The United Kingdom and the European Union have shared a long-standing but not always harmonious relationship. In the referendum of 1975, Britons voted in favour of staying in the Common Market but since then there have been growing calls for another vote. The basis of these calls is that the EU has changed a lot over the past 40 years, in terms of expansion and extending its control over more aspects of daily lives. While the above argument is to a certain extent true, what i

It is factual that our generation in Europe has experienced a long-standing period of crisis, without having had a say in the creation of the system that caused it. On average, we are faced with unprecedented youth unemployment, we are the ones who suffered most from social, ecological and political decisions taken by our elders - and ensuing developments have indeed adversely affected young people's perception about politics. Young people are worried about the future and are