[Liverpool] Open Rights Group : Digital Economy Bill - Manchester, 23rd Jan

[Simon Johnson]

Dear All,

I've already written to my MP about this issue.

Of course, you have to be seriously deluded to believe that will change
anything. Every time I've written to my MP I've got platitudes and bullshit
in return. That's because you don't have any serious money to contribute to
their campaign.

Democracy: the choice between *n *equally shitty plutocratic parties.

What we need is someone with a lot of money (i.e. telcos) to do something
about this. May I suggest writing to the Managing Directors of major ISPs
and pledging to donate to a legal fund to take this on?

Our politicians can be bought, we just have to come up with a better bribe
than our competitors. Collectively, we can do it, just like we fixed the
Christmas number one. We just need to exert our effort in the correct
direction.

MPs are not the right direction. Corporations are.

Kind Regards,

Simon Johnson

2010/1/8 Tim Dobson <lists at tdobson.net>

> I've just found out that The Open Rights Group are running an event on
> the 23rd of January at Madlab in Manchester to help the campaign against
> the Digital Economy Bill.
> --
>
> The Open Rights Group wants to help you get your voice heard: by helping
> you to talk to your MP. Booking an appointment with your MP and saying
> what you think is easier than you might think.
>
> At this event you will:
>
>    * Gain the confidence to talk and write to your MP
>    * Rehearse talking to your MP one on one
>    * Find out what MPs will ask you
>    * Learn how to write to your MP and get a response
>    * Meet other people campaigning against disconnection without trial
> in the Digital Economy Bill
>
> Talking to your MP is the most effective way to make sure Parliament
> knows how unpopular and bad disconnection without trial really would be.
>
> In these short sessions, you can try out talking to your MP or watch
> someone else having a go, and learn how to get your points across in a
> way that an MP will understand.
>
> To book, please use these form:
>
>
> http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2010/how-to-talk-to-your-mp-training-days
>
> ---
>
> See you there!
>
> Tim
>
> P.S. Obviously, if you support the Digital Economy Bill and want
> families to be cut off without trial, you needn't attend. No bad
> feelings! :)
>
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