Results & Impact
Each week hundreds of thousands of young people vote on our latest lesson. Here's what they say, and how their voices are changing the world.
12th - 19th June 2026
Recent hot weather has seen people flock to rivers, lakes and beaches to relax, play and spend quality time with their loved ones. Tragically, since 5th June, at least 17 people - including 11 teenagers - have died in accidents involving water across the country. Attempting to prevent any more deaths, various water safety organisations, from the RNLI to the Royal Life Saving Society, are urging caution when it comes to trying to cool down in the heat. The problem is often one of awareness, with many not knowing the potential dangers that water can present, from cold water shock to hidden machinery under the surface. With the UK facing a future of hotter and hotter summers, are young people confident that they can keep themselves safe in the water?
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5th - 12th June 2026
The National Conversation launched in May. Led by the Independent Commission for Community and Cohesion, this nationwide “listening exercise” aims to better understand what people value about their community life and what they might like it to look like in the future. With the minimum age to participate set at 16, we are delighted to partner with the National Conversation by putting one of their questions to our voters. This VoteTopic’s data will then contribute to their national findings. Flags and riots dominate the headlines; political and media narratives would have us believe that, as a country, we are more divided than ever. Do young people agree?
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29th May - 5th June 2026
June marks the start of Pride month and the Fifa Men’s World Cup. The 2022 tournament sparked debate around LGBT+ rights in host nation, Qatar, and this year has also seen some LGBT+ fan groups boycotting due to rollbacks of rights in host nations: the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Pride gives a valuable opportunity to celebrate the LGBT+ community and a chance to reflect on their history and the rights they have fought hard to win. A 2023 YouGov poll found that over three quarters of Britons supported same-sex marriage and 77% said that Britain was a tolerant country for gay and lesbian people. However, in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map index of LGBT+ rights, the UK has dropped from 1st place in 2015 to to 22nd place in 2026. Often thought of as the most progressive demographic, we wanted to know how young people saw the state of LGBT+ rights in the UK.
43,015 young people in the UK took part in this vote.
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15th - 22th May 2026
Knife Crime Awareness week, running from 18th-24th May, aimed to shine a light on the important work being done to reduce knife crime in Britain and to start conversations about what else can be done to halt this devastating issue. April saw the launch of the Government’s “Protecting Lives, Building Hope” plan, which aims to halve knife crime in the UK by 2036. Based around four pillars of Support, Stop, Police, and End, the plan seeks to tackle the root causes of the issue, as well as improving the response of the criminal justice system. As the demographic most likely to be directly affected by knife crime, we wanted to know how young people viewed themselves and the role they could play when it comes to stemming the tide of knife violence on our streets.
45,645 young people voted on this topic, with more engaging in discussions in their classrooms across the country.
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