u/BenTheBard

What is the actual purpose of this election, and why should someone in my position care about the result?

I am a 30-to-40-year-old, born and raised in the UK. Recently I’ve stopped following the news regarding the local elections.

When you're working full-time, earning just over minimum wage and struggling to provide your children with the standard of living you and my siblings had as a child, politics feels irrelevant and useless.

What is the actual purpose of this election, and why should someone in my position care about the result?

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u/BenTheBard — 5 days ago