Adding to this disillusion, he continues, is a gradual erosion of public faith in
politics, driven in part by the distorting impact of 24 - hour news and social media — «it does trivialise
politics, and it has done a real amount of damage to the perception of
politics» — a backlash against a political class that favours spin over frankness — «I detest spin, it is deceit and it is intended to be deceit» — and, ultimately, by the failure of
mainstream parties to «
reach out beyond the political sphere» and speak to people's real concerns.