[Jack_]

Unfortunately, as twatty as he is, I think he's in part correct.

I don't know, I'm just not buying that the youth turnout is going to be significantly more than it has been before. Some of the closer polls like YouGov and Survation are utilising a weighting that implies a youth turnout of around 80%, that is absurd. I think it'll be higher than 2015 but lower than the EU referendum.

I hope I'm wrong of course, if there's anything that should inspire young people to come out and vote it's a) this manifesto, b) how battered we're going to be by the next Tory government and c) how we've all been shafted by Brexit. Anecdotally I've certainly noticed more political engagement on my social media from people I haven't seen talk politics before (as well as a couple of switches from UKIP to Labour), and indeed a huge pouring of outcry in wake of the result last year, but I just refuse to believe it's going to have any dramatic effect on turnout or the outcome. It's going to rain in many places tomorrow too, it's as if everything is against us

Actually I wouldn't be surprised if the overall turnout is down a percentage point or two, the appetite for this election just isn't there. The infamous Brenda from Bristol's vox pop probably sums up a lot of people's thoughts to be honest.