Media students show why voting matters at Britain's Got Issues event

Thursday 06-03-2014 - 14:43
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By Journalism & Media undergraduate Melvis Ohenlen

 

The show Britain’s Got Issues was triggered by a group of Media students in Middlesex University who have been working together in a campaign collaborated with Bite the Ballot to help get young people registered to vote. Britain’s Got Issues allows students to voice the problems they see that are current in the UK.

 

 

Last night’s event really showed the dynamics of voting as a young person in the UK in a very authentic way - the issues were addressed very clearly and precisely by the Media students, but they faced judges who acted like politicians, being very harsh in their decisions due to the fact that they don’t really give a care about what is presented to them. 

 

Britain’s Got Issues was a great success except from nuisance Sports students next door, who thought it was alright to have their own party. The noise continued even after they were asked to be quieter; either because they had another glass of alcohol or they just wanted to be the party crashers for the night.

 

In spite of the noise next door, the show was not hindered from being a success. There were some great speeches by the contestants and most of the students were happy with the way their speech came across to the judges and the audience. The guest judges were absolutely brilliant at being mean to every contestant, which gave the show a live feel. Ben Little who was the co-ordinator of Britain’s Got Issues was very pleased with the level of commitment and work that was put into last night’s show.

 

Media students rehersing their lines for the show

 

Rianne Cole, a Media student involved in making the event happen, said "we’ve been preparing for a few months now - we thought we would do Britain’s Got Talent with a twist, instead of having singing acts we had our actors come up and audition with an issue. [Today] started with getting everything ready, from the decorations to the actors rehearsing.

 

"Everyone was hyped up and ready to go, nervous and anxious at the same time, but we had a great team to reassure them and help them with their lines. We ran rehearsals and everyone worked together to create a perfect Britain’s Got Issues theme, the banners were up and the cameras and lights were in place, the actors and audience had great energy - and I think it was a big success." 

 

 

 

 

Britain’s Got Issues was brought together by students that have spotted a problem in our nation and want to bring a solution to it by voicing what pricks their hearts: youth unemployment, transport expenses, health, alcohol, etc.

 

The main aim of the show was to make students realise the importance of being registered to vote, especially young people who scarcely are, so that Bite the Ballot can continue to give young people the opportunity to have a voice and agitate for their issues to be dealt with.

 

 

Got issues? To register to vote, head to bitetheballot.co.uk and find out how

 

 

 

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