TheRoyalTense

Many thanks for your response. I have always been taught to question everything and not believe everything the media says or reports. However, not everyone thinks for themselves in this way because it is difficult to do that without some prior knowledge of the subject. Thus, not knowing enough about politics (because it isn't taught in schools) means that people will often happily believe any statements which align with their preconceptions. I'm not saying the media aren't to blame at all, but wouldn't this issue be helped by education?

Given that there were quite a lot of people who were misinformed about this particular political issue, should politics be a compulsory subject at school?