Votes at 16 is an important first step, but we must do more to fix voter turnout
Labour has announced that they will be lowering the voting age to 16 by the next general election. This is an amazing step forward for British democracy, and for youth…
Votes at 16, Von Trapps and Viable Electoral Reform
Photo credit: flickr user H2Woah! Creative Commons license: “I am 16 going on I know that I’m naive”; a classic quote from Liesel Von Trapp of ‘The Sound of…
Political engagement: what have we learnt?
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series For the last few weeks Bright Green has been publishing a series of articles on political…
The Scottish Referendum shows it’s time to give 16 year olds the vote
Ross Greer, Green Party candidate for East Dunbartonshire and former Communities Coordinator for Yes Scotland, on how the Scottish Referendum shows that Scotland – and the UK – is ready…
Now Lib Dems vote against votes at 16
Here at Bright Green we try to avoid partisan attacks. They are pretty boring. But this is quite an impressive hattrick. Less than a week after Vince Cable decided to…