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How To Think About Votes At 16

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Evidence and Good Practice on Lowering the Voting Age to 16 - Joseph  Rowntree Reform Trust

‘Did you know that at age 12 you can have your ears pierced, you’re legally allowed to buy a spoon, but you’re not allowed to vote for your future? We think that’s wrong.’ So says right-liberal pundit

Tom Harwood
in his satirical 2018 campaign video, ‘Votes at 12’.

In his completely serious peer-reviewed article, “Radical Democratic Inclusion: Why We Should Lower …

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