{"id":496845,"date":"2025-10-13T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496845\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:55:49","slug":"local-mp-takes-part-in-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496845\/","title":{"rendered":"Local MP takes part in podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vennie Youth Club in Livingston invited Gregor Poynton to be the first politician to take part in the club\u2019s new podcast, Make Your Message Matter.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Poynton discussed his experiences of school with young people who offered their own perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in today\u2019s education system. The podcast is led by young people living in Knightsridge and will be launched later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Gregor Poynton MP said: \u201cIt was brilliant to spend time with such a thoughtful and engaged group of young people at The Vennie. They asked great questions and spoke with real honesty about their experiences. Initiatives like this are a fantastic way to make sure young voices are heard in West Lothian and I\u2019m really looking forward to hearing the finished podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The visit concluded with Gregor signing The Vennie\u2019s Wall of Fame, where all podcast guests leave their mark.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"618212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/10\/local-mp-takes-part-in-podcast\/the-vennie-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/10\/The-Vennie-1.jpg\/w=1200,h=800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ZV-E10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760112841&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Vennie 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/10\/The-Vennie-1.jpg\/w=300,h=200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760381746_233_w=1024.jpeg,h=683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760381746_233_w=1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-618212\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"618213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/10\/local-mp-takes-part-in-podcast\/the-vennie-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/F92qk9bnhVOT8KcXbWkWyg\/theedinburghreporter.co.uk\/2025\/10\/The-Vennie-2.jpg\/w=1200,h=800\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ZV-E10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1760112786&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Vennie 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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