16 year olds could be given the vote

[westcountryvillain]

There are many out there in all age groups who are politically ignorant, or just too bigoted to listen to well argued opinion. I'd like to see a system that asks a series of questions and tells you which party's manifesto aligns to the majority of your answers. I rarely hear 16yr olds talking about politics but for the older generation and the one before that it takes up much of their time so on balance 18yrs+ for me.

[Dubbag]

I rarely hear 16yr olds talking about politics

Thats because they dont have a vote......let them vote .....they'll talk...but it will be about things that matter to their generation....

[Albionic68]

There are many out there in all age groups who are politically ignorant, or just too bigoted to listen to well argued opinion. I'd like to see a system that asks a series of questions and tells you which party's manifesto aligns to the majority of your answers. I rarely hear 16yr olds talking about politics but for the older generation and the one before that it takes up much of their time so on balance 18yrs+ for me.

Seriously? It was a long time ago now but I remember being very interested in politics when I was in that age bracket, as were most of my friends. We were also interested in girls, beer, football and the occasional scrap but politics was very much up there as a go to topic of conversation. We couldn't wait to have our universal adult franchise ignored as our dreams of a teenage influence on the political world were mercilessly crushed. Dante and in turn the reverend Cary had it pretty much right:'...... abandon hope....... ' ...... seems quite apt .

[mickd1961]

Thats because they dont have a vote......let them vote .....they'll talk...but it will be about things that matter to their generation....

Most 16 year olds these days don’t know if they’re Male,female or a toaster!

It’s incredible hearing a grown adult advocating votes for kids.

They haven’t got the first clue......offer them free tuition fees and a free copy of “Readers Wives” and they’ll give you their vote.

Ludicrous.

[mickd1961]

Perhaps that was true to some extent in the past, but things have changed in the last 20-30 years. Mainly the rise of the internet and social media.

Before that, most access to current affairs was a newspaper and News at 10. Now we have various and diverse news sources and information immediately. That's why 16-18 year olds have never been better informed than they are today.

Newspapers like The Sun and Mail are slowly losing their influence.

As a result, my prediction is that in 20-30 years into the future, we'll have centralist parties in power. The Tories will be forever known as the party who screwed the country over Brexit and a lot of their core older voters will pass away, and they'll struggle.

Absolute rubbish without a cintila of actual proven research.

In 30 years today’s spotty youth will be knocking 50 and less inclined to be radical like most 50 plus year olds!

As for Brexit being held against the Tory’s forever.

It was said in 2010 that the Dim Lemmings would never be forgiven for joining the coalition and reneging on tuition fees and here we are 9 years later with them pushing Labour for % of the vote........times change and people move on......why not try it yourself!

It’s also unknown as to what a Tory party under Boris and his successors might bring in terms of having more of a social conscience and thus having an even broader appeal.

I can tell you something with some certainly though,if Labour continues to be run by Momentum and the unions it won’t see power again in the next 30 years,you’re right in one respect and that’s that the Dib Lemmings may become the second party.