English Votes Please
Dear Mr Englishman
Is there any chance you could publicise EVoEL on Power2010?
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And encourage Tories to vote for it.
It's going to slip out of the top five unless the Tory blogosphere gets behind it. Power2010 are currently running a public vote to find the public's five most popular constitutional reforms. The top five reforms will form the basis for the 'Power2010 Pledge' to which every candidate at the forthcoming General Election will be lobbied to sign up to.
I think that it's in Conservatives' tactical interest to ensure that it stays in the top five and becomes part of the Power2010 Pledge. Doing so will help legitimise a Conservative policy by demonstrating public support for it (in what is essentially a left-wing campaign - promoted by Helena Kennedy and the Guardian), and it will make Labour and Lib Dem candidates think twice before signing the pledge and using Power2010 as a campaign tool for the General Election. In fact, I don't think that many Labour or Lib Dem PPC would sign the pledge if it includes EVoEL.
I'm not sure I have much influence on the Tory Blogosphere but it seems a worthy cause, I've signed.