Katy Gordon

Last week Katy appeared on the Politics Show to talk about the role of women in politics. From women in Westminster, to the pressures women face regarding body image, you can see the full piece here:

This video is courtesy of the BBC. The extract is from an episode of ‘The Politics Show’ originally broadcast 07/03/10 on BBC One.

Katy proposed a motion at the Scottish party conference, which provides clear, practical steps to prevent the creation of a ‘lost generation’ of young people in the labour market, in the wake of the recession. Katy said:

“There is a real danger now that the biggest fallout from the credit crisis is the creation of a lost generation of young people who never make the transition from school, college or university into work…

There is no doubt about it: unemployment hurts. Bankers focused on their bonuses should stop and think: where will the productive workers of tomorrow come from if we don’t look after the skill levels of the future workforce today?”

You can see the full speech here:

This video is courtesy of the BBC. The extract was recorded during the Preventing the Creation of a Lost Generation debate at the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference, Perth, from 10.50-11.35 on Saturday 6th March ‘10.

Katy’s challenge to Gordon Brown, at the time of writing, remains unanswered.

This week, Katy joined other politicians from across the political spectrum to debate the key issues, as chosen by the audience, in the run up to the general election.

You can listen to the full podcast here.