Trust and the Vote - a podcast by Free Word

Can 16-year-olds be trusted with the right to vote? We invite a panel of experts to debate the tricky question of lowering the voting age to 16.
Featuring panelists:
Mita Desai, Chair of the British Youth Council,
Rania Ramli, 16-year-old campaigner for Bite the Ballot,
Emily Thornberry, Labour MP for Islington South & Finsbury,
and Alisha Wright, Head Girl at Douglas Academy and a voter in the Independence Referendum at 17.

Chaired by Rose Dowling, who leads the SHM Foundation's work on Learning and Citizenship in the UK.

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