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Younger people’s views beyond March 2019.

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POGS Fri 15-Feb-19 15:52:03

You have to have parental consent in England and Wales to marry at 16 I believe.

You must be 18 to purchase tobacco.

You must be 18 to vote.

The question of whether or not 16 year old should vote because of Brexit is a one sided argument.

The question is should 16 year old be able to vote full stop.

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Jalima1108 Fri 15-Feb-19 15:34:16

An interesting question, particularly as it is being argued that the jihadi 'bride' who wants to come back here was too young at 15 (nearly 16) to know her own mind.

They can work ,pay tax ,get married all at 16
But not purchase alcohol until 18
The age at which children are allowed to take on adult responsibilities, are allowed to do certain activities, seems variable. Should it all be standardised?

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paddyann Fri 15-Feb-19 15:18:34

Ridiculous ,,how can you turn the clock back by changing the voting age ? Young people are much more switched on nowadays ,they wont stand for having their rights removed and why should they.They can work ,pay tax ,get married all at 16 ...and not be able to vote for 5 more years !! Cant see that happening,at least I HOPE that wont happen its clearly wrong

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Beau Fri 15-Feb-19 13:36:41

In fact there was a very interesting discussion on Radio 4 a few weeks ago debating whether the voting age should go back to 21 now that barely any 18 year olds have the sort of stake in life that they had at the time they were given the vote. It was enlightening and I ended up agreeing that the voting age should go back to 21.

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MarthaBeck Fri 15-Feb-19 13:16:08

I have read a great deal in these columns about Brexit and strong differing views on having a People’s Vote based on views in 2019, including those of young people. We had a
‪deep discussion on Brexit over a cuppa at our older people’s club this morning. Though Mrs May nor @jeremycorbyn would have been very happy about the views expressed.‬ There was strong support for a @peoplesvote_uk that would give young people the opportunity to have their say.‬

Yet, I have not heard such strong views expressed in these columns, even though Brexit is more about the future of the UK in many decades to come. Ironically, in the years when most reading these columns will no longer be affected. How many of you expect to be around in 30 to 40 years, so why do we still try to deny our teenage 16 + grand children their views, three of my 16+ Grandchildren are preparing to plan their University course and future jobs? Why should I deny them the right to define the UK future .

Are we so prejudiced that we continue to oppose allowing the Electorate including 16+ to have a view in 2019 on the future of the UK ?

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