{"id":1837,"date":"2016-12-01T01:02:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T00:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2017-03-01T19:25:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:25:47","slug":"musings-of-a-political-teenager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=1837","title":{"rendered":"Musings of A Political Teenager"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tPLAY HARD, WORK HARD <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tB<\/span><\/span>eing 16 means that the ability to vote over the decisions made in our country is currently unavailable to me. It’s unfortunate that I was unable to voice my opinions in a more political way over the summer than simply conversing with those who’d voted in the Referendum. Yet I suppose there must be a reason why I am unable to vote at 16.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\"voting02\"\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough I was unable to vote over the summer – and subsequently (though for continental reasons) the recent Presidential Election in America – it cannot stop me from having my own political stance. I have strong beliefs and given that I was unqualified to voice them, I could talk for hours to my peers about my beliefs and the outcome.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI <\/span><\/span>wish I had been able to vote. I wish the UK had lowered the age as they had done in Scotland; yet I cannot ask for too much. I must instead accept the vote and understand that perhaps my vote wouldn’t have changed the outcome. I suppose I feel frustrated simply because I am unable to make any sort of difference. However, perhaps my having a personal political stance has made some difference – it means that by the time I will be able to vote, I might make the choices best suited to what I wish for my own future.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tS<\/span><\/span>o, don’t despair youth of Wenvoe! Although we can’t vote, that doesn’t mean we can’t have our own opinions.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tT<\/span><\/span>herefore, for the meantime I’ll have to brush up on my political knowledge ready for my turn at the voting station.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tBy Tirion Davies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n

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