Change the culture of voting to engage young people
This government has failed young people on a catastrophic level. Scrapping Educational Maintenance Allowance, raising tuition fees, and…
Voting
Could nine million current voters be about to disappear from the electoral register?
Last week the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission addressed the Annual Conference of the Association of Electoral…
Votes at 16 is one way of confronting voter apathy
Yesterday, hundreds of young people came to Parliament demanding a voice. Each was passionate about their community and…
If Russell Brand wonders why his latest campaign fails he will only have himself to blame
Yesterday an email popped in my inbox from one Russell Brand. It was your typical petition “Dear ”…
The government are planning to make millions of people unable to vote, disengaged and unrepresented
The implementation of the Individual Electoral Register is the biggest change to the way we enable people to…
Lucy Powell asks “Do I look like a politician?
Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell went to find out what people in her local area thought about politicians…
If you believe Russell Brand, I’m naïve and furthering my own oppression
In a few days’ time I’ll have the opportunity to exercise my right to vote in the United…
Votes at 16 can help address the widening gap between people and politics
When 16- and 17-year-olds were given the vote for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, it created a cast-iron…
Of course we should give 16 year olds the vote
There are several claims made for votes at 16 which are decidedly spurious. I don’t believe – for…
All of the above Tom, not just Target Tories
Tom Haris writes: “The “strategy” of targeting those who opted out of the democratic process ten years ago…
