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Originally Posted by steeljack
Hey , wheres the bitterness from , all I'm asking is why some old recycled politico should be elected , where are the young folks ... the ones who need a voice in what going on , not some owd weaver/winder/spinner who's best memories go back to the days of Johnny Ray
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In the recent local elections there were candidates from their early twenties to people in their seventies.
Rishton, a couple of years ago, elected the youngest local councillor in the whole of the country.
Elections are open to candidates of all ages.
The parties choose who they think is the most suitable candidate, then the electotrate decides who they think will best represent them...regardless of anything as superfical as age.
The best candidate therefore wins.
It's called democracy.