Following up from my post earlier today I have now had had a chance to investigate the opportunity’s for my impending vote.
Write to Them is a great website for finding out who represents you. Just type in your postcode and you are presented with details of your councillors , MP, MEPS etc.
I am currently represented by a Tory councillor. Who knew ?
A quick visit to my local council website and I find that there are 4 candidates for election in my local ward. Bit disappointing because its only the usual suspects Conservative , Labour, Lib Dem, and Green.
No independents, UKIP, Respect or anybody else to consider.
So what does each candidate stand for then ? This is where the fun really starts.
Conservative
The incumbent has a small profile on the council website , is not even mentioned on the local conservative website ( other candidates are but not him ), appears to have no website of his own, but does appear on a local facebook page for the Tories asking for my vote. Not on twitter.
Green
Name appears on a candidate list on local green party website. No profile, no website for the candidate. Not on twitter.
Labour
No local party website that I can find, a local facebook page with no info about anything ! No candidate website. Not on twitter.
Lib Dem
Nothing on local Lib Dem page. No candidate website. Not on Twitter , Nothing on my local Lib Dem MPs page.
This is not going well !
So it appears that i am supposed to rely on whatever has been flung through my letterbox as sufficient reason to give them my vote.
Pathetically lazy that non of the candidates can be bothered to engage online.
Not giving up yet, my investigations continue.
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