Just over 11% of young Brits would take up arms for Britain: Poll

LONDON

Half of Generation Z in the UK believe Britain is a racist country while only four in 10 young Brits say they are proud of their country, according to a newly published survey.

Only 11% of Gen Z, age 18-27, said they would fight for Britain and 41% said there were no circumstances at all in which they would take up arms for their country, a far cry from the steadfast support for taking up arms in World War II, and also from figures as recently as 2004.

The survey, by YouGov and Public First for The Times of London newspaper, revealed on Tuesday that most Gen Z Brits are not proud to be British.

Just 15% of young adults said they believe the country is united, down sharply from nearly 60% who held this view in 2004.

It also showed that half of the correspondents think that the UK is stuck in the past.

In 2004, 22% of young Brits said they would fight for their country, while the number was 57% if they agreed with the reasons for war.