The ideal day to get involved in local politics

[purpletigron]

First-past-the-post is such a crude voting system. Now it is time for our newly elected representatives to set to work talking to their consituents - including the non-voters, and those who voted for other candidates - to find out exactly what we want them to do for us. OK, they can have until Monday to catch up on sleep. But then...

I now have four LibDem representatives - an MP, and three councillors. There may be a Green candidate in my ward in Council elections next year. I therefore intend to work with both LibDem and Green parties in my area, to improve representation and communication between electorate and elected servants.

I am involved in efforts to create a volunteer-run Community Centre. I'm mooting the idea of social events, perhaps including a VE/VJ street party, and also, a community allotment.

Oh, and I'm still doing my PGCE :-)

Other notes:

I will today cancel my registration for postal voting.
I will also request confirmation that my postal ballot paper for the General Election was not used.

Comments

[maureenkspeller.livejournal.com]

I'm cancelling my postal vote too. Not at all happy with the way things were handled this time, just in terms of basic organisation. Really not good at all. I'm thinking of moving into electoral reform too. This country needs PR.

[timill]

Electoral reform? You should join the Lib Dems and work for them.



Oh wait... :-)



I shall carry on my campaign to have real ale commonly available in the village. This looks achievable, especially if I offer to underwrite the initial losses...

By "in terms of basic organisation" do you mean the administration of postal voting or the local Lib Dem campaign? I'm guessing the former.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

What say we try a pincer movement - I'm interested in electoral reform as well, of course, but I'd like to come from the direction of increasing voter participation. I believe that 'middle-class white' men are the most likely to vote...