Category: UK Youth Politics
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UK Politics 2025, but for Young People (apparently.) Child benefit cap removal, VAT on private schools, voting at 16 and rejoining Erasmus+ suggest that Westminster might have noticed that the votes of a currently unenfranchised generation will vote in 2029 could be up for grabs for very little effort, or money. Christmas is not usually…
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ERASMUS RETURN, NHS STRIKES, UNION TENSIONS. The government agreed a deal for the UK to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme from the 2027/28 academic year. The UK’s will pay £570 million for that first year or involvement, almost double its pre-Brexit annual payments. A 30% “discount” was agreed for the first year. The…
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THE UK WILL REJOIN THE EU’S ERASMUS+ SCHEME which supports undergraduate students to undertake international internships from 2 months to a full academic year across the EU and other member states (now including the UK again!) The agreement covers, at least at first, only one year (2027/8) and comes with a £570m price tag, but…
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The UK Youth Parliament sat in the House of Commons. We’ve identified the stars of tomorrow so you don’t have to.
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THE POLITICAL KNIVES ARE BEING SHARPENED OFFSTAGE. There are significant leaderrship jitters on both sides of the aisle and although action is not widely expected until after the local elections in May, clever conspiracists strike before their intentions become clear. Labour’s polling trajectory continues downward: YouGov now places Labour as low as 17% in its…
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BAREFACED. Nigel Farage waved his calculator around promising billions in “savings” from ripping up the UK’s “Right to Remain” while Keir Starmer tried to look statesmanlike by recognising Palestine. Meanwhile, HMG quietly admitted that its big anti-harassment law is still gathering dust. Add in grim inflation figures, a giant…
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16/17 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE at the next General Election. This will be implemented by the introduction of a new Elections and Democracy Bill which will be piloted by Angela Rayner and Rushanara Ali. Secondary legislation will also set out the necessary digital ID solutions for implementation (which makes one wonder if…
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Younger UK voters aged 18-24 report their five biggest political issues as: – Economy – Crime – Housing – Environment – Education according to the YouGov weekly tracker survey that has been running since 2011. Although younger UK citizens share the general population’s identification of the economy as the most significant political issue facing the…