'Locked out of the housing market, pinned down by low wages, young people today feel a growing sense of unfairness about the world around them'

MANY EXPECT THEY WON'T HAVE A BETTER LIFE THAN THEIR PARENTS

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ESS than two fifths of young adults expect they will have a better life than their parents - with the number who think they will achieve this down by almost half in a year.

The second annual UK Youth Poll, which questioned 2,000 16 to 29-year-olds across the country, found only 36% believe their lives will eventually be better than their parents' - down from 63% in last year's survey.

The research, carried out by the John Smith Centre at Glasgow University, also found that half of young people would not be prepared to “take up arms and go to war for Britain” in any circumstances.

More than half (56%) agreed that “democracy in Britain is in trouble” - with only 13% disagreeing with this.