Three-quarters of Gen Z Brits won’t go to war – and I know why

The Independent · Thomas Horn · 2026-11-05 13:50 UTC

As a new poll shows the large majority of young people would not fight for their country in a time of need, and Donald Trump resparks the incendiary conflict with Iran, Thomas Horn speaks to his fellow generational cohort to find out why they won’t be fighting any future wars

As a new poll shows the large majority of young people would not fight for their country in a time of need, and Donald Trump resparks the incendiary conflict with Iran, Thomas Horn speaks to his fellow generational cohort to find out why they won’t be fighting any future wars

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