I don't like it because it is "progressive" without saying what that means these days.
When every party believes in universal free healthcare and education, what are they arguing about now? There are lots of things that "progressive" could mean, but these days David Cameron seems to say some of them (e.g. on transparency today), and the CBI some others (e.g. on Climate Change). Only the Green Party seems to have properly different policies that I could term "progressive". Meanwhile, it feels like an attempt to import partisan mass politics from the US. Not sure that's what we need to solve our political crisis, as it would naturally create the opposite extreme (Republican) side. But I hope they do some good, successful campaigns! Francis On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 02:07:58AM +0100, Matt Wardman wrote: > One to watch ... maybe. > > http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/ > > It is styling itself as: > > "38 Degrees does not back any particular political party. We believe > the interests of society as a whole should come before the > self-interest of the few, and that long-term thinking should come > ahead of short-term fixes. We will act to advance fairness, defend > rights, promote peace, preserve the planet and deepen democracy in the > UK. > > 38 Degrees are inspired by how organisations like GetUp.org.au in > Australia, Avaaz.org globally and MoveOn.org and BarackObama.com in > the USA have made a real impact by providing easy ways for people to > take action on the issues they care about. > > 38 Degrees brings this model of campaigning to the UK and uses the > latest technologies to enable people to take action, sometimes online, > like a petition or sending an email to your MP or the editor of a > local paper; or sometimes offline actions like calling or visiting > your MP. > > It’s free to sign up and to start receiving campaign emails and if you > like what we are doing, you can get involved. Change happens when > enough people come together. Join 38 Degrees and be part of the > avalanche for change. " > > Lots of nice words. My questions: > > What is the agenda? > How will the agenda be set? > Who will control it? > > Matt > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
