Abubakar Finiin, Former Islington Youth Councillor

In a world where words are more powerful than ever, and the soil of British society is fertile with fear, it has never been more important to be perceptive about the way we talk about issues, most notably knife crime.

Politically-alienated, disenfranchised, and in a country where the average age of an MP is 50, it would be no surprise if young people were not engaged in politics however, as organisations such as the Islington Youth Council show, the opposite is true.