Sixteen ... Too Young To Vote

[SimonH]

After all we're quick enough to put a gun in their hands and send them off to some hell hole in defence of democracy.

Have they brought back National Service

[grahamw48]

The only reason any political party would want to give to give 16 year-olds the vote is because they consider such children to be impressionable, and useful for their cause.

For goodness sake. They may well live to be a hundred now.

Let them have some youth.

[les_taxi]

The only reason any political party would want to give to give 16 year-olds the vote is because they consider such children to be impressionable, and useful for their cause

Exactly

[Abigail]

There are a large percentage of adults that are just as impressionable in a debate like this as it has got the interest of people who don't normally pay any attention to politics and therefore don't know anything about it. In my eyes they are just as dangerous as so called impressionable youths.

[grahamw48]

Who said anything about impressionable people being dangerous ?

I'd have thought it was those attempting to manipulate young (or ignorant) minds who were potentially the dangerous ones.

[bigmarco]

Have they brought back National Service

Not as far as I'm aware but some might argue it wouldn't be a bad thing .

[Abigail]

Sorry Graham my use of the word dangerous was perhaps wrong. But I just meant there are many adults who are no more knowledgeable than the younger voters and yet there us no question of them being allowed to vote.

I totally agree the politicians are the dangerous ones no matter what side they are on!

[fred]

Sorry Graham my use of the word dangerous was perhaps wrong. But I just meant there are many adults who are no more knowledgeable than the younger voters and yet there us no question of them being allowed to vote.

Possibly...But at least they have paid more tax.
That has to count for something surely?

[grahamw48]

A lot of the older ones shouldn't be allowed to reproduce, nevermind vote...but don't start me on that.

[grahamw48]

Talking of which, at least Salmond has managed to move on from his TV show....

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[Arthur Little]

Talking of which, at least Salmond has managed to move on from his TV show....

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Ah ... Gregor Fisher as the infamous - and very comical - Rab C Nesbitt ... hilarious! Loved that show.

Actually ... his onscreen wife, the actress Elaine C Smith, is a staunch supporter of Scottish Independence.

[grahamw48]

I thought I saw her on the news last night Arthur.

Agree on Rab C...one of the funniest things to come out of Scotland.


Remember the Hamlet Cigars ad too ?

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