As a powerless 16-year-old I watched the rest of England vote for Brexit . Then I watched the role of Prime Minister swap from hand to hand, Theresa May to Boris, Boris to Truss, and Truss to Sunak. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Despite holding a BA in the subject, this year will be the first I get to have a say in the spectacle that has been politics. And how do I feel? Well, underwhelmed mostly. I do have that building anticipation of how it will feel to finally mark a decisive cross in the box that will represent my say.
But at the same time, I can’t help but feel that is hardly my own vote at all. Instead, it will be a vote to block who I don’t want in power. This is still a necessary vote though, something that many people my age seem to have forgotten after their adult years consisting of political lunacy.
Advertisement Advertisement It is easy to lose faith after watching a lettuce outlast Truss and listen to Sunak brag about how he didn’t have a Sky subscription as a child. Last year nearly one third of 20 to 24 year olds had not registered to vote in comparison to 96 per cent of over 65’s registered. But we are not an immobilised generation.
In fact, I would argue we are the most morally passionate generation of all. I see daily influxes of online posts raising aware.
