Politics is a feisty business and it is natural that people from opposing parties clash.
I do sometimes despair when I witness politicians arguing on television and radio programmes or in the House of Commons.
It is embarrassing when you see grown men and women throwing petty insults at each other when these people are elected to represent us and are deeply involved in how the country functions economically, socially and culturally.
I am not the most political of people and I tend to shy away from confrontation as I get nervous in these situations so the world of Westminster is alien to me.
But even I can say the last few months have not been the best representation of politics and I am put off when I see these ridiculous and often childish arguments between opposing politicians and MPs from the same parties.

I was intrigued by the new Channel 4 Make Me Prime Minister reality show thought because I’m interested in ordinary people.

The programme involves a variety of folk, featuring former acting clerk of Handforth Town Council Jackie Weaver, who are split into different political parties and have to take on tasks including launching an education policy or dealing with a crisis scenario under a nominated prime minister.

The teams are judged by Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former spokesman, and Baroness Warsi, who was co-Chairwoman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2012.

Both experts have different political views but it is great to see how they interact with each other in an intelligent way and respect each other’s opinions.

I think this is the best way to go when it comes to modern democracy.

People should be able to disagree and debate but I think politics would have a greater impact and level of respect if done in a respectful and adult manner.