Student sets up website to get the young involved in EU debate

"It's a really bad cycle," he said. "Young people are disengaged. Politicians aren't speaking to young people because they are disengaged. And because politicians aren't speaking to young people, young people are becoming more disengaged.

"Pensioners are very engaged in politics, and politicians are more inclined to make policies to appease them because they know they are going to vote.

Mr Fisher, who has been working on the project for three years, added: "Young people are becoming lazier. They are dependent on technology and less inclined to read long paragraphs online or in newspapers.

"We want them to gain a basic understanding of both sides of an argument."