The Socialist 6 July 2016

Stand firm against the Blairite coup

Stand firm and organise against the Blairite coup

Demo says: Keep Corbyn, sack the Blairites

Keep Corbyn demonstrations in Leeds

Meeting discusses how to get rid of 'blue or red' Tories

Stevenage supports Corbyn

Join the Socialist Party to fight for socialist change

Why I joined: I want a future for my generation

Why I joined: My real education started when I joined

NSSN conference: Implacable opposition to austerity

After Chilcot: put Blair in the dock

Osborne plans to cut corporation tax again

Rough sleeper death sparks calls for action

Them & Us

Junior doctors renew battle over contracts

Teachers' strike: Angry and defiant

Unite policy conference 2016: Union could place itself at the centre of anti-austerity fight

RMT conference takes fighting position on urgent political questions

Bus drivers' strikes continue for fair pay

Manchester firefighters fight cuts

Hundreds protest to demand votes at 16

Defiant Butterfields tenants visit landlord's house

Southampton Rallies to counter fascist threat

Turkey: Deadly terrorist attack at Istanbul airport

Mexico: Teachers continue strike despite extreme repression

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Hundreds protest to demand votes at 16

16 and 17-year-olds protesting to demand the vote, , photo by Ian Pattison (Click to enlarge)

Marlon Fernandez, school student and Lambeth socialist

A demonstration on 3 July started in Trafalgar Square with a gathering of around 70 marching towards Parliament to demand votes for 16 and 17 year olds. As we marched, the crowd increased and by the time we reached Parliament Square there were hundreds chanting and marching.

At the rally many of these stood up and gave their thoughts on not only how 16 and 17 year olds should have been able to vote in the EU referendum but also the fact that vicious Tory cuts are deeply affecting the young, with libraries and youth centres up and down the country being forced to shut down.

Some people brought pro-EU signs and placards. But the event was neutral on the referendum outcome. The Socialist Party discussed with protesters the anti-austerity and anti-racist case for leaving the EU.

The demonstration was small but effective and many people (including myself) were able to speak their mind on why the voting age should be reduced to 16.

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