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 Post subject: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:59 am 
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Nope wrong, what do others think, their smart phones will be awash with fake news.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 12:02 pm 
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Starmer has the common sense of a 16 year old so stands to reason :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Absolutely stupid. 16 and 17 year olds are still children in the eyes of the law.

The justification is "to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military." Pure bollocks - less than 8% are in full-time work and only a couple of thousand are in the armed forces. Most are still full-time dependents of their parents.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Most 18 to 30s can't be bothered to go and vote because politics is something old people "do", so giving 16 year old people the vote won't make a blind bit of difference.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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They will only vote if there is an app for it.

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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I disagree with this move.
The right to vote for them though should be made to become valid after the next election…so it has no bearing on the next election result.
Crazy, a sign of desperation.

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Some numb nuts advisor will have said to blockhead that they are popular amongst that age group so rather than turning to the country to gauge their opinion they'll try and rush it through the back door....as Snowy says reeks of desperation.

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
Some numb nuts advisor will have said to blockhead that they are popular amongst that age group so rather than turning to the country to gauge their opinion they'll try and rush it through the back door....as Snowy says reeks of desperation.

My major concern is those with influence in the system for this age group exercise a strict neutrality on the subject of any politics related issues or topics.

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Nothing to stop the tutors/teachers influencing the kids, if the kids see her/him as a likeable person they will vote for what ever party they do.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Jamie1952 wrote:
Nothing to stop the tutors/teachers influencing the kids, if the kids see her/him as a likeable person they will vote for what ever party they do.

That’s what I was saying without saying it…for a reason :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Sixteen yr old brain not yet fully developed. Although there are some exceptions, by and large they lack the maturity to make such crucial decisions. Of course they are easily influenced which is why Starmer wants them voting: they will be easy to indoctrinate in the current left wing schools and FE colleges. I would like to think that even 16 yr olds will notice what a shit hole Britain is becoming under Starmer (yes and the Tories before them) and cast their vote accordingly but I have my doubts. Feck me this is depressing.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Ozzy Saltburn wrote:
Sixteen yr old brain not yet fully developed. Although there are some exceptions, by and large they lack the maturity to make such crucial decisions. Of course they are easily influenced which is why Starmer wants them voting: they will be easy to indoctrinate in the current left wing schools and FE colleges. I would like to think that even 16 yr olds will notice what a shit hole Britain is becoming under Starmer (yes and the Tories before them) and cast their vote accordingly but I have my doubts. Feck me this is depressing.



Farage ain't daft he will know how to play into this.

Finally get rid of these boat loving arseholes.

And a canny pay rise.
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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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" boat loving arseholes" . Love it. Gotta be quote of the year. :)


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Think we should stop those over retirement age voting, cognitive function declines after all


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Ozzy Saltburn wrote:
" boat loving arseholes" . Love it. Gotta be quote of the year. :)



Basic Literature!

I got a grade A at school when I honestly thought I was worthy of an A+
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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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There’s a list of all the things you can’t do till you’re 18…what’s Starmer gonna do, lower the age of everything including fighting for your country.
This really hasn’t been thought through, so we could have 16 year old MP’s…. Oh dear :laugh:

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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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paulus the woodgnome and a side salad wrote:
Some numb nuts advisor will have said to blockhead that they are popular amongst that age group so rather than turning to the country to gauge their opinion they'll try and rush it through the back door....as Snowy says reeks of desperation.


They have lost the pensioners vote, They have lost the Disabled vote, Now this, Wankers.


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 Post subject: Re: 16 year Olds to Get the Vote.
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Snowy wrote:
There’s a list of all the things you can’t do till you’re 18…what’s Starmer gonna do, lower the age of everything including fighting for your country.
This really hasn’t been thought through, so we could have 16 year old MP’s…. Oh dear :laugh:


As it stands they can vote in an election but couldn't be a candidate. Well at least we know they wont vote when they are pissed.


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