Research from the constituency office of Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead, as part of the Pump Up the Vote campaign, has revealed that 14 to 18-year-olds would be more interested in politics if teachers gave them a say in how schools are run.
Texting their votes via mobile phones was the second most popular suggestion for improving the teenagers' interest in politics. This is followed by lowering the voting age to 16. And if politicians really want young people to be interested in what they are saying, they should talk about crime and safety, education and healthcare.
But it could be an uphill struggle for politicians, with most young people in the research saying they were not interested in politics.
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