Labour could introduce votes for 16-year-olds from next year
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-could-introduce-votes-for-16-year-olds-from-next-year-bvxrzrpds
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Labour could introduce votes for 16-year-olds from next year
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-could-introduce-votes-for-16-year-olds-from-next-year-bvxrzrpds
Posted by 1DarkStarryNight
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The Labour Party: Pikachu Face
16 year olds are impacted by decisions that they take part in, such as work and education but also the ones they will such as, housing and the economy, pretty fair decision.
*Political party might do something in the future*
Good work times. Essential reporting.
You know things are going well when you are relying on political support from children
Just No. The voting age is 18 and should stay there. The last thing we need is children voting.
Let’s let the age group most influenced by foreign interference (TikTok, X), vote. Terrible idea.
You might be sorry about that, there is evidence that youngsters are becoming a bit more right wing.
boomers terrified young people will actually have a voice and opinion
If they’re gunna allow 16 year old to vote, they better start giving them a reason to vote for them, because Nigel and Elon are gunna make some moves, and are far more savvy about gaining marginalised voters than centrist Kier. More tax, slowed growth and perpetual banning of things really isn’t exciting youngsters.
If you can vote at 16 then you can be charged as an adult if you’re in court. If you can vote on the law then you should be subject to 100% of it. Every time lowering the voting age is bought up I’ll say this and I’ve not had anyone satisfactorily explain why it shouldn’t be the case.
By the age of 21, most of the structural development of the human brain is complete. However, the frontal lobe, which is responsible for executive functions such as decision-making, planning, and inhibitory control, continues to develop until the mid-20s. This period of development is crucial for shaping one’s personality, decision-making abilities, and behaviors.
Lol. Labour giving the vote to people most likely to vote for them/most easily influenced by others. Hardly surprising
They would be interested in this if and only if they stand to get more votes.
I have a 16 year old niece and would never consider her to be mature enough to vote, it would end up coming down to who has the best hair cut or something.
18 years old is also too young imo.
The privilege to vote should come with civics education and critical thinking mandatory lessons in schools. Make sure they are as informed as possible.
If you’re old enough to pay tax you’re old enough to vote for how they are spent.
Not a terrible idea, though, could backfire easily. They’ve said themselves there has been a rise of teens following the likes of Andrew Tate, Trump, Musk ect.
They all love Farage on TikTok so that should be fun
When I was 16 I wished I was able to vote. Looking back at what kids were like at 16, I’m glad they’re not able to vote
I was in favour of this at 16 but 10 years later I realise how little experience and knowledge I had, not even politically but just in life about how society, taxes and people work. Even at 18 I was clueless lol
16 year olds don’t care or aren’t educated enough to vote. They’d purely do this to make up for the amount of people that already 5 months in already hate them and feel like they’ve been betrayed which most of us have.
The current rate of erosion of childhood is only going to be exacerbated by this
This is going to end with Nigel Farage and his goons on TikTok more than they already are “so kids, do you dislike foreigners?, well despite the fact that I married one and have a German passport, do I have a party for you…..”
I’ve thought this was a bad idea since I was old enough to vote myself 10 years ago. 16 year olds absolutely do not have the context to understand what they’re voting for and even most 18 year olds don’t tbh.
What we should be doing is allowing them to focus on learning and development than trying to weaponise politics for young voters.
The employment rate for 16-17 year olds has dropped from 48.1% in 1997-99 to 25.4% in 2017-19 – recent data suggests less than 18%.
This is continuing trend – there will barely be any 16 year olds working soon – and this further supports they shouldn’t be voting.
50 years ago – different story, you were an adult, now – not even the slightest.
Translation: “Labour think children will vote Labour”
Why not toddlers and squirrels if they’re that desperate for votes.
We need to raise the voting age not lower it, I don’t want to see politicians pandering to dumbass kids over TikTok.
There’s no need for this. You can vote at 18. Why do you need to vote at 16. You can vote when you’re 18. Or, when you can vote at 16, are the 14 year olds going to get their say, as the issues will affect them when they are adults, so let 14 year olds vote….. but don’t forget the 12 year olds! They’ll be adults one day so they need to make sure they are heard now for when rules affect them.
Just stupid stuff people do to make them look good and enable them to still do what they need to for their own benefit.
Whilst this is clearly in their own interests, anyone who is British and can work and have their income taxed should be allowed to vote.
Do we really want children voting in general elections … No, we don’t. We were all incredibly naive at 16, let’s be real.
# Labour could yet choosing the chief prosecutor as a leader .. its a promise not a fact
This is the left leaning policy I never agreed with.
Too many parents will start pressuring their children to go vote for their candidate of choice, 16 year olds that wouldn’t have normally have voted and that likely have very little interest in politics.
It can happen at 18, but less likely.