I agree, and I think it is condescending in the extreme to suggest that someone aged 17 is not capable of making a decision about, for example—in the context of this Bill—who their local councillor should be, for goodness’ sake. Ultimately, that is what the Conservative party is saying—that they cannot be trusted to vote to elect their local councillor.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Norman Lamb
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 November 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords].
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