[Pic: the Indepent’s original article as it appeared on their website] As many of you may have seen, on Friday The Independent and The i newspapers published an article titled “Stop pandering to young people”….
A bill that would see the voting age reduced for the upcoming Scottish Independence Referendum has been formally brought to Parliament. Ministers from the Scottish National Party said it would ensure that everyone aged 16…
Following the recent debate and vote in the House of Commons on lowing the voting age to 16, we have been able to progress our picture of which MPs are in favour, and which MPs…
Stephen Williams MP today lead a historic debate in the House of Commons on extending the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds. The motion submitted, which stated that, “This House believes that the age…
On the 24th January the House of Commons will debate lowering the voting age to 16. Stephen Williams MP has brought forward a backbench motion and will lead the debate on extending the franchise to…
With the Police Crime Commissioners elections again raising questions around voting Ellie Ferguson, of the Woodcraft Folk, questions the legitimacy of excluding her from the political process based on her age. She points to the…
It was announced today that the Northern Ireland Assembly has passed a motion in support of lowering the voting age to 16. 51 MLAs backed a notion proposed by Megan Fearon of Sinn Fein –…
This week Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and the Prime Minister David Cameron signed a historic agreement that will give many 16 and 17 year olds the right to vote in the referendum on Scottish…
It’s been announced today that 16 and 17 year olds will be allowed to vote in the Referendum on Scottish Indepedence, subject to approval by Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond in ‘the next few days’.
Here’s a video of the Rt. Hon. John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, pledging his support for lowering the voting age to include 16 and 17 year olds. Mr. Speaker was answering questions…
