It is possible that UKIP did not reply to the request. I have sent stuff to my
MEP and he is too ignorant to reply but I still voted for him because I want
out of the EU,
Likewise with 38 degrees . I do not trust them but I sign their petitions if I
agree with their stance. JohnT
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 10:07:01 +0100
From: ukpatriot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: patriots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [patriots] Fwd: Re: Who will you vote for?
For your information from Dave Barnby.
Jack
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Subject:
Re: Who will you vote for?
Date:
Thu, 22 May 2014 00:48:27 -0400 (EDT)
From:
Davebarnby@xxxxxxx
To:
hedleylester@xxxxxxxxx
WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU IGNORANT -
WHERE'S THE MAIN CONTENDER?
In a message dated 21/05/2014 22:35:07 GMT Daylight Time,
hedleylester@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Proof that 38 Degrees is establishment?
Notice that their chart does not even mention the
party that tops the polls for the European elections.
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From: Megan Bentall -
38 Degrees <action@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 21 May 2014 21:58
Subject: Who will you vote for?
To: Hedley Lester <hedleylester@xxxxxxxxx>
Dear Hedley,
In under 12 hours polling
stations across the UK will open for
the European election. But
it’s really hard to cut through the
party political bickering to get to the
real facts about where the parties stand
on actual issues!
No matter what your politics are - the
European election gives us a
chance to spread the news on where
political parties stand on the issues
38 Degrees members care about. [1]
What will the Tories or Labour do in the
EU to crack down on tax dodging? What
will the Lib Dems do to protect our
bees? Where do the Greens stand on
international trade deals like TTIP?
This week, thousands of 38
Degrees members have pulled together
to make scorecards which rank where
the parties stand on the issues we all
care about. [2]
Please have a look at the
results below. All political
parties standing in the EU election were
asked to respond to the issues 38
Degrees members prioritised as the most
important. Not all of them responded.
[3] But the ones that did then had their
answers rated out of 5 by thousands of
us. And to help make sure it was
impartial, the political parties’ names
weren’t linked to any of their answers.
So, 38 Degrees members didn’t know who
they were scoring.
Can you share the results with
your friends and family? It'll help
them cast their votes based on the
issues - not on party politics.
SHARE ON FACEBOOK
SHARE ON TWITTER
Or simply press forward on this
email.
Only 35% of the UK electorate voted in
the 2009 European election. [4] But groups
like 38 Degrees prove that we’re not
apathetic and we do care about the
issues that affect us all. So
hopefully these results will help lots
more people cast their vote on the
issues, not on personalities.
If you’re still unsure who to vote for,
you can also decide to spoil your ballot
paper - it shows that people do care,
but don’t agree with the choices on the
ballot. [5]
And remember, you might need your
umbrella to get to the polling station
tomorrow.
Thanks for everything you do,
Megan, James, Becky, Maddy & the 38
Degrees team
PS: If you’d like a bit more information
about the European election - whether
that’s what voting system it uses, what
the parties said in full, or other tools
you can use to match your views with the
parties, there are a bunch of helpful
links in the notes. [6]
NOTES
[1] Your Medway: European Election: Why
you should vote on May 22
http://www.yourmedway.co.uk/news/european_elections_why_you_should_vote_on_may_22_1_3541624
[2] 38 Degrees: European Election Issues
Poll:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/16/european-election-issues-poll/
[3] The questions were sent to all
parties standing in the EU election for
which contact details could be found, in
order to represent as many parties as
possible whatever their size.
The parties that responded with answers
that met the guidelines sent are: the
Animal Welfare Party, the Christian
People’s Alliance, the Conservative
Party, the European People’s Party, the
Green Party, the Labour Party, the
Liberal Democrats, the National Health
Action Party, the Pirate Party UK, and
the Yorkshire First party. UKIP
unfortunately were the only party
standing in every region that didn't
respond to the questions, which is why
they aren't shown on this card.
The following parties were messaged
through their websites, asking for an
email address to send the questions to,
but they did not respond: We Demand A
Referendum Now, Traditional Unionist
Voice, The Socialist Party of Great
Britain, National Liberal Party - True
Liberalism and the English Democrats.
The Your Voice party did not have an
email address on their site, or a
contact box to ask for an email address.
The Roman Party .ave did not have a site
or any way of contacting them.
All other parties standing in any region
received, at the very least, an email
asking for responses to the questions.
[4] UK Political Info: European
Parliament election turnout 1979 - 2009:
http://www.ukpolitical.info/european-parliament-election-turnout.htm
[5] Guardian: Spoiling your ballot: the
third way:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/nov/05/police-and-crime-commissioners-police-spoilt-ballot-paper-north-yorkshire
[6] For more information about the EU
election itself, including why the
voting system used is fairer than in the
general election you can read this blog:
38 Degrees: EU election how does it all
work:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/21/eu-elections-how-does-it-all-work/
And to read the parties statements in
full, you can go here:
38 Degrees: Where UK parties stand on
issues important to 38 Degrees:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/21/where-uk-political-parties-stand-on-issues-important-to-38-degrees/
More information about how this
scorecard was put together is up on the
38 Degrees blog:
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2014/05/21/eu-elections-where-the-parties-stand
You could check out Votematch, made by
Unlock Democracy. It’s a handy tool that
asks you what you think about issues,
then matches your answers with the
political parties:
www.votematch.org.uk
And if environmental issues are what you
care about the most, this tool just
rates parties for where they stand on
the environment and climate change:
http://score-ep.org/
Lastly, if you want more information
about elections in your area, like where
to go vote and who is standing in your
region, you should go to About My Vote:
http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
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funded entirely by donations from
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Degrees can stay independent and plan
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