Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell says

Former spin doctor tells Hay festival politics lessons for young children could be called arguing' or big issues'

Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell has said, with the former spin doctor advising that the lessons for young children could be called arguing".

We teach our kids that PE, running around the playground, is good for them. I think we should teach our kids to be interested in and engaged in politics," Campbell told an audience at the Hay festival.