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POLL: IT’S TIME TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED

September 8, 2026
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OUR NEW PRIME MINISTER HAS THE CHANCE TO CREATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH BRITAIN’S YOUNG PEOPLE

August 4, 2026
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YOUNG AND MARGINALISED? VIEWS OF PRIVILEGE AND POLITICS AMONG 16-29-YEAR-OLDS IN THE UK

July 27, 2026
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INTERNATIONALISM, NOT ISOLATIONISM: YOUNG PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVES ON UK FOREIGN POLICY

July 1, 2026
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ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY POLITICALLY APATHETIC, OR SIMPLY UNHEARD? WHAT THE UK YOUTH POLL REVEALS ABOUT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

MAJORITY OF 25- TO 29-YEAR-OLDS SAY BRITISH ANCESTRY MATTERS

YOUNG PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN?

A CRISIS IN THE MAKING: WHY SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE THINK THEIR LIVES WILL BE WORSE THAN THEIR PARENTS’

WHY ARE YOUNG BRITONS GOING GREEN?

IS A BAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE ANSWER TO TACKLING ONLINE HARMS? WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY THINK

WHY DOES ONLY BRITAIN STAND ON THE BRINK OF A POPULIST-RIGHT MAJORITY?

CAN YOU REALLY BLAME US? WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABANDONING THE POLITICAL MAINSTREAM

UK YOUTH POLL

OUR NEW PRIME MINISTER HAS THE CHANCE TO CREATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH BRITAIN’S YOUNG PEOPLE

Designed graphic with text reading: "UK Youth Poll 2026. How are young people feeling about themselves and the country at large? What do they want from society and government? We've asked 2000+ young people. Explore the findings today." The graphic also contains an image of two hard copies of the poll report and the logos of the John Smith Centre, Nationwide, the University of Glasgow, and Focaldata.

HEALTH OF DEMOCRACY

ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY POLITICALLY APATHETIC, OR SIMPLY UNHEARD? WHAT THE UK YOUTH POLL REVEALS ABOUT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

TRUST IN POLITICS

CAN YOU REALLY BLAME US? WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABANDONING THE POLITICAL MAINSTREAM

PROXIMITY TO POWER

YOUNG AND MARGINALISED? VIEWS OF PRIVILEGE AND POLITICS AMONG 16-29-YEAR-OLDS IN THE UK

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Publications

Browse through the John Smith Centre’s publications, including our Trilogy on Trust reports which look at young people and trust, women and trust and low income and trust.