Local elections are 5 weeks away, hopefully you’ve registered to vote at least. Voter turnout has been in decline for a number of years. Many of us feel that the political parties are out of touch, so why should we go vote? This episode is about how you are affected by politics. It's the first episode of a series that will look at the manifestos of the political parties to understand how they intend to help you and I in our day to day lives.