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Brexit, young people and the parties IV: the Conservatives

Brexit, young people and the parties IV: the Conservatives

Posted on 28 March 2017 by WISERD

Theresa May by Russell Watkins, Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0 The Conservatives have every reason to be on cloud nine these days: they have a majority in the […]

Brexit, young people and the parties III: the Liberal Democrats

Brexit, young people and the parties III: the Liberal Democrats

Posted on 28 March 2017 by WISERD

Tim Farron MP by David Spender, Flickr, CC-BY-2.0 The Liberal Democrats are the party most people expect to do well out of Brexit. Virtually destroyed in the 2015 general election, […]

Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people

Posted on 27 March 2017 by WISERD

Credit: Shutterstock It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to […]

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Brexit, young people and the parties II: Welsh local elections

Posted on 14 March 2017 by WISERD

Polling Station by Martin Bamford, Flickr, Creative Commons licence After yesterday’s ‘trigger warning’ we await with bated breath the news that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has been enacted. […]

Brexit, young people and the parties I: Labour

Brexit, young people and the parties I: Labour

Posted on 10 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party UK, provided by Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Given that the EU Referendum was one of the most dominating, bitterly contested […]

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Young people and Brexit: will Brexit spark young people’s interest in devolved Welsh politics?

Posted on 7 March 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: skankster, iStock Brexit in Scotland and Wales A majority 64% of young people voted in the UK referendum on EU membership last June, but 70% of them were […]

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Young people and Brexit: what do Millennials want out of Brexit?

Posted on 1 March 2017 by WISERD

'#Brexit' by Jonathan Rolande at House Buy Fast, is licensed under CC BY 2.0 In last week’s blog we discussed the generational divide between the Millennials and their elders in […]

Young people and Brexit: a generational divide

Young people and Brexit: a generational divide

Posted on 24 February 2017 by WISERD

Photo credit: tirc83, iStock The EU Referendum highlighted a dramatic difference of opinion regarding the most important decision facing the British electorate for a generation, with younger voters overwhelmingly supporting […]

Young people and Brexit: long-term political engagement

Young people and Brexit: long-term political engagement

Posted on 17 February 2017 by WISERD

As part of the Young People and Brexit project, WISERD will be creating a series of short films with young people. In this blog, Dr Sioned Pearce discusses some of […]

Just how much of a problem is cyberbullying in Wales?

Just how much of a problem is cyberbullying in Wales?

Posted on 13 January 2017 by WISERD

Young peoples’ social media usage on the rise Amongst young people social media has been consistently growing in popularity over the past ten years. EU Kids Online’s research on young […]