Working to open doors to public life and politics for young people, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, to give them the opportunity to serve.
Director: Eddie Barnes
🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com
📍 University of Glasgow
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🟢 The #UKYouthPoll2026 found that most young people would vote Green in a General Election, with 23% against Labour's 16% and Reform's 14%.
Read Youth Poll project student Abheer Kukreja's blog to learn what the poll can tell us about why this is 👇
#UKYouthPoll #GreenParty @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Yesterday, the John Smith Centre brought 70 S5 and S6 pupils from schools across the West of Scotland to @glasgow.ac.uk to take part in a mock election campaign 🗳️
It was fantastic to see a room full of young people engaging so enthusiastically in politics! 🌟
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And young people are even more pessimistic. The John Smith Centre’s #UKYouthPoll2026 showed that only 36% of 16-29-year-olds think a degree is worth the cost, whilst 48% think it’s not 🎓
📊 Read the full UK Youth Poll 2026 report on our website: ukyouthpoll.com
#UKYouthPoll #GenZ
We were delighted to host an event with Prosper at @uofgasbs.bsky.social today that brought together companies to discuss how we can help get young people into careers in public life and politics 🌟
A big thank you to our speakers and to all those who attended! 🙌
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
📊 The #UKYouthPoll2026 was shaped by @glasgow.ac.uk students, who chose its themes and wrote many of the survey questions.
📹️ Watch the video below to hear some of the key findings directly from them!
Full findings 👉️ ukyouthpoll.com
#UKYouthPoll @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social
Our #UKYouthPoll2026 found that young people increasingly feel that the cards are stacked against their generation – only 25% believe that they are treated fairly compared with older generations ⚖️
Read the report to find out more: 🔗 www.ukyouthpoll.com
#UKYouthPoll #GenZ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
📊 Our series of blogs by Youth Poll Project students at @glasgow.ac.uk continues today!
📱 Read Ellie Craig's blog to find out what young people REALLY think about a social media ban for under-16s.
#UKYouthPoll2026 #GenZ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social
Why does only Britain stand on the brink of a populist-right majority? 🤔
📰 In our latest research blog, Stuart Donald summarises his research for @compassoffice.bsky.social into the links between #FirstPastThePost and growing inequality and support for right-wing populism in Britain.
Read below 👇
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MPs will hear the concerns of graduates about the size of their student debts, and the interest rates.
The UK Youth Poll 2026 shows that most young people support banning social media for under-16s, but this support varies significantly by age and that attitudes are shifting. Perhaps unsurprisingly,…
Across north-western Europe, populist-right parties have surged in popularity. In some cases, they have entered government including Sweden, Finland, Austria and the Netherlands. Yet in none of these ...
