Yes

Most of people that voted to leave the eu were in an older age range and of which a lot are no longer with us. As sad as this is, is it really fair that so many people are affecting the future of their grandchildren while not being affected themselves

If you are old enough to pay tax to the government, you should be able to vote for who you are paying tax for

3/4 of 16-18 year olds voted in Scotland's independence referendum, young people are clearly politically active when it's something they care about so don't deserve disenfranchisement.
Also policy affects them, so long as young people can't vote, they will continue to be attacked and scapegoated by policy e.g. national service idea.
Also many young people are in a better position to be well-informed than the wider public. Lots of them study politics or PSHE.

if people have voted before they are more likely to vote in the future thus lowering the voting age allows people to begin voting earlier thus they will vote in the future

It’s not about stats etc but a better democracy. The length of a parliament means that young people are directly impacted so should have a say

Schools have introduced a current affairs in secondary school, which have spoken about news, including political issues in the new

Citizens can be employed on part time contracts from the age of 16, representing a shift in the attitude of society towards them. This, this shift should be supported further by a reduction in the voting age.

Giving young people the ability to vote encourages them to take a more active role in society and allows them to be listened to in a more official sense. While some young people are less knowledgeable about politics or are apathetic to it all, so are many people of all ages and it is not a problem exclusive to young people

At 16 you make choices to serve in the army, gamble and your career. You should absolutely be allowed to vote in decisions that affect you

If you're old enough to serve in the military you are old enough to vote. Lower minimum voting ages gives a long-term prospect of less lopsided priority given to policies with clear divisions in preference between age brackets.

i believe that the younger generation also should have a say in their country’s decisions as they are often pushed aside but it will be them suffering or striving

You can leave education, get a job (and pay taxes), join the army, get married and have children at 16 - you should be able to vote to have a say in who runs your country.

The results of votes affects everyone. Not just people who are over the age of 18. They should have a say in the party who is voted in.

The vote for Brexit was such a huge step for the united kingdom which will affect generations in the future, during which me and my friends were too young to vote even though we had a position. The views I had back then are the ones I have now.

The new public should be able to vote to offset the older publics views as they will be living with us longer

Those people are entering adulthood and our government serves society as a whole. They have a right to have a day in determining the future of our country and what shape it forms. They are also likely to be the demographic that is entering higher education and our skilled professionals of the future. So policies around how we approach higher education and the skills gap are applicable to them. They are the ones to carry the gauntlet.

"This is exactly what happened in the United States in the years leading up to the Voters Rights Act in 1965. Several states had such tests, and they were captured by powerful political interests, and were used to disenfranchise large groups of the population"

The only way political parties will take into consideration younger voters is if they're eligable to vote.

People can start work at 16, they deserve a say in the politics that can have a huge impact on their working

Most 16 year olds don't know what job they want for life so how can they make an informed decision to vote

Children can be very uneducated and gullible. They likely won't have a good enough understand until they are 18 and

A lot of young people don't care enough about politics to give a informed enough decision and are easily influenced

Other countries allow 16 year olds to vote. People of age 16 are treated as adults in other walks of life. They arguably have more at stake than older citizens.

See Scottish Referendum vote-> 75% of 16-17 year olds voted, 21% more than 18-24 year olds, and it led to many young people saying they would continue to vote in future elections.

In the Scottish Independence Referendum over 89% of 16- and 17-year-olds registered. Furthermore, in countries where there has been extension of the franchise 16- and 17-year-olds have
higher rates of turnout than 18- to 34-year-olds. ( research from Austria and Norway).

they make laws for people to live priviliged lives while decreasing the quality of life for other people, and this is incorrect. whats the point of it if working class people dont get to enjoy the benefits as well?

Younger people are more involved with politics then ever- ultimately it is their future that is being voted on they deserve to have a say

Brexit lasted for over 5 years. Many of those who voted leave are older citizens and have passed, so do not have to deal with the disaster that Brexit brought.

If you cut out the younger age groups issues like uni Tyrion fees and first time house buying will never have any place against pentions and death care

In the Scottish referendum of 2016 16-17 year olds had a voting turnout of over 70% higher than other age categories above them.

Political participation has been decreasing for years, it has increased when the number of people being able to vote has increased but for the most part, has remained decreasing.

If you are liable to pay Tax, you have a the right to have a say on how you are governed and where your taxes are going. Coming from the year of the first to pay higher tuition fees, I remember being patronised by cabinet members on our understanding of politics, whilst having policies which effected us heavily enforced on us (whilst simultaneously paying taxes funding the decision makers)

Young people are the future of the country and should be made more aware of party intent via better methods

Because why is it that older generations that won't be around for long enough be allowed to vote but younger people who it will actually be affecting arent

The younger generation are affected the most by policies and the government’s actions, so therefore should have a say on who makes these decisions.

Most people my age have a good idea of the politics of Britain but are unable to vote due to age so the test should be open to anyone over 10 but if they fail they can’t vote until the minimum voting age

As a teacher I am well aware of the political awareness and acumen of those under 18, it should be encouraged.

They’re the future, I’m not sure what the minimum age should be but it’s their future we’re voting for and young people are very informed and educated nowadays so why shouldn’t they get a say.

Younger people should have the right to vote also because they can understand politics too. And how our country should be governed

Younger people with more interest and knowledge about the political state of the UK are unable to vote while older, clueless adults are voting based off social media brainwashing.

16 year olds should be able to vote. At this age most are still in school and this would be a great educational opportunity. Voting will have the biggest and longest impact on their lives. 16 year olds that were unable to take part in the Brexit referendum are the group that has been most adversely affected.

With social media becoming more and more prevalent, young people are more and more politically aware and involved, and should have a stronger say in the decisions that will effect all of their adult life

16 and 17 year olds use the NHS, can join the army, pay tax, so they should be able to choose how the government runs the country

We vote for the future of our country so the people who will see that future should have the right to decide it

The majority of people over 16 have opinions on political parties and have the right to have their opinion heard.

Politicians pay attention to voting numbers. Giving younger people a right to vote gives them a voice and will push politicians to pay more attention to their needs which is a good thing.

The voting age should be lowered to 16 as 16 year olds are old enough to make independent decisions that they believe to be the best way to benefit the country. Certain policies affect 16 year olds and they should therefore have a say in what policies are passed.

We have an ageing population with little vested interest in the future of the young we have to counterbalance this successfully to achieve a democratic outcome

Honestly I don’t have any, but why should everyone else have a say and not those who are 16. I’m old enough to vote and I’m not 100% on politics but I’m still able to vote, most politicians don’t know a lot about politics and they’re in charge