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Just had an email in from Tony Samphier who has come up with his own initiative to get MPs to stand up and be counted by telling us what they think by answering a list of questions Tony has come up with ... and many have responded !
His website is obviously home made and he’s looking to drive a spot of revenue by pay per click which is understandable although irritating to the viewer. That said, he has obviously put a ton of energy into this and got many of the MPs to respond, so his efforts should be celebrated. Go read what your MP has to say … or if your MP hasn’t had a say, suggest he does as many have and therefore he needs to make sure he or she is at this party. And when you’ve read enough, make sure you click on one of the adverts to help Tony fund his efforts. In my opinion those MPs that don’t respond are showing a lack of respect for their own constituents and I dare say probably feel very comfortable in their seats as history tells them they can’t possibly loose !!! Times they are a changing folks … DEMREF 2010 can be viewed at www.polinfluence.com/DEMREF2010.html 
Tony’s email to me… CANDIDATES OPEN UP TO VOTER SCRUTINY ON REFORMING POLITICS For the first time, voters can go to one website to compare and contrast the views of their General Election candidates about reforming thepolitical system following the scandal over MP expenses. The new non-party web initiative - DEMREF 2010 - brings togetherprospective parliamentary candidates to give voters the opportunity to check where they stand on some of the big reforms that might help to restore public confidence. DEMREF 2010 asks candidates for their views on fixed-term parliaments, free voting, the electoral system, open primaries, voting age, recalling MPs and House of Lords reform. Candidates can also add their own favoured reforms. DEMREF 2010 is an easy-to-use, constituency-by-constituency online directory. Visitors can view each candidate as a separate page in pdf format, making it simple to download candidate pages. To date hundreds of candidates from all parties have put themselves up for voter scrutiny by posting their views on DEMREF 2010 and the number of participating candidates is increasing daily. But DEMREF 2010 needs the vast majority of candidates to take part in order to meet its objective of helping to achieve greater openness and accountability during the election campaign. Candidates wishing to be featured on DEMREF 2010 should email tony.samphier@btinternet.com or call 0208 761 8155. Voters wishing to encourage their candidates to openly state their views on DEMREF 2010 should simply email the name of their constituency to tony.samphier@btinternet.com and a reminder will be sent to the relevant candidates. At this time, DEMREF 2010 covers parliamentary constituencies in England only. DEMREF 2010 is organised by POLinfluence – trading name of Tony Samphier Ltd. |
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