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Nah. Mr Holmes is worried it will allow youngsters to vote for someone else.

It was I'm their manifesto, so Labour have a mandate. Granted, it is unusual for parties to actually do what they promised.

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i thought they could use Pokemon cards but no one listens to me

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You can get bank cards at less than 16, all my kids had one.

Seems like they finally realised that ID was a bad idea, and are watering it down to the point its ... well pointless.

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you could send one of the kids to vote on your behalf using a card as id , just make sure they don't pass a toy shop on the way

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Proxy vote

https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/votin...r-someone-else

My dads brother voted for my dad while he was out the country working. I wasn't aware of proxy votes so refrained only to get a bollocking :(

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Yup. Actually this change and that people will now be automatically registered to vote are the bigger changes from this bill IMO.

As for 16/17 year olds voting, I am fine with it. I think you need a good reason not to enfranchise people and 16 is probably as early as we can give the vote.

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Only 10 countries in the world have voting at 16. Not exactly widespread.

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We're trend setters. Well done the UK.

The young are the future. Trying to pick rhe crap hand they've been dealt. God help them.

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Up there with the likes of Cuba and Nicaragua?

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I remember the kerfuffle about the lowering of voting age to 18. Now we all accept it without a second thought.Speaking as a teacher I think 16 is the lowest age that can be applied to voting. Younger than that it will become problematic.

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Kids aren’t socialist, they’re contrarian and reactionary. Labour better hope this doesn’t bite them on the bum - when the kidz come to cast a ballot, Labour will be the establishment.

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At least the next generation will own it, rather than given it, without a choice.

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Ok, quick reality check - its only 2 years between 16 & 18, and general elections tend to be every 4 or 5 years, so the majority will see no difference.

Even council elections are every 2/3 or 4 years (depending on how they choose to run them).

They will also have to be registered to vote (how many do you think will bother, they'll still be at school).

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But the young socialists WILL bother. Starmer joined the Labour party at 16.