tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post992399221377198627..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Young voters did turn out in large numbers for the referendumJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-19532199015179086602016-07-10T23:03:51.445+01:002016-07-10T23:03:51.445+01:00And, second, because the government chose not to g...<i>And, second, because the government chose not to give the right to vote to 16- and 17-year-olds in the referendum. It is fair to ask whether allowing them to vote could have changed the result of the referendum or not</i><br /><br />They didn't give the right to vote to 8-year-olds, 9-year-olds, 10-year-olds, 11-year-olds, 12-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 13-year-olds or 15-year-olds either. <br /><br />That might have changed the result too. <br /><br />Should they have?<br /><br />If not, why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com