Electoral register loses estimated 800,000 people

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/31/electoral-register-loses-estimated-800000-people-since-changes-to-system This article is about the dramatic drop in number of people on the voting register after the government made changes to the voting register, the article manages to draw you into the article by stating the issue at hand immediately, this issue is relevant as election rates has always been a problem, as it is always low, so the fact that it decreased even further is a problem. One of the main problems that people recognized was that there was a significant drop in student voters, which has always been a topical issue brought up about elections that younger people vote a lot less, this makes the issue relevant to people ages 20-25 who can vote. Another problem that the article presents because of the decrease in votes is that the remaining people who would vote are groups of like minded people, creating a significant bias that weigh in better for one party. This whole issue is specifically relevant to a newspaper outlet like the guardian, which is UK based, making it relevant to the UK readers who will buy this, but it is also significant to its left side views in terms of politics, as it brings up that the labour party believe that most of the estimated voters are people who would support them. The article does say however the reasons behind the change of the voting registration system was to avoid fraud and error, which was an issue brought up by people In my opinion I think that the change's motives were necessary and important, as votes must be secure and certain due to their importance, and the drop of people could not be foreseen, however I think that they should do something to bring that number back up somehow by making election registration more accessible and easier.

Asylum seekers made to wear coloured wristbands in Cardiff

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/24/asylum-seekers-made-to-wear-coloured-wristbands-cardiff This article is about the red colourbands that refugees are now having to wear in Cardiff, these bands have been introduced ever since there were complaints about people targeting the homes they were accommodated after realizing they were all coloured red, these bands are also the only way the Refugees are able to get free meals, if they take the bands off they will lose that privilege, the article mentions quotes from people who are wearing the wristbands, and claim that some people who see the bands, will shout insensitive remarks at them. The refugees cannot put the wristbands back on once they have taken them off. Another quote from a refugee says how they do not negotiate the wristbands, and complaints are ignored. There is also a quote from a human rights activists, saying this is "Blatant discrimination" The article is relative to the newspaper because the guardian is a UK newspaper, so Cardiff is relevant, this story also makes sense to be reported by a left wing newspaper like the guardian because their beliefs align with concerning how people are being treated and are they being treated correctly. I was drawn to this article by the fact that refugees are a very relevant topic recently, and I wanted to know more about how they were being treated, the title alone was already interesting and I wanted to understand why Refugees would have to wear bands in particular. In my opinion though I feel that the intent of these bands is simply to identify who and who aren't refugees so they can distribute food to only refugees, I understand why people would see a problem with this as it does suggest a form of separation of residents and refugees, and might give a message of how they are 'different' but in my opinion, the bands are fine as long as they don't get any worse from this.

Snow and frost expected as Britain prepares for big chill

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/10/weather-snow-frost-expected-britain-big-chill This article is about the predicated snow fall and extreme cold weather to come to Britain in particular. The article is relevant because the Guardian, the news outlet that wrote this, are a British news outlet and would of course find this relevant, its also important to note that the reason this article is a whole article and not just a normal weather report is because of the nature of the UK's weather making snow and extreme colds a rarity, and it is very relevant to people to know what is going to happen so they can be prepared for the more drastic conditions faced, as it can result in many problems for people. The title's article is rather drawing with the first word being "snow" which is sure to attract people as the first thing people will assume is that it is talking about the weather changing to those conditions, I though this article was a good one to choose because it isn't particularly interesting but it is very important for every person in the UK to know about, its also an article that has absolutely nothing to do with politics or social issues which is a nice change to have rather than the other articles you see.