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UK to lower voting age to 16 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure the future health of British democracy

The UK government has announced that the voting age will be lowered to 16 at the next election as part of a wider effort to restore trust in and “future-proof” democracy.

The Conversation

UK to lower voting age to 16 in major electoral reform

The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

Al Jazeera

UK Voting Age Lowered To 16: Here's Why And How It Will Affect Future Elections

The UK government is set to lower the voting age to 16 and introduce sweeping reforms to restore trust in democracy, from modernising voter ID rules to clamping down on foreign donations.

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Northern Ireland’s First Minister welcomes intention to lower voting age to 16

Michelle O’Neill described the move as a ‘step forward for democracy’.

Evening Standard

Lowering the voting age: a boost for UK democracy or a shot in the dark?

Some favour any effort to improve participation, but others point to mixed results in Scotland and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

Britain has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election

The Independent UK

OPINION - Giving 16 year olds the vote? Where will this madness end - with babies at the ballot box?

No, you can't get married when you're sixteen. And even if you could, 'love' shouldn't bestow you with the franchise.

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Votes at 16 policy ‘hopelessly confused’, claim Conservatives

Paul Holmes asked why the Government plans to lower the voting age while 16-year-olds are not allowed to buy lottery tickets or alcohol.

Evening Standard

‘An assault on our democracy’: Portland moves to boot ICE as feds unleash rubber bullets and ‘gas attacks’ on citizens

They just don't want to play nice.

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16-year-olds to be allowed to vote in General Elections in line with Scotland

The next General Election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our…

The National (Scotland)

Sixteen-year-olds to be allowed to vote as ministers set out reforms

Labour’s manifesto committed the party to lowering the voting age for parliamentary elections.

Evening Standard

16-year-olds to be able to vote at next General Election in landmark shake-up which could backfire on Labour

Controversial voter ID requirements will also be radically watered down so people only need to have their bank card to be able to take part in elections

Evening Standard

Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Hate Speech, Its Effects and the Question of Regulation

In this post I look at my book's key findings on the effects of hate speech and the controversies surrounding… The post Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Hate Speech, Its Effects and the Question of Regulation appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

UK should consider banning cryptocurrency political donations, minister says

Pat McFadden reacts over concerns foreign powers could use untraceable money to affect British democracy

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This latest Helldivers 2 patch is only for the true patriots – the Super Earth Flag stratagem can now be "proudly" planted directly into living and dead enemies: "Absolute Democracy"

What a sight to behold

The Conversation

Tyranny is an ever-present threat to civilisations. Here’s how Classical Greece and China dealt with it

We’re just a few months into US president Donald Trump’s second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to tyranny.

Euronews

What would Socrates and Plato say about AI? Former Greek leader George Papandreou has some ideas

Artificial intelligence is transforming “the way we think about the world, the way that we communicate [and] our political culture in a democracy,” Greece’s former prime minister George Papandreou tells Euronews Next.

The Independent UK

Britain is a ‘powder keg’ of tensions which could easily ignite once again, report warns after summer riots

Sajid Javid says the ‘very basis of our democracy is at risk’ without action to bring communities together

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Zambia facing a democratic crossroads as it enters a fresh constitutional crisis

The election of Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, in 2021 was widely interpreted as a victory for democracy. Zambia had suffered rising repression under former leader Edgar Lungu, but Hichilema promised democratic accountability. However, there are now concerns that his government is promoting constitutional changes that would entrench ruling-party dominance.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court Hears Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners

A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court To Hear Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners

A Hong Kong court will hear appeals starting on Monday from 13 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial.

Radio France Internationale

The mayor is the democratic figure in whom the French have the most confidence

A new study highlights the key role played by mayors in French democracy, and found that these local figures – of which there are almost 35,000 – are by far the elected officials most trusted by the French people.

Radio France Internationale

Crackdown on Turkish opposition intensifies, with further arrests of mayors

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is warning that the future of democracy in the country is at stake, as a legal crackdown against it intensifies. This month has seen three more city mayors arrested in anti-corruption probes, while half of CHP parliamentary deputies are facing having their legal…

The Guardian - UK

Young people don’t feel part of the EU – and they’re right

Its remote, top-down structures need a fresh, citizen-led approach fit for the digital age. Let’s start by extending Erasmus to school-goers, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

The Guardian - UK

We’re becoming inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried

Across the US, without soundbites or stunts, the president is building a police state and eroding checks on his authority, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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