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The article does include at least one opinion opposed to lowering the voting age: > However, Conservative shadow minister Paul Holmes said the government's pos
by leereeves 1y ago
The article does include at least one opinion opposed to lowering the voting age:
> However, Conservative shadow minister Paul Holmes said the government's position was "hopelessly confused".
> "Why does this government think a 16-year-old can vote but not be allowed to buy a lottery ticket, an alcoholic drink, marry, or go to war, or even stand in the elections they're voting in?" he asked in the Commons.
- like_any_other 1y agoLooks like the article was just updated - that part was missing from the version I got, which archive luckily caught: https://web.archive.org/web/20250717102421/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno https://web.archive.org/web/20250717102421/https://www.bbc.c...