Young people led surge for smaller parties but no Reform ‘youthquake’, says UK election survey
One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young ...
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I research poverty in the UK – the two-child benefit limit is causing real and lasting harm
The first king’s speech of the new Labour government set out a wide-ranging legislative programme. T...
How Britain’s new gen Z MPs could shake up the House of Commons
There are now ten MPs in the House of Commons who were born after 1995, up from just two before the ...
The mental health crisis in British schools
NHS statistics suggest that 20.3% – one in five – children and young people aged from eight to 16 ye...
Gen Z has a trust problem with British institutions – especially the police
The new government has come to power at a time when trust in politics is, in the Labour party’s word...
Young Black people are disproportionately likely to be strip-searched – one of many ways the justice system treats them as a threat
A new report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has found that 457 strip searches of child...
Should you give your child a ‘dumb’ phone? They aren’t the answer to fears over kids’ social media use
Parents concerned about the possible dangers smartphone use might have for their children are turnin...
Getting shorter and going hungrier: how children in the UK live today
Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going...
The boomer generation hit the economic jackpot. Young people will inherit their massive debts
Young people in Britain could be forgiven for despairing at the financial pressures they face – and ...
Prison education is vital – but it is neglected and failing
The quality of education in young offender institutions (YOIs) in England has seriously declined, ac...
How images of knives intended to stop youth knife crime may actually be making things worse
You’d be forgiven for thinking that young people are behind most knife crime in the UK. Media covera...
YouTube is limiting recommendations of weight and fitness videos to teenagers – but more wide-ranging change is needed
YouTube is restricting teenagers’ exposure to fitness and weight-related videos to protect their wel...