The elections for London Mayor are well under way, and so is the
debate on whether or not the voting age should be decreased. The
Student Room is where students have chosen to voice their
opinion and according to a poll, many students don’t believe
that the voting age should be decreased. This is what some
students had to say: “16 is a reasonable age. The majority will
most likely not take any interest and not bother, but there are
a lot of people that age who would want to be active in
politics, I know I would have when I was 16. They are certainly
responsible enough.” “A lot of young people are just not
“worldly wise” enough to vote (and I’m including myself, a 22
year old, in this, to some extent). Maybe if political issues
were discussed more in schools [then the voting age could be
lowered]. But for now, keep it as it is.” “I am 16 years old,
and even thought I believe that I could make a wise vote, I
don’t believe the majority of people my age could….there is
still a large percentage of immature and ign