Gen Z have wildly different, often contradictory views compared with older cohorts. As they become a more significant cultural and political force, it’s worth trying to figure out what they really want, says John Oxley

Unpatriotic yet prudish. Radically liberal yet socially conservative. A new generational survey has shown Gen Z to be a complex cohort, with views and attitudes wildly different to those even a decade or so older than them. As they become more of a cultural and political force, that could have significant effects on the way the country works and present a real challenge for those who want to curry their electoral favour. There’s a chance it could build new methods of politics altogether.

Some things were perhaps predictable. Adults aged 18-27 are more in favour of trans rights than any other cohort and are largely in favour of decriminalising drugs. They are also fairly........

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