Over three quarters of young Brits demand equal voting rights across the UK
As May’s local elections fast approach, young people and campaigners are calling for an end to the voting postcode lottery in the UK. Currently, the voting age is 16 for local elections in Scotland and Wales, but 18 for England and Northern Ireland. This means that over 1.5million 16-and-17-year-olds in the UK do not have
- Published in News, Press, Votes at 16, Voting
UK Youth Ambassadors: We support votes at 16
As international ambassadors, we have seen incredible progress in countries around the world in giving young people the right to vote. Even within the UK, in Wales and Scotland, young people aged 16 and above have been granted voting rights in local elections and referendums, enabling them to influence key decisions that affect their lives
- Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors, Votes at 16
Everyone is talking about young people
Everyone’s talking about young people. Most of it is bad news. Young people are, depending on the source, too nice for our own good, morally immature, useless, or informed and powerful. Turns out you can make young people suit your story pretty easily. For the UK’s young people, when you look at statistics, our lot
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UK Youth Parliament launch ‘Action Against Knife Crime’
UK Youth Parliament have launched their campaign, ‘Action Against Knife Crime’, which calls for a significant reduction in knife crime across the UK. 1.1 million young people declared knife crime a top concern in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot. The organisation will also reignite its long-standing campaign for a lower voting age