Amidst the rapidity of political events in recent months, we must step back and use the results of the 2015 general election to reopen the debate about our voting system. To say a lot...
Attempts to extend the vote to 16-year-olds for the EU referendum were defeated. But what about a maximum voting age? In less than four months, every voter in the UK will have a voice...
The idea of the shy Conservative voter has existed since the 1992 general election. Judging by the latest opinion polls, it would be fair to say the phenomenon still exists. When exit polls...
David Cameron has said he does not want to give 16- and 17-year-olds the vote because he does not wish to “politicise the classroom.” While this might seem like an attempt to deter under-18s...
Our new writer, Emily Hawkins, sums up why most young people believe in Russell Brand, don’t care about Westminster, hate politicians and why our democracy is smelling stagnant. But it doesn’t have to stay...
There has been a visible decline in turnout figures at general elections held in the UK and other forms of political participation for almost half a century now. In the 2010 general election, there...
