Age: 20

Current voting intention: Jade was originally undecided, then informed us that she'd probably vote Conservative. Now she isn't going to vote at all...

Key election issues: student funding; safety on the streets of Nottingham.

Trivia: Jade is a keen long-distance runner, running 4-5 miles a couple of times per week. She also enjoys abstract painting. Her long-term ambition is to photograph bands.

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It's nice to see another young person voting for the conservative's. I'm 18 and all the people around me seem to swing towards the Lib Dems or Labour. When I speak to my friends they are often not even botherd about voting. I come from a working class background and have often been told I can't vote for the Tories because of my background! It seems people think that if you arn't rich you can't vote Torie. Josh
Joshua Bolton, York

If you are concerned about student funding voting conservative is a bad idea. Though they propose to abolish fees they would charge a commercial rate of interest on student loans. So unless you can afford to pay your way through uni without a loan you'd be worse off under the conservative proposals. The Lib Dems would abolish fees and reintroduce grants.
Martin, Oxford

Since you're already at university, the policies of the three parties won't affect you either way. The Tories are thinking of changing the system but they will still charge you. The Liberals will do away with fees but the burden then goes on to the higher tax payers whose number may include you one day. Labour's system is fairest- if you go to university you have to contribute, but all up front fees are abolished and you only begin to pay when you have left and are earning �15,000 a year. I'm already at university so it won't affect me but something needs to be done to tackle under funding.
Christopher Owen, Romford

Michael Howard was one of the most successful Home Secretaries who was responsible for a large fall in crime. He is a very experienced and competent politician, qualities sorely lacking in Blair and his cronies.
Anne, Abergavenny

I definitely agree with you that safety on the streets is an important issue. It would be nice to think that you could jog round a park in the evening and be safe. I don't there is any reason to trust the Conservatives over any other political party (especially Labour). The fact that they released there manifesto today without specific details on how they will cut taxes reveals their lack of honesty and integrity. Nice house by the way.
Pete Webb, Derby

I agree there does need to be more safety on the streets of Nottingham. It's no good Blair saying we have more police officers and volunteer police than before when our crime rate is still terrible. We have far too many homeless people begging for money that they probably don't even need. We need to see these so-called extra police out and about. I bet Mr Blair wouldn't send his kids to uni here, would he!
Tom Conder, Nottingham

Street safety is one of my concerns, too. So I'll be looking at who plans on tackling crime the best before I choose who to vote for.
Dan Rich, Lostock

The Tories will make university free for all once again. I will start uni next year and if Labour get back in I will have to pay huge fees. The Lib Dems would still charge tuition fees, but abolish top-ups. Conservatives will do away with both. On safety on the streets, again the Tories want 40,000 more police, but the Lib Dems want to relax the prison system.
Ed, Sheffield, UK

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