
How do we refresh democracy for young people?
'They dont appear to know what they're doing in Westminster' (first time voter, Croydon). The 5th of December was #DemocracyDay when Young Voices Heard joined twenty other organisations calling for a range of measures to address disenchantment with democracy*. The day was coordinated by the Electoral Reform Society who commissioned a mini-poll* from BMG Research on the attitudes of the electorate on how well politics is working and whether they felt they could influence decision-makers. When asked to describe their opinion on how politics is working 82% of 18-24 year-olds agreed that it needs improving and 68% felt that they do not have very much/no influence over decision-makers in the country as a whole. The first view is close to an average of 84% for all ages of voter, but…