In this episode, Matt and I talk about politics. Matt is the co-host of the Rebel City podcast. They discuss politics regularly on the podcast in a really engaging way - breaking down the way in which politics impacts many different social issues and our overall experience of the world. 
 
I have always felt that politics and the way politics is discussed is overcomplicated, exclusive, and somewhat unrelatable to many people. Yet politicians and the policies they create and implement impact every aspect of our lives. So, I asked Matt to come on and share his experiences and break-down some of the over-complicated ideas. 

We share our experiences of politics; the first time you were introduced to politics and what our attitudes were at that point. 

• We touch on UK and US politics
• We touch on the traditional ways in which politics and politicians operate- perpetuating an out-of-date and unrelatable system
• We talk about power and the ways in which it corrupts politics
• We touch on the power of local and community level council- and how we believe that empowering communities to enable them to make needs-led decisions for themselves is the way forward
• Lastly, we touch on compassion for politicians - the fine balance between keeping politicians accountable and holding them to their word but also being compassionate when they are doing the best they can- mostly I was thinking about the wonderful Nicola Surgeon.

Thank you so much again to Matt for sharing his time and insights.

Some great Rebel City episodes:

1.  Rebel City Podcast - Episode #96 - Aidan Martin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nXI4145Lk&t=3390s&ab_channel=RebelCityPodcast
2. Rebel City Podcast - Episode #70 - Graeme Armstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=c0seSe5Uo78&ab_channel=RebelCityPodcast
3. Rebel City Podcast - Episode #93 - Douglas Stuart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pjYmM7lFo&ab_channel=RebelCityPodcast
4. Rebel City Podcast - Episode #94 - Kieran Burns - All About Ability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_cF1TjzfaM&ab_channel=RebelCityPodcast

Matt also writes blog posts for the Rebel City pod, here are some really good posts related to this podcast:

1.You Don’t Live in a Democracy (Part 1) https://therebelcityblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/you-dont-live-in-a-democracy/
2.You Don’t Live in a Democracy (Part 2) https://therebelcityblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/you-dont-live-in-a-democracy-part-2/