Profiles
Lara Spirit: Student Pro-EU Organiser
A profile of Lara Spirit, who became prominent through student-led pro-European campaigning during the Brexit process.
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Polling & Data
Polling the Generational Divide: Young Voters and the EU
Surveys record strong, durable support for closer EU ties among younger voters. This report reviews what the polling establishes — and why the age gap endures.
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UK Politics
The Lowering of the Voting Age: A Four-Nations Analysis
Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds vote in some UK elections but not others. This guide explains where the franchise was extended, and the arguments on each side.
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UK Politics
When Hundreds of Young People Lobbied Their MPs in Person
Mass constituent lobbies have a long history at Westminster. This report examines how a coordinated day of in-person lobbying works, and what it can achieve.
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Civic Guides
How to Submit Evidence to a Select Committee
Select committees invite written and oral evidence from the public and experts. This guide explains the process and how to make a submission count.
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Brexit Retrospective
Our Future, Our Choice: A Retrospective
Of the youth-led groups formed after the 2016 referendum, Our Future, Our Choice was among the most visible. This retrospective examines what it was and did.
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Brexit Retrospective
Reading the Withdrawal Deal: What the Critics Catalogued
Opponents of the negotiated Brexit deal compiled long lists of objections. This retrospective examines what those catalogues argued, and how they have aged.
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Brexit Retrospective
The People's Vote Campaign
For three years a coalition pressed for a public vote on the Brexit terms. This retrospective examines what the People's Vote sought, and why it failed.
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Brexit Retrospective
The Campaign Bus: A Touring Format in British Politics
The branded campaign bus became an iconic image of the Brexit years. This piece examines the touring bus as a campaigning format — its theatre and its limits.
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UK Politics
Prorogation and the Courts: When Parliament Was Suspended
The 2019 suspension of Parliament triggered a landmark constitutional case. This guide explains what prorogation is and why the Supreme Court intervened.
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UK Politics
Northern Ireland's Young People and the Brexit Question
For young people in Northern Ireland, leaving the EU raised questions found nowhere else — the border, identity, the peace settlement. This piece examines why.
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