Across the UK, a generation that has more access to information than any before it is simultaneously the least likely to vote, engage with political institutions, or believe that government works for them. Parliament Revealed was created precisely because this disconnect is not inevitable — it is a failure of communication, not of interest.
The Disconnect
Data from the Electoral Commission shows that turnout among 18–24 year olds consistently lags 20 percentage points behind the national average. But when you speak to young people directly, the picture becomes more complex. The issue is rarely apathy. It is alienation. Politics as it is presented feels distant, transactional, and controlled by people who do not look, speak, or think like them.
Social media has accelerated this fracture. Young people are flooded with political content — but content designed to inflame, not to inform. The nuance required to understand how a bill becomes law, how a constituency MP operates, or how Select Committees shape policy is rarely the content that goes viral.
The issue is rarely apathy. It is alienation — politics feels controlled by people who do not look or think like them.
What This Means for Young People
When young people disengage from formal politics, the decisions that will shape their futures — housing, climate, education, employment — are made without their voices. This is not an abstract concern. It is a structural democratic deficit that compounds with every election cycle.
Parliament Revealed exists to close that gap. Through our documentary series MPINT, our live events, and our editorial work, we translate the language of Westminster into something real, relevant, and honest. Run entirely by young people, for young people, we hold no institutional allegiance — only a belief that an informed generation is a powerful one.