LOL - Yes, it does appear that the Youth vote turned out in droves and (mostly) voted for Left Wing parties and in particular Labour. I think a good part of that was because few younger people voted in the EU Referendum and they learnt the lesson that not voting has consequences! Plus a whole year has gone by since that vote so there's a whole new crop of voters that are already being politically activated by what their peers have just gone through.
Interesting times and a good thing when the young no longer see politics as 'boring' or just something their parents do.
While attending the American Historical Association (AHA) Annual meeting in Boston, we were given the opportunity to see the film, The Consp...
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LOL - Yes, it does appear that the Youth vote turned out in droves and (mostly) voted for Left Wing parties and in particular Labour. I think a good part of that was because few younger people voted in the EU Referendum and they learnt the lesson that not voting has consequences! Plus a whole year has gone by since that vote so there's a whole new crop of voters that are already being politically activated by what their peers have just gone through.
Interesting times and a good thing when the young no longer see politics as 'boring' or just something their parents do.
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