Political writers win our vote

Wednesday 31 July 1996 19:02 EDT

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The winners of the political writing section of the Motorola Youth Parliament Competition organised by the Citizenship Foundation and judged by Judith Judd, Education Editor of the Independent are:

Age group 11-14 for a leaflet on a law I would like to change: Sarah Riesner, of Bournville School, Griffin Brook Lane, Birmingham, on football violence.

Age group 11-14-year-olds for a political column: Chris Noel and Jonathan Senior, Soham Village College, Ely, Cambridgeshire for a column on identity cards.

Age group 15-18-year-olds for a political column or leader: Alastair Whitehead, Omagh Academy, Dublin Road, Omagh for a column on the arms trade.

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