Should we make voting compulsory?

This week we consider whether we should be made to vote in elections. As usual, we’ll look at both sides of the argument, so you can make a (relatively) well informed decision. In Front Page Face Off, we go back to the ‘B’ word, in an article from the Daily Telegraph that insists Brexit was a success. Plus we talk Mehdi Hasan on YouTube’s Jubilee. And Maya steps through to the Rant Room, does a fantastic impression of Sydney Sweeney and gets angry about jeans….. or genes. We also welcome our special guest for this week - Rachel Reeves (not the real)! LINKS TO ARTICLES Economics Observartory https://www.economicsobservatory.com/what-do-we-know-about-voter-turnout-in-parliamentary-elections Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/07/brexit-has-been-a-success-labour-are-slowly-killing-it/ Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/08/surrounded-show-jubilee-media-mainstream-has-it-succumbed-hateful-vitriol Daily Telegraph - Sydney Sweeney - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/08/01/left-wants-everything-to-be-ugly-why-hate-sydney-sweeney/?recomm_id=467973c0-00a7-4a9e-8793-8798b0924900 If you would like to comment on this week’s topic and share your views, go to Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, Instagram - all @theconvincemepodcast. If you'd like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] See you next week! Nige & Maya TimeStamps: START 00:00 Intro: 00:39 We welcome Rachel Reeves (not the real) to the podcast Debate Start: 02:55 Should we make voting in elections compulsory? FPFO: 32:30 Brexit and Mehdi Hasan on Jubilee Surrounded Rant Room: 42:13 Maya lets rip on Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle jeans Leave Comments Outro: 48:44