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Sephiroth

04-08-2025 07:14

Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36200392)

Not sure why people are worried about 16-year-olds making bad electoral choices. It's not like we've exactly covered ourselves in any glory! :D

What a strange thing to say. It's precisely because 16 year olds are prone to making bad choices through ignorance and misguidance that they should not be given the vote. Plus it's illogical since there are so many barriers they face until they are 18.

1andrew1

04-08-2025 08:43

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Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36200362)

...and if you’ve been in nothing but full time education, you should be banned until you start work.

I’d go so far as to say, if you have a degree but no job …banned.

All above except age is far too easy to manipulate. Own your own business? Just put your offspring on the payroll.

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36200395)

In fairness, I understand the TickTock generation favour Reform so you have a point there. ;)

Pierre

04-08-2025 09:54

Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36200392)

Not sure why people are worried about 16-year-olds making bad electoral choices. It's not like we've exactly covered ourselves in any glory! :D

Pierre’s post of the day award. It a new thing.

Although everything I said in my previous post stands.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 36200403)

All above except age is far too easy to manipulate. Own your own business? Just put your offspring on the payroll.

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In fairness, I understand the TickTock generation favour Reform so you have a point there. ;)

The nepo-baby is a spectrum though. Some do work their way up and make the business more successful, but…

Last name “Beckham”……BANNED.

Last name Smith (after Will) …….BANNED

Etc.

Carth

04-08-2025 10:47

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Anyone that mentions the Beckham lot near me gets a slap upside the head :D

Paul	07-05-2026 20:18

Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36199429)

What ID will they have to use, they wont have a driving licence at 16 (or many at 17 either), and I suspect the majority wont have passports.

The answer to this (at least in part) seems to be a little mentioned update thats also going to be included as part of the changes.

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The government has said that voters will also be able to prove their ID with a UK-issued bank card showing their name at the next general election.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2lgnze013o

thenry

07-05-2026 20:28

Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK

Initials and full surname.

I forgot to vote today :doh:

Paul	08-05-2026 00:18

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No elections around here, they were last year.

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