Sixth Formers meet the Prime Minister

Six Sixth Form pupils were invited by Radio City to meet Gordon Brown last month when he was visiting Liverpool.  Following his speech at the TUC conference he met with around 50 young people at an event organised by Radio City and City Talk at the Contemporary Urban Centre in Liverpool.  He was asked about a number of issues including student debt and the war in Iraq. He was also quizzed about levels of unemployment and how difficult it is to find a job.
Gordon Brown highlighted a campaign, Backing Young Britain, to encourage businesses to use the skills and experience of young people in the region.
Mr Brown was impressed with the talent coming through in our city and said the reality TV show could be used in more ways than one: "I like the X-Factor and believe we should be thinking about the X Factor in other things we do.
"Everybody has got a talent here. Perhaps you haven't discovered exactly what you want to do yet. But everyone should have the chance to develop and find out what they're best at.
"Not only should every community and school be seeking to find talent in singing and in sport but in engineering and art and other different skills. We should be thinking of ourselves as a nation that's trying to discover and coach and then develop talent in every area."

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown