Good thing there aren't any 16 and 17 year olds on this forum for you to patronise further, Johnny

Thank you for tarring us with the same brush and potentially destroying our future :)

2 years literally makes 0 difference

Trust me Johnny there are plenty in their twenties and thirties doing that as well.

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Not sure. Whatever the cut-off age it is going to be arbitrary. There are some 16 year olds wiser and better fit to vote than some 30 or 40 year olds. :shrug:

I agree there are some sensible teenagers. Tom for example. Great poster with great awareness of what is going on in the world. But having said that he is sadly outnumbered.

Absolutely yes and i said this right from the start.

They would have been able to vote in the general election in 2020 and for sure should have had the chance to have a say in their futures as to this referendum.

Some 16 year olds are still in High School, so what happens there?

Should we also send 16 year olds to an adult prison?

Honestly what bizarro-world is everyone else living in where they don't realise that these things apply to the majority of people of ALL AGES? Where are all of these intelligent, politically aware 40/50/60 year olds? Most of them are still pig ignorant, it has nothing to do with age.

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I personally don't think so. I think (most) 16 year olds are too easily pressured into just listening to what their friends are doing and I personally don't think (most) 16 year olds are mature enough to make a big decision like voting. I am a completely different person to what I was when I was 16, and I think that is pretty similar with most people.

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Yes but its been the same for all of us, it actually got reduced from 21 to 18 when i got my first vote and i have voted ever since, getting a vote is a privilege and we should all use it , not just when it suits us.

Again this applies to most people throughout their lives, not just teens.

And IMO this is largely meaningless; I was more or less the same person at 21 as I was at 16 and I had been able to vote for 3 years. I am a completely different person now to who I was at 21... and I would say that's true for most 30+ year olds? Does that mean the voting age should be raised to 21+?

Perfect! :thumbs:

It's strange that 16/17 year olds have to pay adult prices, can learn to drive and can get a job etc and they can't vote. They should vote imo.

I think they should have the option if they wanted - I'll hold my hands up and say I'm one of the 18-24 year olds who didn't bother but I have seen some pretty informed posts on twitter and Facebook by people a bit younger than me and they know their stuff so they should have been allowed their vote imho

You can't leave education until you are 18 now Alf

I think like the Scottish referendum where the precedent was set the same opportunity should have open to the rest of the UK

I've just checked the stats and there is not enough 16 and 17 year olds in the country to have changed the result (realistically), if it is any consolation to you.

Yes!

I'd say yes, wisdom doesn't come with age as evidenced by the last two major votes this country has had.

Yes, although this is something that should be addressed for all votes. I believe if someone is of age to get married, get a job, learn to drive etc, they should also have the right to vote. I've met some very intelligent and mature 16-17 year olds. Since voting is still a choice in the UK, it will continue to be like many votes where a certain percentage of people do not vote because they're not interested, not like it would automatically mean 16-17 year olds are forced to vote. It's a choice, just like the rest of us always have a choice to vote.

no