{"id":29021,"date":"2018-02-08T15:13:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=29021"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:13:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:13:29","slug":"teenagers-aged-16-17-given-right-vote-welsh-council-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/teenagers-aged-16-17-given-right-vote-welsh-council-elections","title":{"rendered":"Teenagers aged 16-17 given the right to vote in Welsh council elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Young people aged 16-17 will have the right to vote in local council elections. But how will it shape the future of Welsh politics?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29079\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29079\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Feature-625x417.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29079\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Feature-625x417.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" \/><\/noscript> Young people aged 16-17 have the right to vote in council elections in Wales. Credit: Youth for change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is almost 3:30 pm when a crowd of teenagers head towards the exit. Politics is far from a topic of discussion for these 14-17-year-old youths, who tend to prefer chats about TV shows and football. The voting age for council elections has been recently lowered to the age of 16 in Wales. But how will the political landscape change, in light of this? Will it have the same impact with young people than in 1918 with women?<\/p>\n<p>One hundred years ago, some women were given the right to vote in the UK, promoting equality across the country and levelling the playing field between women and men. Several campaigns led to the system in current operation. Societies that encourage electoral reform understand this and have tirelessly campaigned to promote political engagement among the youth.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Blair, the director of the Electoral Reform Society Cymru says, \u201cWe ran a big campaign last year all across Wales speaking to a lot of people. The EU referendum and the general elections really show that it becomes vital for young people to have a say on their future.\u201d Scotland decided to reduce the voting age a few years ago, and with 75% of 16 and 17-year-olds voting in the Scottish referendum, it has proved that young people wish to have a presence in politics.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Stuart Fox, a quantitative research associate at WISERD (Wales Institute of Social &amp; Economic Research, Data and Methods), the vast majority of people under the age of 25 have some interest in politics.<\/p>\n<p>However, many young people say that they find politics unattractive. \u201cIt\u2019s a fact that today\u2019s generation is typically less interested, less knowledgeable and less likely to vote than their parents and their grandparents when they were the same age,\u201d says Fox.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29041\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29041\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29041\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4306-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript> Dr. Stuart Fox did his phd\u00a0on the political apathy and alienation of young people in Britain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Craig Johnson, research officer of WISERD, the education system in the UK must be readjusted in order to provide political knowledge and the right tools to make a choice. \u201cI think they are educated enough to vote or to exercise their opinion. But, there could certainly be improvements in political education in Wales and in the UK or citizen engagement,\u201d says Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The government is now launching programmes across schools to help students demystify the concept of politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that was very effective in Scotland when they got the vote for the Scottish referendum,&#8221; says Blair. &#8220;Was school kits aiming to inform people in school. We are going to do the same in Wales. It will explain how to register people to vote and help them in their political journey,\u201d says Blair.<\/p>\n<p>For Dr Fox, schools could go even further, by implementing compulsory education in political affairs.<\/p>\n<p>However, schools are not solely responsible for political education. Politicians have to take steps to make the field more appealing to young voters. The consequences could be enormous and would change the approach of major political parties, according to Blair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it can change is it can make sure that parties have much more appealing policies that improve the lives of young people,\u201d says Blair.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the streets of Cardiff, to find out more about what young people think of the reforms.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Tess Moorhead, 15, Cardiff<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29048\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29048\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4313-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I think we are educated enough to vote for our own future. My family gave me enough knowledge on politics but I think schools should do more to prepare us. If we were able to vote for Brexit, I think the result would have been different.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chloe Mawby, 15, Cardiff <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29050\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29050\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/edited-IMG_4311-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>It would be for the best. There are mature 16-year-olds. There are adults up there who are so immature. I don\u2019t know much about politics, I\u2019ve never been told about it at school, but I would really like to learn much more about politics before voting. They need to push us in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Nerws, 14 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29051\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29051\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4303-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think I have the right knowledge to vote. Politics is quite complex and I don\u2019t want to make the wrong choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caitlin, 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29055\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29055\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/editedIMG_4304-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know if we are going to have an impact on politics. Our involvement in politics would be better if they made us aware of what is happening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next council elections promises 16 years old the right to vote. 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