Multiland
08-03-2007, 17:22
In my university, there are Student Representatives (Student Reps) who speak to the tutors on behalf of the students on a particular course. The Student Reps seem to be listened to and problems dealt with.
At present, if you want something changed politically, youhave to go find your MP (or phone them) who will then decide, from a massive list of issues (ranging from really important ones such as sentences for serious crimes, to petty ones such as "my neighbour's fence encroaches on my garden by half a centimetre), which issues to put before national government. So would Community Reps make things better?
Community Reps would be elected people (they could be nominated by any ordinary persons - say minimum of 3 - before the candidates are voted for) who would listen to your issues, decide which ones are not worth bothering with, and take serious issues to your MP. They would be unpaid people who want to change their community, and would be for a particular area of a city - eg. for Salford, there would be Broughton Community Reps, Pendleton Community Reps, Irlam Community Reps, etc.
so instead of: person annoyed at something > contacts MP > MP sifts through loads of things > MP takes a few to national government
it would be: person annoyed at something > contacts Community Rep > Community Rep decides whether to bother writing it down > Community Rep takes a few issues to MP > MP doesn't have to sift, takes all issues to national government
Perhaps the Community Reps could also meet up before going to the MP to make sure there are no duplicate requests
What do you all think?
At present, if you want something changed politically, youhave to go find your MP (or phone them) who will then decide, from a massive list of issues (ranging from really important ones such as sentences for serious crimes, to petty ones such as "my neighbour's fence encroaches on my garden by half a centimetre), which issues to put before national government. So would Community Reps make things better?
Community Reps would be elected people (they could be nominated by any ordinary persons - say minimum of 3 - before the candidates are voted for) who would listen to your issues, decide which ones are not worth bothering with, and take serious issues to your MP. They would be unpaid people who want to change their community, and would be for a particular area of a city - eg. for Salford, there would be Broughton Community Reps, Pendleton Community Reps, Irlam Community Reps, etc.
so instead of: person annoyed at something > contacts MP > MP sifts through loads of things > MP takes a few to national government
it would be: person annoyed at something > contacts Community Rep > Community Rep decides whether to bother writing it down > Community Rep takes a few issues to MP > MP doesn't have to sift, takes all issues to national government
Perhaps the Community Reps could also meet up before going to the MP to make sure there are no duplicate requests
What do you all think?