Same basic problem, yes - if the uni funding cuts are the ones coming from STFC in astronomy and space science. I work in STFC in house research and we are even harder hit...
I wrote to mine a couple of years ago and was quite impressed. It was an idea that I thought might come in handy. She passed it on to the appropriate minister and they got back to me. Turned out something similar was already in place. But I was pleased to get a useful response.
I have heard that MPs (& researchers for them) regard 1 letter as being worth 10 emails, and 100 signatures on a petition, at the veryleast, with the possibiltiy of adding up to an zero to the emails and/or petitions.
Any usefuly form letters you could point us in the direction of?
Form letters are usually discouraged and tend to be ignored, because they normally indicate an organised campaign by a small group of people rather than being representative of the constituents.
I'd agree with this completely. Mine was just a short letter written off the top of my head. I tried to keep things simple and clear. Being fairly simple myself this wasn't too much of a chore.
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Date: 2007-12-18 07:22 pm (UTC)So its definitely worth a try.
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Date: 2007-12-18 09:15 pm (UTC)I have heard that MPs (& researchers for them) regard 1 letter as being worth 10 emails, and 100 signatures on a petition, at the veryleast, with the possibiltiy of adding up to an zero to the emails and/or petitions.
Any usefuly form letters you could point us in the direction of?
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Date: 2007-12-19 07:55 am (UTC)http://www.openrightsgroup.org/orgwiki/index.php/Letter_writing
Form letters are usually discouraged and tend to be ignored, because they normally indicate an organised campaign by a small group of people rather than being representative of the constituents.
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Date: 2007-12-18 10:55 pm (UTC)So go ahead, write to him, because even if he is on your side already he can wave your letter at people.