Votes for 16 year olds: the scientific argument

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Having recently been asked to discuss this on live radio in 'awkward' circumstances, here are some scientific arguments in favour of the lowering of the voting age

#vote #teens #politics

THE GODFATHER was released 53 years ago today. A landmark of American cinema and widely regarded as among the greatest films ever made, the story of how it came to the big screen will bada-bing your brains all over your nice Ivy League suit…

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If you haven’t seen the film “Kneecap” I’d highly recommend it. Could be this generation’s Trainspotting.

I wonder if AI’s ability to influence people’s thinking will be used against our interests…. Nah, probably be fine…

I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.

TO THE MI5 AGENT DESIGNATED TO WATCH MY SOCIAL MEDIA
. MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAVE A NICE NEW YEAR #indyref2

Elizabeth Gilbert. I bloody love this.

'Centuries of imperial primacy have produced a fused identity: British on the outside and English within.'

Fascinating piece - as ever - from @anthonybarnett.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/1...

Gaun yersel hen!

How has football been taken over by the world’s wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations and oil-rich oligarchs?

@MiguelDelaney has the answers in the latest Democracy for Sale newsletter, talking about his excellent new book States of Play
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I thought we didn’t want right wing trolls on here.

'Let me put it in a sentence: the left must become a political movement for the real quality of life for the big majority of people who need us to be a movement for that quality of life. From there, we can be anything.'
Robin McAlpine, via @Common_Weal.
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X is ex. Looking forward to a fresh start on here (while feverishly searching for all the people I followed on hellscape).