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belisarius_534 ([personal profile] belisarius_534) wrote2007-12-18 04:15 pm

Quite angry now...

Right...time to write to my MP!

[identity profile] redhillian.livejournal.com 2007-12-18 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Totally.

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?

[identity profile] looby-lu.livejournal.com 2007-12-19 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
There's a useful guide to writing to your MP here:

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.

[identity profile] songofnewday.livejournal.com 2007-12-19 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
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.