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Hello, this is Six Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Sam.
Sam, do you remember the first time you voted?
No, I don't, but I remember being very keen to do it.
It would have been the first election after my 18th birthday.
So over the many, many, many years since then.
Ah, not so much with the minis, if you don't mind here.
Okay, in the very, very few years since then.
Now, that's more like it.
In the years since then, have your political views changed very much.
I think my political views are a lot better in forms now.
I think the decisions I make are based on a better understanding of the political situation,
but I still generally agree with the same things I did when I was younger, I think.
There is a belief that as we get older, we become more right-wing in our political views and opinions.
Is this true?
And if so, why?
We'll be finding out a little bit more about this, but first a question.
What was the first UK general election in which 18 year olds could vote?