It is the position of His Majesty’s Government that sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds are old enough to vote, old enough to join the military, old enough to drink, old enough to have sex, and old enough to pay income tax, but *not* old enough to go on the computer after half eight.
We are so fucked.
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Not mentioned in this article is the absolutely farcical [8.30 pm curfew](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/starmer-to-announce-australia-plus-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s) for 16–17-year-olds.
It is the position of His Majesty’s Government that sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds are old enough to vote, old enough to join the military, old enough to drink, old enough to have sex, and old enough to pay income tax, but *not* old enough to go on the computer after half eight.
We are so fucked.
My country is continuously embarrassing me, how do I unsubscribe