Is falling trust in media to blame? A shocking new survey suggests that more than half of Generation Z would prefer a strong unelected leader to an elected one.
Most young ‘want a UK dictatorship’
Gen Z desires: British people born in the late 1990s and 2000s are simultaneously the country's most liberal and most authoritarian generation, with more than half wanting to live under an unelected leader. Glossary
Elected - Chosen by the people in a vote.
Survey - When you ask a group of people questions about what they think about a particular topic.
Channel 4 - A British television channel that is publicly owned but does not receive public funding.
UK - In 2020, the UK scrapped plans to allow people to change their legal gender by self-identifying as male or female.
Gen Z - Short for Generation Z, meaning people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Army - A large group of trained soldiers who work together to protect their country, usually by fighting on land against other armies in times of war.
Social media - Social media is defined by websites, apps and social games that connect people to each other through the sharing of pictures, thoughts, ideas, articles, and other content.
Journalists - People whose job it is to report on the news.
Andrew Tate - An American-British media personality who has become notorious for controversial videos. He has been charged with rape and human trafficking.
Traditional - Something that has been done for a long time.
Generation - A big group of people who were all born at the same time.
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.