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There's an election in the UK in 2010.
Many people my age will be voting for the first time.
Does it interest you?
Do you know who you're going to vote for and why?
Do you know who your MP is?
Should young people be encouraged to vote more, or should they be able to decide independently?
Let me know what you think! I'll be doing some independent research in the weeks building up to it :-)
This is therefore something to be happy about :-)
In case you do not know of it, Obamarama is brilliant page on Tumblr that puts captions to photos of Barack Obama, and sometimes Joe Biden (Vice-President) and Tim Geithner. Who, it turns out, is the current United States Secretary of the Treasury.
I didn’t know this, so I asked Obamarama what exactly it is Tim Geithner does, and to what extent is he the USA’s answer to the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer? The answer being thus…
“From my basic understanding, the roles are very similar. I will state igorance at becoming confused when you add in our Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Mostly, Geithner makes some of the oddest (and fun) faces in photos. Geroge Osborne is a bit less goofy… although he does have a young Stephen Fry thing going on.”
Not sure Stephen Fry would appreciate the comparison, but there you are! The follow-up response was even funnier, from whiskyinthe…
Tim Geithner does indeed do the same job as Secretary of the Treasury as the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve is, as far as I know, not an elected politician, although he does answer to the government and works closely with them. I think our equivalent is the Governor of the Bank of England; again, not an elected politician, but he answers to and works with the government.
Oh, wait, this is supposed to be a question. Erm, who’s your favourite Power Ranger?
Hehehe. Economics just became hilarious. Go go Stock Exchangers!
