Politics is the activity of making decisions that are achievable, practical and acceptable to the people involved. It is the skill of finding solutions to complex problems, negotiating between different groups and considering different perspectives on the same issue. It requires knowledge of the current situation, an understanding of how groups of people interact and how people can be persuaded to make compromises to reach a common goal. In politics, it’s not always possible to get exactly what you want – it’s about finding workable solutions that everyone can live with.