Yesterday i received my results relating to the degree i was studying over the past few years.
Due to the nature of the degree (BA International Relations) i have always had a keen interest in politics.

So this post in my blog will be a political post, (so switch off now if you don't like politics)

Politics is a constantly evolving arena, there are so many things happening in politics everyday that i could talk about. I believe everyone should have some interest in politics. when i meet people who say 'i don't care about politics' it annoys me as it shows a level of ignorance (which may be bliss) and obviously they have a right not to like or be interested in politics, but that is like saying 'i don't care about climate change' or 'I'm not interested in fuel prices rising' really it doesn't matter whether you like it or not it will still affect you.
Therefore i suggest that it is in peoples best interests to be informed at least about politics. how can people complain about events (politically) that are happening in their country if they don't put the effort in to attempt to change that.
To explain this further, many people did not vote at the last general election but now complain about the coalition government (or as some people call it the Tories, even though that is incorrect) do you really have the right to complain if you didn't bother to vote?
voting is your chance to express your opinion, fair enough in Britain you are just one of 60,000,000 votes but that one vote could be the deciding vote for a constituency that leads to a party controlling that constituency.
Look at Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion, her party (the green party) came 5th or 6th in terms of percentage of votes but they won one MP seat because her supporters and voters turned out and bothered to vote. if they had thought 'i cant be bothered' then some other person would have won it such as one of the three main parties as they have a strong member base who do bother to vote.

OK rant over. Politics in general can inspire people, when i was doing my A-levels my level of political interest was that i read the news, even when i went off to university i wasn't sure politics was what i would be interested in. But whilst at uni i did get involved. I helped canvass for a friend who was running in the election (who also tried to get me to run). I ran elections for the Students Union and also helped campaign for friends who ran for the Students Union. Universities are very political places, quickly i got to know members of the Conservatives,Liberal Democrats, and Labor parties as well as numerous socialists (allegedly) hailing from numerous socialist organisations.
While a lot of people don't care or don't understand or don't want to understand the political world in which we live in my time at uni has at least told me that everyone who has gone to uni does understand the political world and should care and should get involved in it. Politics is everywhere at universities and i find it astounding that university educated people try to claim ignorance of it.

All in all, it is a world that affects us and ignoring it won't stop it affecting your life. Its like if you choose to go camping, just because you don't check the weather forecast doesn't mean it won't rain. better to check, be informed and be prepared.

until next time

Cyber pipe and slippers x