Last week an election was held across the UK. Councillors and Police Commissioners and Lord Mayors were elected to their roles. In some areas councillors changed as new people won elections. In the UK we live in a democracy which means everyone over 18 gets to vote, regardless of faith, gender, disability, sexual orientation/ family, race; no one is left out.
The photo shows dogs waiting outside a polling station while their owners vote. Photos like this have become a tradition on polling days in the UK.
- what is an election, how does it work?
- why do people vote?
- how does a councillor get people to vote for them?
- do all countries live in a democracy? What is the alternative to a democracy?
- has everyone always been able to vote? One hundred years ago in the UK, who was not allowed to vote? How have ideas changed over time?
- can anyone stand as a councillor today?
- why do you think these dogs are outside the polling stations?
- are the dogs all the same? What does this show us about the kind of people who are voting?
- what can we learn from this photo?
- why is this about No Outsiders?
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