I was part of the Corbyn youth surge – here’s why

We were tired of feeling like nothing would change, like poverty and inequality were facts of life that we would just have to swallow.

By Neha shah

The morning after the London Bridge terror attack I sat huddled on the library steps with my best friend and a fresh pack of cigarettes, talking about how we didn’t want to bring up children in a society where this kind of senseless violence had begun to feel expected.

The morning after the election, I sent her a text that read: “Is this what hope feels like?”