Political gimmicks won’t encourage young people to vote
From our UK edition
The government’s decision to extend the voter registration deadline by 48-hours was undoubtedly aimed at young people. David Cameron recently cited his ‘greatest concern’ to be getting more people, especially the under 30s, to vote. But, even with the extension, the Remain campaign haven’t really done anything meaningful to urge under 30s to turn out. The extension will inevitably have helped the Remain campaign. But an extension doesn’t make up for the lack of actual engagement with the younger generation - the generation that, statistically, Cameron now realises he needs. Figures suggest that 73 per cent of 18-29s would vote to remain in the EU, compared to 23 per cent who would vote to leave. That is, if they get out to vote.
