the logical conclusion would be to standardise on 18. we're not about to let 16yo drink and we already insist 16-17yo either work or stay in education. but we want to allow them to work and sexual consent isnt something we can sensibly increase. so maybe a half way house is not so stupid?
the major problem with Labours "costed" budget is the 19bn from corporation tax doesnt come through until 2020-2021, while all the costs start paying out in 2018-2019 (assuming they wouldnt immediatly increase nurses wages etc). and then Corbyn went and promised free tuition fees start in...