Quote Originally Posted by Canton Kev View Post
You can drive and get married at 17. You can work and pay taxes when you’re 16, have sex, leave full time education and are charged as an adult for trains and busses.

I’ve no strong opinions on the voting age but I wouldn’t say putting an X in a box requires any more maturity than driving a 1500kg lump of metal at 70mph. We already give 16 and 17 year olds the chance to make plenty of big, life changing decisions.
You are right of course, and I acknowledge there is no easy fit. I just think when you vote you are making a decision for the next 4-5 years and at 16 you are doing that with zero adult experience.

It's not something I feel hugely strongly about, but I think 18 is preferable to 16 in terms of voting.