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2009/12/8 Terry Hill <telbonic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I think you have to stop where you are and take a look at the average > politician, councillor, party rep. > > Most of them have trouble putting the wires in the back of a computer, > even one with every plug/socket marked with a unique colour. Sadly true. > The lib dems wont get anywhere for the same reasons any of them will > never connect with the IT crowd. They will look like bumbling idiots > trying to dig up votes anywhere, which is all they are interested in, > lets face it. Franky, very few people in politics in the UK give a > toss about IT, and are probably glad there are companies out there > that can make decisions for them. > > You'd need a new party, from the bottom up. A party that connects > with young adults on a tech level. Perhaps starting in the Devon and > Cornwall area. With Tom(teTom) as spokesman :D Actually, I happen to know how we could sort out the Lib Dems ( I don't know the internal workings of other parties though so can't comment on them ) - it's "just" a matter of establishing a special interest group feeding into a Working Group (to set policy) and having a well-briefed spokesperson (to speak on policy and issues). Then the politicos and activisists can defer to the specialists in the party, and groups like the Association of Lib Dem Councillors can collaborate on local government IT with the working group. Of course that'll never happen, because I quote "IT is just something we use, we don't have a minister for paper clips". ffs A. -- Aaron J Trevena, BSc Hons http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Consulting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html