“Can social media help save democracy?”

Are you a student aged 16 to 19 who has thoughts on this topic? If so, we’re looking to you for creative ideas in our annual competition to find the best political student blog!

Students, from across the UK and abroad, are invited to submit a blog in response to this question  for our annual competition, run In partnership with the Financial Times who provide free access to FT.com for high/secondary teachers and students anywhere in the world and Shout Out UK, the home of political literacy and youth voice.

 

The deadline for submissions is Sunday 25 May 2025

*Please submit your blog - of between 500-600 words - via the 2025 PSA/FT Student Blog Competition Entry Form*

 

The blogs will be judged by a panel of experts from academia and politics, who will look for creative thinking, good arguments, concepts and expression as much as writing skills!

 

  • The winner and two runners up, if UK based, will be invited by Kirsty Blackman MP,  on behalf of the APPG on Political and Media Literacy and Shout Out UK, to “Have I Got Fake News for You” in the Thames Pavillion, Houses of Parliament on 10 June. This event will feature Cathy Newman, Channel 4 News, Claire Hazelgrove MP, Baroness Carmen Smith and Stephen Bush, columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times. The winning student will be given the opportunity to read out their blog if they are happy to do so! 

 

  • The winner's blog will be published on the PSA and Financial Times Education websites, and will be printed in the PSA’s prestigious magazine Political Insight.

 

You can see last year's winning blog here.

 

If you have any queries at all, please email studentblogs@psa.ac.uk.

 

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The Political Studies Association offers a School Membership  at just £25 a year, allowing up to 10 teachers and staff members to access PSA membership benefits.

 

The Financial Times offers free digital subscription to 16-19 year-olds in full-time education, and their teachers around the world, as part of their Schools Programme.