US EditionJust 4 in 10 Young Britons Proud to Be British, Only 11% Would Fight for It, The Times/YouGov Poll Finds
- Only 41% of Generation Z Britons are proud to be British, while 34% are not, according to a YouGov and Public First study for The Times.
- The study found that only 11% of young people would fight for Britain, with 41% stating there are no circumstances under which they would take up arms.
- Almost half of Generation Z, or 48%, believe that Britain is a racist country, and 50% think it is stuck in the past.
- General Sir Patrick Sanders described the findings as a 'wake-up call' about changing attitudes and the need for a concerted effort to address these issues.
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Would Gen Z fight for 'racist' Britain?
"If we aren't prepared to fight for our freedom and way of life as we have always done, then we will become prey in a world of predators."That was the response of Patrick Sanders, former head of the British Army, to a "landmark" survey by The Times suggesting that only 11% of Generation Z would fight for Britain, compared with 22% of a similarly aged cohort 20 years ago.Almost half of those aged 18-27 (48%) said Britain was a racist country, acc…
Only one in 10 young Brits would fight for their country
Half of Gen Z think that Britain is a racist country according to landmark research commissioned by The Times. The study also showed that only a tenth would risk their lives to defend their country in a war. An authoritative study into the views and beliefs of Generation Z adults — those aged 18-27 — carried out with YouGov and Public First has revealed a deep erosion of faith in Britain. Only 41 per cent of young people were proud to be British…
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