Votes at 16 and electoral reform

Now most people will recognise me as a hardcore Tory. I am not a "con-dem" I am a Tory.

It will therefore come as no suprise that I am not in support of AV or electoral reform, in the sense of changing the voting system.

I do, however, support the idea of lowering the voting age. I mean at 16, you can have sex, get married, join the army and fight for your country, you can buy a lottery ticket, pay taxes and a whole host of other things, but you cannot vote!

All of these things are decided upon by the government. Yet you cannot decide who makes those decisions until you turn 18.

Ask yourselves why? Is this fair?

I, as yet, have not tracked down the party stance on this...