Ignoring the meaning of the two voting options for a minute.
I kind of think that the referendum has, in a way, proved that commonly held belief that the young peoples votes don't make a difference. Tonnes of young people voted for the first time yesterday because they started to believe that they might be able to make a difference but unfortunately it seems (in the media and YouGovs poll) the the young were over ruled but the old.
I think it would be a different story if there wasn't such a stark difference in what the generations wanted. I can't help but think this is just set back the progress of getting young people involved in politics.
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... to worry that the EU referendum has reinforced the disenfranchisement of young people?
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olderthanyouthink · 24/06/2016 19:00
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