You can't treat it uniformly, there’s too much variation among 16 year olds to apply a one-size-fits-all rule. I believe that the majority of 16 year olds won't be freely thinking or will not do their own research, but will just go along with who their parents vote for or vote accordingly to how the media accentuates certain issues.

I'm not proposing that we instate a test to determine if a youth is capable of voting - don't want to diminish democracy, but I can't dissuade the likelihood that the majority will just be pliant media sheep. I'd keep the voting age at 18.

Hopefully, I don't stand out like a sore thumb on here; I just want a more productive use of my time rather than doomscrolling on social media. :100:

Thank you! @I like sushi

It's interesting. I can see through social media that opinions (primarily among young males) have shifted toward Reform Britain. Obviously, a good number of these boys are just being influenced by the stigma that RB has attached to illegal immigrants, but there are several diehard youths genuinely standing behind the cause.

I'll be affected by this, as I turn 16 in two months. I would just recommend that young men carefully consider their politics and only vote if they are well informed.