One of the main arguments against extending the franchise to 16 year olds is that ‘they’re not interested’ and Ill be blunt; many are not. A lot of 16 year olds find politics dull, they’re uninspired by politicians, bored by rhetoric and believe that ‘they’re all the same’, in regards to political parties.
And yet, despite this, when I tell even the most politically apathetic that I’m involved in politics, they’re impressed and intrigued. Politics to a 16-year-old seems elusive and alien. Reserved for suit-wearing, forty-something year old Oxford graduates with millionaire grandparents.
