| ...they will have all made false plans and promises to get us voting for them. |
They may not be able to vote but they still have an opinion.
Find out what these young Londoners think about the General Election.
By Nazia Driver, 14 from Illford
There's been a lot in the media since the election date was announced, so it'd be hard not to know that there was a general election in May.
I'm only 14 but not being able to vote doesn't stop me from having an opinion. I'm not really backing any of the party leaders but there are certain issues I'd want any future government to take seriously. For instance plans around education. I want to eventually go onto university but if major changes were made to the education system, they'd have an impact on my future.
Also parties which support anti-war campaigns appeal to me. I've been brought up in a family which does not believe in war and I'd really like to live in a country led by a government which felt the same way.
Even though I'm not supporting one party in particular, I do think the Conservative Party have a good chance of winning because they've received a lot of publicity lately. I doubt Labour will be re-elected simply because of the public's strong views against the war in Iraq.
But the truth is, I don't think it matters which party is elected because they will have all made false plans and promises in order to get us voting for them.
Rhona Ezuma, 15, from Hackney
Generally people think that young people don't care about the elections and for some young people, this is true. I think some of this lack of interest stems from the fact that young people can't really get involved in it.
I'm not old enough to vote but I think the elections are really important and I do care about who wins. Personally I want the Liberal Democrats to win because they were opposed to the Iraq war.
In the past I've always backed the Labour Party because I felt that they had more to offer the country and their policies were far more liberal than some of the other parties. But since the war in Iraq my views have changed.
I'm also concerned about education and health services because these are things that affect me. I want to go to university and some members of my family work as nurses in the NHS.
Even though I'm not backing them, I do expect Labour to win because a lot of people have forgotten how strongly opposed to the Iraq war they were just a few years ago. And if they do win, it'll be better than having a Conservative government whose policies on immigration and education are far too harsh.
Siobhan Slowey, 15, Islington
I'm aware there's a general election coming up because it's all over the television but I don't really know what it's about because I can't vote.
Even if I could, I wouldn't because I think it's silly. All the political parties are really all the same. They haven't done anything for us.
I would like more staff in hospitals and lower taxes. Politicians just think about what they want and not what everyone else wants. They make promises they can't keep so what's the point?
They seem to sit in their offices giving orders and they're not in touch with the general public.
I don't feel like they have much to do with my day to day life. To me things like the UK Youth Parliament are a really good idea because it's about young people having a voice. There should be one government for kids and one for adults. I would vote for that government because they'd be dealing with issues that I'm interested in and that affect me.
About the team
This story was produced by Nazia Driver, 14, Rhona Ezuma, 15, Siobhan Slowey, 15. It was published by BBC London website.
