'Generations Y & Z' mark their X

'I can join the forces and get married but not...vote'

In Holywell High, Flint High and Mold Alun young people in Delyn - most not yet enfranchised to vote 'for real' - have been expressing their political viewpoints. Anti-war candidates stormed to victory in all of these 'mock' elections.

Useful links:

• Votes at 16: A coalition of organisations campaigning to lower the voting age for all public elections in the United Kingdom
• The youth vote is worth fighting for: young people are interested in politics
  
• Analysis: The youth-friendly manifestos?