A couple of months ago I was talking to some friends, wondering which word was the worst you could possibly use. Obviously, there were a great many four letter words that made the list, but then we started looking for less obvious words.

You see, there’s more than one way of looking at the statement. The most obvious way is to choose words that will offend people. Another idea is to choose a word that will immediately lead people to form a negative opinion about you.

One word which comes under the second category is “politics”. As soon as you mention the word, a great many people stop caring about anything you have to say. This is a problem that’s been repeated across the country in recent elections as turnout remains low and voter apathy seems to increase.

At some point between now and next June, a general election will be held to form the Government of the next five years or so. The decisions that they make will have an effect on each and every one of us and I find it sad that many people do not care. Only 61.4% of the UK voted in the last election. This means that less than two thirds of the country had a say in how everybody would be treated.

So here is another politics blog to add to the huge number that already exist. The general problem with a lot of these blogs is that they already have an agenda. They have a point of view and they report things in a way which matches their own view. This usually leads to people on both sides arguing about every little story in a desperate attempt to score points from some unknown scorekeeper.

However, at least these people stand for something. A lot of people in this country tend to be embarrassed as soon as you voice any strong opinion because a lot of people are content to have a quiet life. I’m not saying that people should go around shouting their mouths off but I think that there’s a middle ground that people should be aiming towards.

Hopefully, this blog encourages you to take enough interest in politics that you’ll actually think about the upcoming general election and actually go out and vote in it. I’m not going to try and convert you to my opinions because that would make it a very boring world. Obviously, I’m going to give my opinions on the things that are going on, but I can’t help that.

So as this is my first blog, let’s get to know each other a little bit. The test below asks a series of questions and shows you where you stand against various famous people.

Political Compass

For the record, my results were:
Economic Left/Right: -4.25
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.05

Which apparently makes me a milder version of the Dalai Lama.

So what did you come up with?

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