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January 31, 2018

Youthquake was real – here’s how we know it was more than a myth

Rakib Ehsan, Royal Holloway, University of London; James Sloam, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour managed something huge in 2017, even if turnout hasn’t proved to be as high as expected.

Youth isn’t always wasted on the young. EPA/Nigel Roddis

June 21, 2017

Young voters are pulling their weight – politicians can no longer ignore them

James Hart, Nottingham Trent University and Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University

Before the 2017 election, young voters were dismissed as lazy; now they’ve started voting in numbers, they’re being stereotyped as naive.

Youth votes could make a big difference, if they make it to the box. Julien Behal/PA

April 30, 2015

Hard Evidence: will young people vote, and does it even matter?

Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University

Young people could change the outcome in anywhere between 11 and 41 constituencies.

Young people are dissatisfied and disengaged, but they’re not the only ones. Dominic Harris/PA Wire/Press Association Images

February 5, 2015

After Greece, the UK is next in line for an electoral shake‑up

Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University

We are becoming very familiar with repeated warnings that citizens in Britain are increasingly disillusioned with democratic politics, rejecting the institutions of national government, and leaving British…

Politicians mustn’t turn their backs on young people. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

April 25, 2014

Make the vote meaningful for young people – not compulsory

Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University and Nick Foard, Nottingham Trent University

Young people’s relationship with politics in Britain is often considered to be both complex and problematic. On the one hand, this generation is often characterised as apathetic, with no interest in, or…

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