Votes for 16-year-olds should be based on wider evidence

Votes for 16-year-olds should be based on wider evidence, not just a need for participation Andrew Mycock, University of Huddersfield and Jonathan Tonge, University of Liverpool The announcement that 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales will be given the right to vote in local council elections comes as part of a wider package of proposals to…

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Which online tools can really help you decide how to vote?

Which online tools can really help you decide how to vote? Undecided? Have a punt online. Shutterstock political gamble Ben Worthy, Birkbeck, University of London Away from the ground war in the streets and air war in the mainstream media, the 2015 election is, in many ways, an online affair. The parties are spending big…

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