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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Almost a quarter of teenagers fear being cancelled over their political views amid voting age change

Almost a quarter of teenagers are sharing less of their political views because they fear being “cancelled”.

Research from the Economist Educational Foundation surveyed 4,167 students at British schools between the age of 10 to 17 between 26 January and 15 February this year as the voting age looks set to be lowered from 18 to 16.

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