Thursday, April 09, 2015

Working class and youth see UK democracy ‘rigged in favor of the powerful’

Young and working class Britons feel disenfranchised and less inclined to vote than the affluent and should therefore be legally forced to do so as part of a democratic reboot, a think tank claims.

The new study, ‘Political inequality: Why British democracy must be reformed and revitalized,’ was carried out by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Its findings suggest the decline in voting by the less well-off and young is damaging democracy, with politicians playing only to those already inclined to get involved.

The IPPR report goes on to argue there should be a legal obligation for people to vote in the first election after they reach 18 years of age.

It found that in 2010 less than half of 18 to 24 year olds voted.

 The report’s overview is withering. Full story...

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