It’s no surprise that democracy is losing its appeal

The Guardian reports that one in five voters under the age of 45 would prefer to do away with democracy and have an authoritarian strongman govern Britain. It’s almost touching that so many think Britain is still capable of being governed, but it’s concerning that a fifth of millennials and Gen Z have adopted the Kent Brockman position: ‘I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: democracy simply doesn’t work.’

The findings come from the as yet unpublished FGS Global Radar report. More than 2,000 UK adults were asked to say whether ‘the best system for running a country effectively’ was democracy or ‘a strong leader who doesn’t have to bother with elections’. While 74 per cent of respondents opted for democracy, that number failed to reach 70 per cent among any of the age groups belonging to the Gen Z or millennial generations. In the case of those aged 25 to 34, support for democracy was down to just 60 per cent.