rumimevlevi@lemmings.worldBanned to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agoUK to lower voting age to 16 in major electoral reformwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down15
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minus-squaredamdy@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoThis was part of the reasoning for lowering the age. They can already join the military, pay taxes, provide care for family members etc. They should have a voice in politics. I don’t believe they can be sent to actually fight until 18 though.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoWell shit, now I can’t claim I know nothing of UK Law .
This was part of the reasoning for lowering the age. They can already join the military, pay taxes, provide care for family members etc. They should have a voice in politics.
I don’t believe they can be sent to actually fight until 18 though.
Well shit, now I can’t claim I know nothing of UK Law .