Youthnet has complied a summary of what the main political parties in Northern Ireland have to say on the following issues:

• Youth Sector
• NEETs
• A Shared Future
• Bill of Rights
• ESA/Administrative Reform

The information is taken directly from each Party’s Manifesto for the 2010 Westminster election.  You can also download a  fuller document, which collates information from each manifesto on issues of interest and relevance to Youthnet members and the voluntary youth sector  

If you would like to read each party’s full manifesto, the BBC election website is a good place to start – the parties and issues section has links to each manifesto http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/parties_and_issues/default.stm

You might also be interested in listening to the talkback debate on Community Relations work which took place on Tuesday (27 April) and featured Dawn Purvis and Paul Smyth – you can access the link at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s42gv/Talkback_28_04_2010/  (you should listen from around 1.10 )