Should you need to have GCSE maths and english to vote in UK elections? A fifth of Britons think so - and younger Britons are most supportive of the idea
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The more I contemplate the survey results the more I question the value of the research method.
If a follow up question was asked, would you be prepared to remove the right to vote from citizens such as Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Deborah Meaden who achieved without excelling academically, 1/2
... then asked the general question again, would the result differ dramatically?
Ensuring any research is crafted without influencing the opinion being gathered is nigh on scientifically impossible. I can't help but conclude that polls and surveys are shaping opinion.
Younger Britons appear not to understand the concept that you rebel against past generations sticking to things like outmoded educational restrictions such as examinations at 11+ deciding which school you go to.
In a democracy EVERYONE has the right to representation. Government policy should be developed to take the needs of a
ALL the population into account, not just a select few!
When I was 18 a mate came back from Keele Uni after his first term doing politics with this idea. His was that people with a degree should get 5 votes, people with A-Levels get 3, people with GCSE's get 1 and someone with no GCSEs at 'C' or above doesn't get to vote.
Bonkers! But it's no surprise that younger people think exam results, 1. Mean anything & 2. Are a mark of intelligence. Democracy is universal, I think on balance a minimum age to vote is a good thing but over that everyone is equal, even if some people's choices cause personal despair!
Why would maths and english be the subjects to go for? I mean if you wanted a test for knowledge of current affairs, the policies of each party, and an ability to think critically then that would at least make sense.
Although letting graduates register to vote in university constituencies instead of regular ones might be interesting, or at least entertainingly silly.
So what happens in Scotland where we don't do GCSEs?what a nonsense idea - some people just can't do exams though - passing exams doesn't give you common sense!
Well yeah, ofc younger Britons are most supportive as they're the ones most likely to have just gone thru exam process. It's a terrible, anti-democratic idea that will only delight those who think IQ and rights should go hand in hand.
If a follow up question was would you be prepared to remove the right to vote from citizens such as Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Deborah Meaden who achieved without excelling academically then asked the general question again would the result differ dramatically?
That’s some fascist shit right there. People don’t learn about politics from maths and English. Don’t effectively ban some people from voting. Don’t allow them to only learn about politics from the media. Teach politics neutrally in schools. EDUCATE THEM.
Interestingly there isn't a partisan divide on this, although when you look at our British Seven Segments, it is Disengaged Traditionalists who are most supportive
Give some of the people I've seen claiming to have degrees, they should be very careful at throwing shade about critical faculties and the ability to vote.
Yep. Some of the people I know with degrees, masters, and PhDs, seem to have intelligence that is limited to a very specific disciplines with little to no common sense in other areas of life. It's quite bizarre 🤷🏻♂️
did you generate the captions and alt text using chatgpt? because there's several mistakes in there. (also the alt text on the first image ends with "4o" which just happens to be a model version)
I can't decide if it means a scary number of young people are really illiberal, or whether it's just youthful over-emphasis (recency bias) on the significance of school.
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If a follow up question was asked, would you be prepared to remove the right to vote from citizens such as Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, Deborah Meaden who achieved without excelling academically, 1/2
Ensuring any research is crafted without influencing the opinion being gathered is nigh on scientifically impossible. I can't help but conclude that polls and surveys are shaping opinion.
Enhance the method.
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Younger Britons appear not to understand the concept that you rebel against past generations sticking to things like outmoded educational restrictions such as examinations at 11+ deciding which school you go to.
2. Almost no one over the age of 53 will have taken one.
3. Anyone educated outside E, W and NI is very unlikely to have taken one.
4. English isn’t the only native language in the UK. Welsh, Gaelic, Scots.
So not quite thought out.
ALL the population into account, not just a select few!
He became a Tory.
Plus I'd also give extra votes to veterans based on years of service...
Although letting graduates register to vote in university constituencies instead of regular ones might be interesting, or at least entertainingly silly.
The three people I mentioned are in the latter group.
Sorry if I did not make it clear my post was not a joke.
~20% of the population are idiots, wankers, or a combination of the two, and nothing can be done about this.
Much of life is devising ways to minimise the mellow harshing potential of that cohort.
If they understood the 20th century they'd understand what they are encouraging. But they don't. And that's on us.