''Politick! Magazine'' was a quarterly British political magazine. The magazine was aimed at people aged 18 to 35 and was independent of any political party. The magazine was launched in November 2008 and was available through

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and independent newsagents.
Laura-Jane Foley was the magazine's founder and editor. The first two issues of the magazine featured politicians and activists from all the major parties including

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Malcolm Rifkind Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind (born 21 June 1946) is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2 ...

Lynne Featherstone Lynne Choona Featherstone, Baroness Featherstone, (''née'' Ryness; born 20 December 1951) is a British politician, businesswoman and Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat List of members of the House of Lords, member of the House of Lords. ...

, David Bull and

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. The magazine also featured

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such as WWF

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and

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and gave information on how to get involved in political activism at all levels. It was closed in 2010.

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