Britons get better election info than any election, ever, anywhere

Cory Doctorow 7:46 am Thu Apr 28, 2005

Stef from Britain's magnificent political engagement site TheyWorkForYou.com writes,

We believe we have the untold story of the election.
By May 5th, our site expects to have attracted over
500,000 visitors, since the start of the campaign.
Unlike the political parties, we have no TV spots, no
advertising budget, no granny farmers, and no
marketeers except our users (and me).

Furthermore, we will have given them more detailed
factual information about how their representatives
performed than any electors have ever had at any
election, anywhere, in history.

Link

(Thanks, Stef!)

Some other interesting related projects:
find out how you compare to the rest of Britain,

say why you're not voting, and make yourself heard,

sister site for
contacting ALL your representatives, local or national

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