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GrimUpNorth · 23-07-2025, 08:08

If you look at the state of the world, the 'grown-ups' have done a pretty crappy job at electing the governments we've got, so why not give 16 and 17 year olds a go?

Also, the day before my 18th birthday I felt no different to how I did the next day on my 18th birthday, so I find it quite insulting to be told I wasn't mature enough to vote. My poor mother-in-law has dementia and is still able to vote, she hasn't got a clue what day it is unlike most 16 and 17 year olds.

23-07-2025, 08:08	#86
GrimUpNorth cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Up North - Where It's Grim Age: 58 Posts: 2,500	Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK If you look at the state of the world, the 'grown-ups' have done a pretty crappy job at electing the governments we've got, so why not give 16 and 17 year olds a go? Also, the day before my 18th birthday I felt no different to how I did the next day on my 18th birthday, so I find it quite insulting to be told I wasn't mature enough to vote. My poor mother-in-law has dementia and is still able to vote, she hasn't got a clue what day it is unlike most 16 and 17 year olds.