Re: [Hampshire] Radio 4 Click On

Sean Gibbins wrote:
> On the subject of voter apathy I would say: what's the point?
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I could argue with you about that, but frankly I can't be bothered :-)
> With regard to the Digital Economy Bill I, and many others, were not
> apathetic and we engaged soon after the ill-conceived bill was spawned.
> Depite a a vocal protest that included end-users, artists , ISPs and
> other major players in the industry, it is evident that lobbying (a nice
> word for corruption IMO) won out and the voters were totally ignored.
> The bill was bought and paid for and it was going through - that was that.
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> The Tory MP agreed with me that Labour had it all wrong, but but
> obviously did not attend the debate or vote.
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not many bothered to turn up, the chamber was almost empty. Maybe ask
your candidates what they think about turning up to debates where there
is obvious public interest and controversy.
> The Labour candidate for our area ignored my emails for a week until I
> messaged Labour HQ and informed them that she was not contactable. She
> then got in touch immediately (the day after the bill was read) with a
> load of wash about how she was very busy and how it was important we
> should swallow the bitter part of the pill on account of the sugar
> coating, i.e. potential benefits for the economy.
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> Having said all that, of course there is a point, and I will add my
> findings from recent communications with my MP and the Labour candidate
> to the site. However, it might be interesting to bring this point up as
> part of the visit should voter apathy be mentioned.
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will do
> Sean
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