Braidhurst High School was host to the Scottish Youth Parliament Hustings for the constituency of Motherwell and Wishaw on Tuesday the 7th of March. The school staff were delighted to host this event, especially given that S6 pupil Barry Williams is again standing as a candidate. All candidates involved gave a confident account of themselves, outlining their policies and why they want to represent the young people of Motherwell and Wishaw. Characteristically, Braidhurst pupils were warm and welcoming to all candidates, giving their home representative a special, rousing cheer. Candidates spoke to a capacity audience of pupils from S1-S6. It was wonderful to see the pupils fully engaged and actively participating in the political process. Barry Williams later summed up the event by saying that he was delighted by the turnout of Braidhurst pupils and that he was looking forward to the electorate storming the polls on Wednesday the 8th March.
