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The 2010 digital election’s best of the best

Posted 1 year ago | Comments | Tags: digital election best of

by Matt Chocqueel-Mangan

The overwhelming positive coming from this election campaign is the wealth of resources around to help engage voters and help us make an informed decision. And the more the better, as far as we’re concerned! 

Given we all share a passion for a fairer democracy, how about sharing some tips here? Here are a few of good ones, but it’s over to you… 

My favourite is www.de-mob.co.uk. They have focused on the three main political parties, and the great thing is that they cover lots of issues that we haven’t, so if you want to plug those gaps this is a great place to start! And for all you fellow cyclists out there, our questions are answered courtesy of the Guardian here.

There are a couple of other ‘survey-based’ websites too, so if you want a second opinion head over to www.whoshouldyouvotefor.co.uk. Most of the media broadcasters are offering great resources around the ‘Digital Election’, and the BBC and Guardian are certainly worth bookmarking. Slightly left-field, the Open University are running a thought-provoking exercise with their 92 Rewind project, which is interesting to follow. 

So what about you? Where else do you go to research your political leanings? With something this important there’s no sense keeping it to yourself!

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