Hi re the age of voters, take a look at this and scroll down to the bottom
for the ages of voters. It shows that the majority of those over 45 were voting leave.
While the majority of those under 45 voted stay.
You can't vote until 18 and most people in the 18-25 age group don't bother to
vote. So many of the 75% who didn't vote will be in this age group and those that did
probably voted the same way as their parents! How many 18 year olds do you know who
actually take an interest in politics and vote independently of their parents etc.
As for voting age it was probably the 25-44s who on average wanted to remain and some
of them would still have voted the same way as their parents. So to say the older people
should not be allowed to vote is nonsense.
Maybe if anything the ages of the leave voters just show that age brings wisdom. That
having been around the block a few times that they know wot that are talking about.
Regarding the 65 plus. Here is the interesting thing, prior to the vote, David Cameron was
saying all sorts about how if we left, old age pensions would have to reduce, benefits
to old people would reduce, certain things to old people could no longer be protected.
They obviously were having none of it and failed to be alarmed at his scare tactics.
If anything the fear mongering he tried to do among the old people back fired badly.
Another thing to consider is that there would have been a large proportion of elderly who
didnt vote, those who were too confused or ill to vote - although we do have postal ballets
in this country for those who want them. It will also have been the older generation more
than any who have seen the changes to this country.
The younger people would have mainly been thinking about money and freedom of travel.
Whereas the older people may well have been thinking about quality of life generally.
Another thing for consideration you are more likely to have been hospitalised as an
older person and seen multiple medical staff, and therefore more likely to have felt
and seen first hand, the problems with the over burdened NHS/ambulance services,
social care services etc.
Younger people do not always have the life experience to see the entire picture.
Anyway thought i would post this as I see it has been brought up in the thread.
EU referendum: The result in maps and charts - BBC News
