Sunday, 30 September 2012

Labour to give 16-year-olds the vote

Arriving in Manchester, before Labour conference, Ed Miliband told young people of his vision for a Labour Britain: He believes 16-year-old should have get vote.

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i-thorts' i-Politics September 30th 2012

If 16- to 18-year-olds could vote, George Osborne might have thought twice about getting rid of EMA (Educational Maintenance Allowance) - it would have hit Tories at ballot box.
Ed Milliband MP speaking at the Labour Party c...
Ed Milliband MP speaking at the Labour Party conference. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Miliband has a project to "rebuild Britain" by involving young people more in politics. He wants young people to have a voice.
Miliband concedes that the coalition’s welfare system changers are acceptable to Labour, but lacked compassion towards the disabled.
Miliband admits agreeing with some of the government’s policies - but not most of them.
He can’t "wave a magic wand" though.
"We can’t have people going to food banks while millionaires have been given £40,000 tax cuts." Miliband argues, "It’s not right."
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