They’re complicated, chaotic, and just a little bit dull– the European elections may not have been on your radar, but they should be. The vote is one of the biggest democratic exercises on earth, and this year it’s also something of a referendum on the European project. But what does the European parliament even do? How does it work? And what does it mean to ride the gravy train? Clare and Rebecca talk to Ryan Heath, political editor at POLITICO Europe, for an inside take on what to expect.