It would be easy to think that people have stopped caring about politics and that politics has stopped caring about people. With low voter turnout at elections and politicians finding it harder and harder to engage with the electorate, politics seems to be in trouble.
But people do care about having their voices heard, especially on issues that are really important to them. Sometimes they just don’t feel able to join in the conversation.
People may feel disillusioned and uninspired by the process through which decisions are made around them. They may believe they don’t know enough or think that someone else knows better. They may even think that their voice doesn’t count and their perspective is not important.
