Re: [LUG] EU Vote June 12th - who to vote for

[Keith Abraham <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps it may prove benificial for each one of us to mail our
local MPs and for the LUG as a group to mail the political
party offices. The party offices might react favourably to us
if the MPs  can confirm there is a groundroots disquiet about
this EU vote. It's possible that if EMPs cannot be reached by us
then they might be reached if their party offices put pressure
on them.

I know there are people on the LUG who know enough
about the Software Patents issue to construct a reasoned
letter to send to all party offices and to also offer LUG
members a guide on what to put in their own letters.

I know it's a long shot but we can't just sit here talking about it.

Robin Cornelius wrote:

> On Thursday 20 May 2004 00:32, Keith Abraham wrote:
>  
>
> > For what it's worth I mailed 5 of the Southwest's EMPs
> > expressing my concern about the forthcoming vote and the
> > only one who replied was Glyn Ford (Labour).
> > Even this was merely to inform me that the Constituency
> > Office had forwarded my email to Glyn Ford's Brussels office
> > and to thank me for writing to him "on this important issue".
> >    
>
> Oh by the way my poling card says June 10th! not june 12! My mistake in the 
> first place.
>
> I have had a similar level of response from the MEP's. I have received two 
> replies to my snail mail letters. A "We are in the middle of an election 
> campain  so we will take longer to answer queries" from one and a reply 
> stating the consertivate MP's work as a team with each representing a 
> different part of the SW and my letter has been forwared to the approprate 
> MEP (I had alreay written to them anyway).
>
> On a plus point my MP has been the most help so far, with a personal response 
> and a note saying that I raise intresting points and can see my concerns and 
> they have written to the Minister responsible and will contact me with a 
> response. 
>
> May be we should all concentrate more on our MP's they seem concerned and 
> helpful. As for the MEP's "In the middle of an election campain" what 
> campain? As it has been noted here we are having trouble even finding out 
> what their policies are!
>
> Robin
>
>
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