Thread: Reform UK's chronicles
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Old Today, 07:07   #1388
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Re: Reform UK's chronicles
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
I think that says more about you (evidenced by your posts on here, you appear to view things either/or, rather than faceted/shaded), than about 16-17 year olds; also, anecdata should not inform policy…

Not sure "gerrymander" is emotive enough - why not use "steal"?

Also, what makes you think that the 1.63 million 16-17 olds are a homogeneous group? A poll last year showed them prospectively voting Labour at 28%, followed by the Greens on 26% and the Liberal Democrats on 20%. In contrast, the Conservatives were on 9% and Reform UK on 8%.

I don’t understand how over 68% of 16-17 year olds prospectively not voting for Labour is "gerrymandering"…
But they are predominantly left wing parties. Young people tend to be idealists, not understanding as much as they think they do, heavily influenced by what their left wing teachers have been telling them.

As they start to get life experience, many of those who understand the need to work for a living start to change their minds about where they stand politically. Becoming better off starts to be an aspiration, so they know where their loyalties should lie.
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