IN TERMS of cynical vote-grabbing, I bow to Councillor Alex Dunn's superior experience but I do agree with him the voting age should not be reduced to 16.
This is far too young an age to discover for the vast majority, the privilege of voting is worth absolutely nothing.
PHILIP D DELNON
Swanscombe
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