So you’ve registered to vote in the upcoming UK general election. Now comes the big decision that directly impacts YOUR future. Still undecided? We’ve asked some of the UK’s creative talents which way they will be voting come 8th June, and why their decision makes sense for the country’s future generations. Hint: SHOW UP and make your vote count.

Today, with three days until the vote, London musician Oscar Scheller explains why he’ll be voting Labour. Having been inspired to create music from a young age (via his musical parents – his dad was part of late-1970s New Wave band The Regents), Scheller sees music as an ideal medium to unite people and voice his concerns. Take his track Gone Forever, for example, in which he addresses his own feelings of anxiety, an issue he believes the current Government aren’t addressing enough.

How will you be voting in this election and why?
“I will be voting Labour in this election as I do not want to see this country fall apart and become any more divided, inhospitable or negligent. I want the NHS to survive and be funded. I want better public housing for those who need it. I want a more flexible curriculum in schools, more mental health care and less homelessness on the streets. I believe in Jeremy Corbyn as a positive and proactive political force to bring in these changes, and feel at this moment he is our only hope.”

Why is it so important for young people to vote?
“Because all the ignorant people living in the past, who have made ill-informed decisions (Brexit) will die soon, and so the new generation must take responsibility for the world they will grow up in. That starts with this election. Judging from the young people I know personally, that world will be a much more sympathetic place.”

How do you feel the outcome of this election could impact you? How might it impact your peers in your industry and friends? And more broadly, our generation?
“I think it will have a devastating impact on culture, society and everybody’s well-being in this country. From Human Rights, to the already diminishing national resources we have available, and even the general spirit of community. Not to mention the privacy laws that may or may not be enforced. It could potentially become a fascist state which would change everything.”