Donald gets out and about
Donald likes to get out and about but he cannot walk a long way.
How politics affects you
Donald's story
Donald decided that to help him get out and about he would get himself a scooter. He tried one out first and decided he liked it and would get his own.
This means that he can now get out and about on his own and be much more independent.
How does politics affect this?
Politicians can decide on policies to help people get out and about.
For example, politicians decide to let some people claim mobility benefits. These benefits can be used for things like leasing a car, the cost of public transport, to pay for things like a mobility scooter, or to pay for taxis.
Politics
Politics is the name for the way groups of people make decisions about running the country. The people who help make these decisions are called politicians.
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Politician
Politicians are ordinary people who decide they want to help run the country. They become politicians by winning an election.
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Politician
Politicians are ordinary people who decide they want to help run the country. They become politicians by winning an election.
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Donald goes to town
In order for Donald to get about in his area, he needs to be able to travel on the pavements safely.
Donald needs to find safe places to cross the roads, with lowered kerbs to help him get across.
Donald needs to be able to cross roads in town. He needs to have good road crossing places where he can stop the traffic when it is busy and cross the road safely.
How does politics affect this?
Politicians decided that everyone should be able to get out and about in their local communities.
Councils are responsible for this by making sure there are things like lowered kerbs, road crossing paces, street lighting and traffic lights on busy roads so people can stop the traffic when they need to cross the road.
Politics
Politics is the name for the way groups of people make decisions about running the country. The people who help make these decisions are called politicians.
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Politician
Politicians are ordinary people who decide they want to help run the country. They become politicians by winning an election.
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Council
This is the local government where things are decided about the area you live in.
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Donald likes to travel on the train. He has to plan his train journeys, as someone on the train needs to put down a ramp so Donald can get on and off the train.
Donald does not go on the bus but he has noticed that there are buses now that lower to the kerb to let people get on and off more easily.
How does politics affect this?
Politicians can decide on laws about making services accessible to people with disabilities. This includes public transport. These laws mean that trains and buses now have to be made in a way that allows more people to use them.
Politics
Politics is the name for the way groups of people make decisions about running the country. The people who help make these decisions are called politicians.
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Politician
Politicians are ordinary people who decide they want to help run the country. They become politicians by winning an election.
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