Has technology had a positive or negative impact on political discourse over the last decade? With many bemoaning the loss of true leadership at the government level, it has been suggested that the increasing pace of our lives, including the development of instantaneous and sound-byte exchanges courtesy of social media and other platforms, has led to politicians being unable to tackle big reforms because they cannot control how the message is delivered to the public. Is this the fault of the rapidly developing technology, or have politicians been unable to adjust to the new communications environment to get their beliefs through? Steve and Ben take a look at social media, communications and developing technologies against the backdrop of the current political landscape.