British Youth Council launches new drive for voter registration and turnout
Thursday, 25 May 2023
The British Youth Council has announced it will campaign to encourage young people to register to vote and turn out in large numbers at the next General Election. The new campaign called ‘Let’s Get Loud’ has been developed by young people for young people in partnership with the Body Shop. Let’s Get Loud is part
Over three quarters of young Brits demand equal voting rights across the UK
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
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
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