#gmb18

[qwabby101]

I met the man himself today! He showed his support to us Young Members by committing to attend the #livingwagebill debate in parliament on July 8th and announced that all paid Labour Party staff will be paid a minimum of £10 an hour! What an absolute lad #gmb18 (at Brighton Centre)

[qwabby101]

Today I spoke at the GMB’s Young Workers Fringe, where we discussed how to engage young people in the trade union movement, ASDA disputes, the UEA campaign and our #wagesnotbasedonages campaign. Not bad for my first conference! #gmb #gmb18 (at Brighton Centre)

[qwabby101]

Found my twin at the conference centre 😂😂 #gmb18 (at Brighton Centre)

[qwabby101]

The GMB B05 bunch have arrived in Brighton for GMB Congress 2018, fitting in some arrival drinks! #GMB18 (at The Old Ship Hotel)

[mediacalypse-blog]

How much connection is too much?

Mass media has completely changed the entire campaigning process. Voters now have access to way more information and advertising which has both positive and negative effects. In some ways, access to more information means sifting through more political slander and misleading information. Advertising is generally geared more at attacking opponent than talking about actual political policies and platforms.

It's easy to completely dismiss the entire election process and become discouraged from voting. I think a large contributing factor to voter apathy is that people are overwhelmed by all of the information out there. Instead of tuning into one or two debates or speeches, we are constantly connected to the election during election time. How can we tell what's relevant?