Bristol Hannover Council
Youth Democracy alive and kicking!
The last week of October saw the second leg of the Erasmus+ funded project “Politik zum Anfassen” (Grasping Politics, as a loose translation?), where 20 young people aged 14-15 visited their partners in Bristol’s Youth Council, and had 3 days learning about the British political system. The Bristolians visited Hannover in May/June and learned about the German system, including the fact that in Germany, young people can vote in the local elections at 16 years old. This was the subject of one of two debates which rounded off the visit to Bristol, where in the Council Chamber of City Hall, this topic and that of Brexit were defended and attacked – the votes at the end went against Brexit by 32-1, and by the same number of votes to support votes at 16.
