post brexit

[Muddy Retriever]

What is really grim is that soon, with natural wastage, those who voted to stay will be in the majority, and had 16 year old been allowed to vote, as they should have been, we would not be in this position in the first place.

That would only be true under the assumption that's people's views remain the same as they get older. The reality is that for many people they change over time. Young people are more likely to be idealistic but as they grow older their views often change as they gain more experience of the real world. There are many examples of mainstream politicians and journalists who held far left views in their student days.

As for 16 and 17 year olds having the vote in the referendum, why should they have? The age of voting in elections in the UK is 18. Of course it is true that in the Scottish referendum the Government made this concession to the SNP as part of the negotiations for holding it. (The SNP has since introduced it for Scottish Parliament elections.) But let's be honest the SNP only wanted it because they thought it would benefit them in terms of votes. Had polls suggested that 16 and 17 year olds were in favour of staying in the Union they would have been a lot less enthusiastic. I wonder if you would be quite as keen if 16 and 17 year olds were thought to be in favour of leaving the EU.

The fact is a decision was reached in a fair election organised under a typical UK franchise. Isn't it about time you just accepted the result?