Sounds like a terrific opportunity to open source the questions groups are a putting to candidates for office.
Any chance your partner might share the questions being asked? (If not now, after the election.) Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:14 AM, Rob Blackie <[email protected]> wrote: > Morning all. > > > > As a long time ECF fan I love the discussion on here. > > > > However as a recipient of many of your campaigns (my partner is a > Parliamentary candidate) can I just ask one question: Why did so many of you > leave it to the middle of an election campaign to contact candidates? > > > > I’m only asking because most candidates and their (in our case entirely > voluntary) teams are working c.16 hours a day during the election campaign – > so a flood of emails asking us our policy views is bad timing – though of > course we are doing our best to answer all 250 so far that we have received. > > > > Hats off to Advocacy Online for starting a system that at least streamlines > some of this! > > > > Happy campaigning, > > > > Rob. J > > > Rob Blackie > Head of Digital > > For our latest news, check out our website: http://www.bluerubicon.com > > Blue Rubicon > 5th Floor > 6 More London Place > London > SE1 2DA > Telephone 020 7260 2700 > Facsimile 020 7260 2701 > Mobile 07931 552314 > > Media Employer of the Year 2009/10 > Sunday Times Best for Training and Development > PR Week Consultancy of the Year 2006/7, 2007/8, 2008/9 > CIPR Outstanding Public Relations Consultancy 2008/9, 2009/10 > Marketing Magazine PR Agency of the Year 2007/8, 2008/9 > Holmes Report Best UK Consultancy 2008/9, 2009/10 > > Registered: England, 3883153 > VAT 749 1996 73 > This email is intended only for the addressee named above. As this email > may contain confidential or privileged information, if you are not the named > addressee, or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named > addressee, please notify us immediately. The contents must not be disclosed > to any other person nor copies taken. > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > _______________________________________________ > Do you know anyone who may be interested in joining this list? > If so, direct them to: http://fairsay.com/ecflist > > To post to the eCampaigning Forum Practitioners list, email: > [email protected] > > To change your email address, settings or unsubscribe from the > list, simply go to: > http://fairsay.com/ecflist (see right, middle) > (or email [email protected] to unsubscribe) > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
