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    Senior Member pimpernel's Avatar
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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    Right IronDuke, Fag packet campaign outline:

    Don't go for global domination, stick to targeting one seat.
    Get your local ARRSE community mobalised, if we can crash a recruiter we can get you a seat start a Facebook!
    Get the manifesto, which has links with reality and other Parties-Don't sound off on a single issue.
    Look to cover the area with one leaflet, make a statement and don't waste campaigning in "dodgy" non sympathetic areas!
    Get a local presence try stands inthe Market squares or outside shopping centres.
    Grab the local press and try and get the local radio to cover you, unusual angles.
    Play the local man with a passion, ie not a Career politician, but someone who wants to do something for the locals and the Armed Forces.
    And for heavens sake read the Election funding leaflets, I think you only have £14K to run an election in a constituency.
    Good luck, why not try Colchester!

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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    IIRC, it costs a fair bit of money (I'm not sure but it is in the £1000's) to stand for election. If you get a certain number of votes you get the deposit back.

    Could be an expensive mistake!
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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    Two more ideas:

    Print your election leaflets in the native languages of your intended constituents, not forgetting one in txt speak for those newly arrived at voting age.

    Hand out lots of signed photos of yourself, not forgetting to mention "They're not worth much now, but if I get voted in, they'll be worth thousands on eBay."
    "Hurrah for the Works Group" just doesn't have the same ring...

    "A volunteer is worth ten pressed men."
    So, a TA battalion or nine Regular Guards battalions? Not a difficult choice, then (especially as we don't have nine Regular Guards battalions).

    I am a number. I am not a free man.

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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    You get my vote

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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    Not referring to you of course, but I can answer in general terms about the cost of becoming a MP;

    Your integrity is the price you have to pay.

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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    TID, you are taking your first step to becoming a banana (very similar to politicians).

    They both start out green & straight. Then they become yellow and bent.
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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    £500 for a deposit.

    £25 for a national advertising campaign, a thought out platform, clear policies and a chance that the public might know who you are and what you represent.

    http://www.juryteam.org/become-an-mp.php

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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    I'd be a good MP and I could do with a second home. I have policies already from chocolate frog and ancient mariner.
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    Re: How can you stand in the election and what does it cost?

    If you want to have a go, and can afford the deposit, then crack on. You do get a bit for your money, ie free
    postage, and it is a very good way of making a point if you feel strongly enough about it and have the time.
    Every time the election is covered on local telly or in the local papers ALL the parties have to be
    mentioned, even if the story is only about what the main ones are up to.
    If you called yourself the Fair Play for Soldiers Party you'd get plenty of attention and with people feeling
    pretty anti-everyone at the moment, a few votes too.
    You'd need to have something sensible to say, though, just in case anyone asks.
    'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear'?

    Catch-22

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