Owen Jones, political columnist for The Guardian and author of "The Establishment: And how they get away with it", gives advice that's not only for first-time voters; actually that's a misnomer; he describes how the current "leaders" pit people against each other, and that's universal, not anything that's solely for first-time voters:

Actually, here's an even better Owens-video that show our current problems:

Bonus: check out this post that I've written on the new documentary called "The Emperor's New Clothes", by Michael Winterbottom, starring Russell Brand.