sixteen is an adult if you can work and pay tax you should be able to vote,
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Nonsense, they're essentially still kids with little maturity & understanding of the implications of the decisions they're making.
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I know someone in his late 40’s who voted Brexit to get rid of all the Pakistanis, seen another on TV say it was straight Bananas,
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Of course HopkinsLite is missing the point.This is about enfranchisement and getting kids into the habit of voting & telling them they're a/
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No, you're missing the point. Adults vote. Kids don't.
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Neither can fight on the front line. She pays VAT just like any child spending their pocket money.
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16 year olds up and down the country thrilled to being compared to Julia’s 10 year old.
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My 11 year old knows more about politics than most adults. Has spoken at a party meeting, helps with party & social justice activism.
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I reckon a lot of 16 year olds are more politically aware than a lot over 65’s.
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Of course they are. My 17 yr old is a party member. She gave me hell on June 8th for having her a yr too late. She was 17 on June 7th .
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If a 16 year old can do all this I'm sure they can be trusted to have an opinion on their future and vote,pic.twitter.com/fP9NWQ9uz2
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Plenty on there to say they need consent or limited by age. Would probably also need parents to drive them to the polling station
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Even at mu great age I can walk to the polling station, the younger folk I know are more politically aware then any of the older ones
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Your 10 year old cant get married or be sent to war
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You and your facts
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No they dont
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