UK readers: please fax your MP.

[reddragdiva]

Thanks to Miss Soap for the reminder: Fax your MP registering your concern over the imminent preemptive strike on Iraq. (Or if you're a fan of the idea, write and register that.)

You know why all those Labour MPs voted against the party line last time? It's because constituents bothered contacting them!

Remember to use your own words - politicians ignore form letters, but do pay attention to people who are annoyed enough to raise issues. And be patient, the site is (oddly enough) severely overloaded at present.

Australian readers: most Australian parliamentarians actually do read their email - or at least their staff do it for them. Write it just like a formal letter (include your address and phone number, sign with "yours sincerely") and it will in fact be treated just as a letter or fax would. House emails, Senate emails.

Comments

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I was interested to see if the MP *has* to provide a response to the constituent or "use their discretion" as occurs with letters written directly to ministers...

[incy.livejournal.com]

No they can use their discretion, or just not been bothered. Ministers tend to find out very quickly which MPs cannot be bothered when the constituent just bypasses and starts writing to the minister directly.

Though like ministers most letters from MPs are not sent from the MP (even if they sign it), but one of his staff, but they probably do read it and will give some sort of indication to the reply. The thing is if they do not reply that there judgement will be received at the election, the problem is MPs in very safe seats or if you are the sort of person the MP decides is not going to vote for them, you are more likely to get ignored.