🟢 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 👇
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📊 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
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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
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📱 Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced plans to ban social media for under-16s in the UK.
Read our latest research blog by @uofglasgow student Isaac McCrory to discover the nuanced views of young people on social media bans & online misinformation 👇
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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
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📊 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.
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🚨 The #UKYouthPoll2026 found that only 36% of 16-29-year-olds in the UK believe they will be better off than their parents – a dramatic collapse from 63% in 2025.
Read Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau's new blog to find out what is driving this decline 👇
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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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The John Smith Centre UK Youth Poll 2026 delivers a result that should surprise anyone who thinks they understand British youth politics. The Green Party is now the single most popular party among…
The John Smith Centre’s UK Youth Poll 2026 shows young people occupy an online media landscape they don’t fully trust. Social media is here to stay, and we’re better off fixing it than binning it.…
