Inside Success Magazine Jan/Feb/March 2019

INSPIRE ME
INSPIRE ME
CHUKA HARRISON UMUNNA
Chuka Harrison Umunna born
17 October 1978, is a British
Labour politician who has been
the Member of Parliament (MP)
for Streatham since 2010 and
was Shadow Business Secretary
from 2011 to 2015.
Introduction
This evening I want to talk about
why our young people are killing
each other; why politics is failing
to properly respond to this; why
this is an issue for all of society
not just one part of it; and, why
the key to reducing this violence
is to empower our young people
in a society that too often robs
them of agency.
My main argument: the Golden
Rule – that you do not do to
others what you would not want
done to yourself – is a two way
street. We provide young people
with an environment in which
they can thrive; they abide by
the norms, rules and values of
society of which they are a part.
This mutual obligation between
society and young people has
been broken. There can be no
excuse for the violence but we
won’t end it unless we renew this
social contract.
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