News Round-Up
22 April 2026
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The Guardian's "25 books to read before you turn 25" is wet, childish and light on real classics, says James Alexander. His answer is a sturdier 25-book list, and a good deal less hand-wringing.
One in five teenagers in the UK do not share their political views due to a fear of being cancelled, according to a new report from the Economist Educational Foundation.
Jack Watson attended the PolEconUK conference recently for those studying A-level Politics and related subjects and was dismayed to find the young people refusing to listen to anyone to the Right of Zack Polanski.
Sir Keir Starmer is ready to impose a social media ban on under-16s after dropping his opposition to Australia-style restrictions backed by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.
For all the media talk of young men being radicalised online, it's young women who have shifted their politics most dramatically – to the Left, with one in three now planning to vote Green at the next election.
17 year-old Jack Watson says when he looks around at those he knows leaving college and going straight onto Universal Credit it's clear what's going wrong: young people know that work doesn't pay better than benefits.
Recent polls show that most young Britons still support Left-wing parties. However, the young have shifted Rightward since the last election, so the situation for the Right isn’t quite as dire as it was back then.
Joanna Gray reports that the prevailing mood at her son's sixth form yesterday was stunned sadness at Charlie Kirk's horrific murder – including among the Left-wing youngsters who had initially gloated online.
Where do all these activists come from? Charlotte Gill delves into the billionaire-funded networks that draw young people into the nutty world of doctrinaire far-Left activism.
A new poll shows that Jeremy Corbyn's party is poised to tear the teen vote apart, wiping out Labour's lead just as 16 and 17 year-olds prepare to cast their ballots for the first time in a general election.