Virtually everything that happens to you is affected by politics whether you like it or not!

Politics is about power and about the decisions that are taken on your behalf by those who have power.

This can range from decisions about the age at which you can drive or drink alcohol to decisions which have a global impact such as the invasion of Iraq or attempts to deal with global warming.

You will even be affected by decisions made abroad by politicians such as George W Bush and Vladimir Putin.

Whatever your views, politics affects every aspect of your daily life.

You can't avoid it so you might as well try to understand it.

If you have opinions about what is right and wrong and you enjoy discussion then politics is definitely for you!