They appear on television all dressed up in suits and ties. They are formal and business-like, and that makes them seem unapproachable. Also, they generally speak in a way that is hard to understand.
It's probably because of this that I hadn't really thought about politics much until last year, when I gave my twin brother a hand trying to get his council to put up a graffiti wall in Devon, where he lives.
We got help from local youth workers, wrote letters and met local politicians, and it's been a success. The council ended up building the wall, and now the kids have somewhere to go. It would be good if every town had a graffiti wall as then there would be less graffiti on other buildings, and it would be a good example to show that young people's voices were being listened to.
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