Gen Z’s faith in democracy is fraying
From our UK edition
The basic idea that the next generation will have it better than previous ones is a founding belief for most of us. A new piece of research published today by the John Smith Centre, however, shows that young people today no longer believe it to be true. Asked which political leader best represents British values, 45 per cent failed to name any current leader The UK Youth Poll, sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, is one of the largest pieces of research into ‘Gen Z’ across the UK, involving 2,000 16–29-year-olds, and more than 200 individual interviews and focus groups. The overwhelming message we heard back suggests that young people are losing faith with an economic and political system that simply isn’t delivering on their basic needs.
