Votes at 16: the UK Government Has a Fight on Its Hands – but Are Politicians All Missing the Point?

Votes at 16: the UK government has a fight on its hands – but are politicians all missing the point?

A 2016 protest in London calling for votes at 16. Ms Jane Campbell/ShutterstockThe UK government has unveiled plans to lower the voting age to 16 for general elections, heralding the delivery of a Labour pledge first made in 2010. The intent of the UK government’s electoral reform is understandable. Faith in politicians and democracy is at an all time low. Keir Starmer’s election promise to restore trust in politics has been compromised by recen…

Jacob Rees-Mogg: “Votes at 16: Will Labour’s gerrymandering work?”

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