16 year olds to be given right to vote through election reforms
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Sixteen year olds will be given the right to vote in all UK elections as part of seismic changes to modernise UK democracy
    • gr3q@lemmy.mlEnglish
      51·
      5 days ago

      They don’t (I sure didn’t know who I would vote for and why at 16) but that doesn’t mean it needs to stay that way.

      This could present an opportunity to have a few classes still in school explaining why voting matters and why making an informed choice is important immediately when it gets relevant.

    • Noodle07@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      5 days ago

      I know, but I specifically remember highschool being about learning critical thinking specifically