Look at that picture, why is this the official press shot for the final leaders’ debate instead of a picture of the three of them looking stern and debatey? Perhaps it’s just because of the irreverence with which British people treat their politicians. I don’t think they release press shots like this in China. Brown and Clegg look like they’re doing a little dance, or perhaps the floor is really hot, while Cameron is staring into space, perhaps day-dreaming about his Eton days, or how many butlers he’s going to have when (if) he moves into 10 Downing Street.

I never thought I’d really care about politics, being quite generally apathetic about a lot of things, and until recently, I never really knew anything about the different parties or what they stood for. I’ll tell you what made me start caring about politics though: Nick Griffin. When he was on Question Time, I watched the programme for the first time, and it inspired me. I sat there, and I watched his fat, lop-sided toad face articulate his racist ideologies, his holocaust denial, I listened to the audience booing him, and I realised at that moment that, as a person eligible to vote, I had to do everything in my power to make sure somone like that never got into any position of power.

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