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Manx schools need 'strong political education programme'

Politibabble podcast keen to see more politics lessons

A strong political education programme is needed to engage young voters in Manx politics.

That's the view of Archie Elliott from the Politibabble podcast, who has voted in a House of Keys General Election for the first time.

He and co-host Oliver Sykes have also been behind the YouthVote.im campaign, urging 16 and 17 year olds to use their votes.

Archie says more needs to be done in school to get younger Manx residents interested in politics:

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