news archive - February 2012

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• Labour MP calls for votes at 14 - Children & Young People Now“The Votes at 16 Coalition believes that the next logical step is to give these young people the right to influence the decisions that will define their future. "Over 500,000 young people under 18 in the UK currently vote for their elected peers through ...Friday, May 11, 2012
• Welsh MP Alun Michael believes children as young as 14 should get the vote.Welsh MP Alun Michael believes children as young as 14 should get the vote.Friday, May 11, 2012
• Welsh MP Alun Michael believes children as young as 14 should get the vote. - WalesOnlineEighteen is the most common age to be able to vote in countries across the world, but in the UK there have been growing calls for ... voting age in Welsh elections to 16. Campaign group Votes At 16 said the current system left many young people under ...Friday, May 11, 2012
• Alun Michael MP Says Voting Age Should Be Lowered To 14 - huffingtonpost.co.ukEighteen is the most common age to be able to vote in countries across the world, but in the UK there have been growing calls for ... voting age in Welsh elections to 16. Campaign group Votes At 16 said the current system left many young people under ...Friday, May 11, 2012
• Votes at 16 – The BubbleEric Bateson gives an argument for the voting age to be lowered to 16 years.Tuesday, May 8, 2012
• Votes at 16 crucial to fighting voter apathy - SYP blogby Grant Costello, SYP Chair The devastatingly low turnout in this years local elections must act as a wake-up call to Scotland's political leaders. Some...Tuesday, May 8, 2012
• Independence debate gets heated - paisleydailyexpress.co.ukShe added: “The votes at 16 debate became extremely heated. “The central question of the debate surrounded the ‘maturity of 16-year-olds’ and it proved a thorny subject, with many different opinions on the matter.” The closeness of the contest ...Monday, May 7, 2012
• Internet porn? The Daily Mail isn't always wrong | Michael WhiteIt gets steamed up about the nanny state and peddles titillating smut, but what about the PM's plan to safeguard children? While some people may have been worrying about Chelsea's European Champions League hopes, or the prospect for elected mayors of how to pay the next gas bill, the Daily Mail has been getting itself into such a self-absorbed lather about internet porn that I wouldn't be ...Saturday, May 5, 2012