The future of Votes at 16!
Wednesday 18th June 2025 marks ten years since the right to vote was extended to include 16- and 17-year-olds…
Celebrating ten years of votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland!
SYP has been campaigning for Votes at 16 since we were established in 1999, and it…
The role of men and boys in tackling sexism in the workplace
This year marked the 20th annual Festival of Politics held at The Scottish Parliament in August every year. There…
#CabinetTakeover 2024: Ending gender-based violence
In November 2024, Martha Dickie MSYP and Esperanza Giesen MSYP gave a speech to the First Minister…
Our experience as Anti-Racist Champions
By Daniela Onyewuenyi MSYP and Shafa Waqas MSYP How ARC Began Daniela: In March 2024, SYP’s…
#ExecutiveTakeover 2024: End gender-based violence
At the Annual Children and Young People’s Executive Takeover 2024, Shafa Waqas MSYP and Skye Allan MSYP gave a speech…
Support and solidarity for those impacted by violence
Content warning: this article references racism and acts of violence. SYP stand in solidarity with those impacted by…
Equal marriage 10 years on: Reflecting on the past and hoping for the future
This month is LGBT History Month – I never learned about the Stonewall riots in school. I never learned…
Programme for Government – our response
Earlier this week, on Tuesday 5th September, First Minister Humza Yousaf published his Programme for Government for 2023/24.
#SYPRepresents: An update on our anti-racism work
This blog post was adapted from my Opening Speech at SYP’s 79th National Sitting in Orkney in July 2023:…