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14 October 2015

What does David Cameron have against young people?

In the last five years  the Conservativess have introduced policies that targeted certain groups of people, - namely, the disabled, the working class, the sick, trade unions, to name a few. But this time, there seems to be one demographic that is ruthlessly under fire under the Conservatives – the young.

By Abby Tomlinson

In the last five years  the Conservativess have introduced policies that targeted certain groups of people, – namely, the disabled, the working class, the sick, trade unions, to name a few. But this time, there seems to be one demographic that is ruthlessly under fire under the Conservatives – young people.

The list almost too long. Firstly, David Cameron does not want 16 and 17 years old to have the vote, not only in general and council elections, but also in the upcoming EU referendum, even though it is their future that is being decided on too.

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