The youth parliament descended on Westminster today.
For those of you not in the know (and I was one of them), the UK Youth Parliament ‘enables young people to use their energy and passion to change the world for the better’… or so the website says.
This is no doubt an honourable venture. Take one look at our council chamber, and young, vibrant councillors are a bit thin on ground. Where the next generation will come from I don’t know.
On that note, I was delighted to see the youngsters performing a Mexican Wave in the Commons today. A healthy bit of irreverence, perhaps, but it got me thinking about other ‘bonding’ exercises that might help our council meetings go with a bit more, let’s say, zing.
Some mild physical jerks following the lead of Japanese car assembly line workers might be a good place to start.
Even better would be a bit of singsong. I can’t say I favour a tortured rendition of Jerusalem… perhaps something out of Chaz and Dave’s Jamboree Bag.
A boisterous blast of Sideboard Song may just get council business moving that bit more efficiently.
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