Armed with a loaded question and a video camera, I went on a mission around Southampton Solent University stopping passing students and lecturers. I asked them 'Why aren't young people voting?'. This video shows the responses I got:

The main themes to emerge from these 'on the spot' responses include:

• There is a lack of political education in schools
• The representation of politics in the media is too complicated
• Political communication is not targeted at young people or used enough online
• Young people don't understand the different parties and their policies
• Young people are too focussed on the 'here and now' to take an interest in politics

Do you agree with these statements or have anything to add? Perhaps more importantly do you disagree with any of these statements?