The effect of politics on our daily lives very much depends on how it is defined. If governance and how government works is defined as politics “The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs”^[1] then it does indeed affect everything. However politics is often treated as just being ‘party politics’. In order for such party politics to make a difference there has to be a political divide. The main parties have to have different agendas and offer a genuine choice that if elected can mean genuine changes to lives rather than carrying on with similar policies under a different veil. At the moment in Britain the is relatively little choice in party politics. Vote in the conservatives and they will reduce the deficit very marginally faster than Labour. This is unlikely to result in any radical changes in many peoples daily lives.

1. ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/politics