She would've gotten away with it if it weren't for us meddling kids...

I have never not been a young person.

How mad is that.

I have, for 7854 days, revelled in the glory of being young.

But never have I revelled so much in that glory than today.

Between the hours of 10pm and 5am this morning, my heart swelled at the growing realisation that us, young people, had turned up to churches, village halls, sports halls and schools across the country and put a cross on a piece of paper to make our voices heard.

For years and years, we have systematically been screwed over by too often white middle class adults who, shockingly, haven't got a clue what it's like to be a young person in the 21st century. From university fees trebling, to the scrapping of maintenance grants, to the extortionate rent increases in the housing market, to leaving the European Union which allows us to travel freely, fund educational research and study in institutions across the world, we have constantly bared the brunt of these policies whilst politicians sit comfortably in their multiple owned properties, using cash as wallpaper.

And on top of this, the reputation of the young has been repeatedly smeared and tarnished. We get labelled as lazy, naive and sensitive. We're pitted as trouble makers, an inconvenience, unimportant. We are patronised, silenced and then overlooked.

So are people really surprised, that after persistent attacks on our ways of life, we decided to fight back?

We voted for our futures. Our 'naivety' is hope, our 'sensitivity' is passion. If a trouble maker is someone advocating for our NHS, our schools, our public services, then I'm proud to be one. If being an inconvenience means voting for a future where nurses don't rely on foodbanks, teachers aren't losing their jobs and children in need can get the support they require, then give me a stamp on my forehead: "I am an inconvenience".

It's a sorry sign of the system that is so entrenched in our society when advocating these things brands you a rebel. For goodness sake, it's nothing less than Jesus would have done, and the authorities hated him for it too.

I am beyond proud to be part of a generation with so much fire and passion. We are those who walk into nightclubs in stilettos and skirts. We are those that stay up till 2am watching our favourite youtubers. We are those that sit in the park with some tinnies on a summer's day. We are those that scream our lungs out at Taylor Swift concerts. We are those that take 'gap yah's' to 'find ourselves'. We are as much a part of British society as the rest of you, and tonight, we are those that brought about a significant turning point for the landscape of UK politics.

Suddenly, the entire demographic that have been forgotten and left on the fringes of political priority, have made a crashing entrance onto centre stage. No more simply waiting for the youth to 'grow up' and come around to the ideals of the few. We are the many, and we're shouting louder than ever before. And the best thing? Politicians simply cannot afford to ignore us.