Cambridge academic defends idea of giving children the vote

Widely criticised idea would give ‘jolt of energy’ to democracy, says Prof David Runciman

A politics professor who proposed giving the vote to children as young as six has defended the idea in the face of widespread criticism, insisting that it would give a “jolt of energy” to our ailing democracy.

Cambridge University’s Prof David Runciman has broken a week of silence since proposing an idea that he acknowledged had prompted anger and outrage.

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