Anna Fitzpatrick, from the Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF), announces the “I Stood Up” event at the House of Lords on 24 February, and explains how fashion can help boost voter participation among young people at the upcoming general election
Category: Voting Age
February 5th is National Voter Registration Day
David Kingman alerts IF supporters that 5 February is the official National Voter Registration Day
Young voters could be crucial at the 2015 general election, argues Demos
David Kingman reports on a new survey from the think tank Demos which argues that attracting young voters might be crucial to the major parties’ hopes of victory in May
Student vote could swing 2015 general election, argues new report
David Kingman looks at a new report which argues that the student vote could be an important demographic at the upcoming general election
Will Age Decide the 2015 Election?
In the fourth of our week-long series of articles on intergenerational themes co-published with the independent public policy think tank ResPublica, Liz Emerson (Co-Founder of the Intergenerational Foundation) discusses the influence of the “Grey Vote”, and what can be done to ensure better representation of the young
We shop online, talk online. So why not vote online?
Voting online could be the key to getting the youth vote out. Kenny Imafidon, the award-winning author of The Kenny Reports – 21 years old, an advisor on youth policy, a social entrepreneur and a campaigner on socio-economic issues affecting young people in the UK – eloquently makes the case
New report recommends a series of reforms to re-engage young people with politics
David Kingman reports on the recent interim report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee which looked at re-engaging young people with politics
Votes at 16 Report at the House of Commons: the start of something big?
Melissa Jane Knight reports on the launch of the British Youth Council’s report on lowering the voting age to 16, and tells us why this matters
How did young people vote in the Scottish referendum?
One of the most innovative features of the Scottish independence referendum was that 16 and 17 year-olds were allowed to vote. Many pre-ballot commentators assumed that they would lean towards voting in favour of independence. But did they in reality? David Kingman investigates
Action for Youth: Interview with IARS
In her ongoing series of interviews with activists for young people, Lewisham youth worker Melissa Jane Knight talks to Ayesha Carmouche (pictured right), Campaigns Co-ordinator and Communications Officer for Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS)