Three good reasons the voting age should be raised to 21 – not cut to 16
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By Tom Welsh
The prize for the most vacuous, the most cynical campaign in British politics today must surely go to those demanding that 16-year-olds be given the vote. No good reason is ever offered for doing so. Yes you can join the army or get married at 16, but only with parental permission. Elsewhere the trend is going in the other direction. I’m old enough to remember when the minimum age you could buy cigarettes was 16. You can’t even leave full-time education now until 18.
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