That was the title of my writing competition for local democracy week. Alexandra Park and Highgate Wood schools entered whole-heartedly into the whole spirit and submitted a huge amount of entries (and there were a few from other schools too).
I read every single one – and have to say that many, many of them were utterly brilliant. It was very heartening to see how much our children cared about poverty, pollution, homelessness, knife crime, drugs, poor children in Africa and of course – world peace above all
However, when it came to choosing a winner, I couldn’t help but be totally engaged by the entry from Roela who is at Alexandra Park School. Roela has written a beautiful and inspiring piece that really pulls your heartstrings. It tells of such a fundamental and essential thing as the need for people to have families who love and support them, and how more love in our society would mend many of its ills.
Roela will now come and shadow me for the day at Parliament. But I also am giving very high commendations to eight other entries – and want to say – what a very difficult time the high quality of the entries gave me. And to congratulate all who took part.
Lynne Featherstone 
