This essay will critically analyse the relationship between politicians, the media, and citizens, and the effects this shift has had on the voting public, to ultimately ascertain, who, if anyone, is at fault for this trend. Therefore, it will argue that while the trivialisation of politics can influence voter’s faith in, and engagement with, the political system, this is a deeply nuanced issue, reflective of natural progressions of longstanding, and interconnected, issues, rather than malicious or cynical actions worthy of
This essay will critically analyse the relationship between politicians, the media, and citizens, and the effects this shift has had on the voting public, to ultimately ascertain, who, if anyone, is at fault for this trend. Therefore, it will argue that while the trivialisation of politics can influence voter’s faith in, and engagement with, the political system, this is a deeply nuanced issue, reflective of natural progressions of longstanding, and interconnected, issues, rather than malicious or cynical actions worthy of