Party political broadcasts are life’s biggest bore, according to a new survey.
The televised attempts to convince voters to vote a particular manner beat Fifty Shades of Grey and shopping channels to claim the dubious top spot.
The study, which asked 2,000 adults about what causes them to switch off, revealed a list of the 50 most mind-numbingly boring people, places and things Britons come across in everyday life.
The topical winner was Party Political Broadcasts, rated as excessively boring by over half of the adults polled.
Ad breaks, queueing in the post office, and a painfully slow wi-fi connection were also placed highly in the list of biggest yawns.
Mark Walters, managing director of Interparcel, which commissioned the study said: “It seems we Brits get bored very easily.
“And we all have different boredom triggers, many often find themselves restless and looking for things to do, while others relish their free time.
“It seems our general impatience is a common cause for boredom nationwide and that suggests our free time is very precious.
“It’s no surprise that most of the top ten were made up of situations where we have to wait around so any areas of life where we can avoid this are embraced.”