In the run up to the recent Euro and local council elections, the apathy displayed by political parties was all too apparent.
No one canvassed at the door and only the Conservatiove Party bothered to post any information about the local election candidate through the door. The leaflet presented gave absolutely no contact information for the candidate. After numerous calls to the Conservative central office, the Local Party Office, which was shut, the local Conservative club and the office in the House of Commons of the local MP, I eventually received a call from the candidate.
I attempted to make contact with the prospective Liberal Democrat for the seat and although I managed to speak to the leader of the Liberal Democrats for the local council and elicited a promise of a returned call, I received nothing back at all.
The Euro elections fared no better, again no canvassing.
An information leaflet from the Green Party came with a telephone number. I called to ask a question and was assured I would be called back, of course I wasn't.
I spoke to UKIP, who also provided a telephone number on their leaflet, my question was met with a response that the policy in question wasn't actually currently formulated, but a working party was considering the issue. At least I received a reply, useless though it was.
The Conservative party leaflet contained no telephone number, but at least there was a number on the central party website. Once again a promise of a returned call resulted in nothing.
The Labour party leaflet provided an sms service, but no telephone number, scouring their central website gave no contact telephone number.
The liberal Democrats couldn't be bothered to send through a leaflet.
The Christian Democrats managed to get a leaflet through, but again there was no contact number.
That was the extent of the interest political parties had in obtaining my vote.
Until such time a politicians do more than pay lip service to communicating, I fail to see what and how they intend to 'engage' the general public.
For the record: I didn't vote and never have done. I do not support the UK Democratic system, which is neither Democratic nor representative.
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No one canvassed at the door and only the Conservatiove Party bothered to post any information about the local election candidate through the door. The leaflet presented gave absolutely no contact information for the candidate. After numerous calls to the Conservative central office, the Local Party Office, which was shut, the local Conservative club and the office in the House of Commons of the local MP, I eventually received a call from the candidate.
I attempted to make contact with the prospective Liberal Democrat for the seat and although I managed to speak to the leader of the Liberal Democrats for the local council and elicited a promise of a returned call, I received nothing back at all.
The Euro elections fared no better, again no canvassing.
An information leaflet from the Green Party came with a telephone number. I called to ask a question and was assured I would be called back, of course I wasn't.
I spoke to UKIP, who also provided a telephone number on their leaflet, my question was met with a response that the policy in question wasn't actually currently formulated, but a working party was considering the issue. At least I received a reply, useless though it was.
The Conservative party leaflet contained no telephone number, but at least there was a number on the central party website. Once again a promise of a returned call resulted in nothing.
The Labour party leaflet provided an sms service, but no telephone number, scouring their central website gave no contact telephone number.
The liberal Democrats couldn't be bothered to send through a leaflet.
The Christian Democrats managed to get a leaflet through, but again there was no contact number.
That was the extent of the interest political parties had in obtaining my vote.
Until such time a politicians do more than pay lip service to communicating, I fail to see what and how they intend to 'engage' the general public.
For the record: I didn't vote and never have done. I do not support the UK Democratic system, which is neither Democratic nor representative.
