I have a confession to make – I haven’t a clue about politics. When it comes to issues about crime, immigration, unemployment, my eyes kind of glaze over – although I have developed this neat trick of looking extremely interested should I be sucked into a political conversation by mates or colleagues. It’s not that I just don’t give a damn about the people affected by these issues – it’s just the whole way we discuss these issues, using ‘charismatic’ spokespeople to represent their ‘party’ turns me off completely. We reduce complex issues to sound bites and eventually all we get is the lowest common denominator.

If you had millions in your pocket, how would you make politics interesting? I’m sure you could do it cheaper and with a lot more fun than what we’re currently being subjected to.

Ok rant over. Well, almost.

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a session with David Cameron and Gordon Brown as they presented their main policies for the UK election in May. Again, my eyes began to glaze over, but what I did appreciate is that these guys are exactly the same as they are on TV. Without a doubt, they are true leaders, it’s just what comes out of their mouth sort of reaches my ears but gets diverted just before accessing my memory database.

I need a way of engaging with politics that is more dynamic, more shocking, more fun and more real. I acknowledge that part of that might mean I need to take the step of actually reading up on the key issues of the moment and educating myself. I’m told I should feel privileged for having the right to vote but what I need is a new way to connect with the debate. It’s just that I haven’t seen this yet.