I pretty much avoid the political threads whenever possible. I do sometimes get suckered in by the Brexit thread. I do have quite strong opinions on politics, but mostly, i try and keep them to myself. Just so not to upset another forum member. I know all to well how heated Politics can get.
I was actually a leading figure against the Tory Govts "Bedroom Tax". I was a little bit famous for a while. I ran a protest group which had near 20 000 members. It got nasty in there at times....so much so, it made me ill and i needed to take a step back from it all.