Letter: Anger over Brexit vote for an 'out of touch' generation

I'm 15-years-old and I had no vote in Brexit yet my 76-year-old grandmother, who much as I love her, is a little out of touch, did get to vote.

I think there should be an upper age limit for voting in referenda, possibly 70 plus. The judiciary have to retire at 70 as they are thought to not be fit enough to make decisions in court and yet it is alright for a 70-year-old to make a decision that affects the whole nation.

My generation can't vote, yet we are the ones who are most affected. The bottom age limit needs to come down from 18 to 16.

Older people seem to think that teenagers are irresponsible, disinterested and unable to understand the bigger issues.

Of course there are examples of teenagers like that, but it's is the same in all age groups. It is not exclusive to my generation.

In my experience my own age group are very engaged in politics. Most elderly people I know think they've seen it all before and so approach the issues without depth of thought.

They hark back to a bygone age and don't accept a modern integrated culture. Most are isolated from social media and don't realise how out-dated their views are.

General elections are a different case as the outcome only lasts four years.

If the decision made turns out to be bad it can always be changed at the next opportunity. At a referendum we don't get that chance. Brexit has now happened and we must accept the result. However, in the future if the country were given this opportunity again I feel strongly that the young should be given more say than the old.

Sophia Bureau, Overton

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