on to say that he saw the Internet as the ideal medium to convey this message, using the net is "second nature" to most youngsters.

The website includes a variety of information including a summary of the council's new Children and Young's People's Strategy which outlines their commitments made to the young people of Salisbury.

It also features interactive citizenship games where young people can have a go a managing council finances or playing at being a politician.

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