As many of you know, I sit on the interim board of an organisation called Your Party (www.yourparty.org). Your Party's aim is to promote greater democracy and public participation in the political process. To give everyone a real say in the decisions (local, national and international) that affect their lives.
To mark the European elections (on June 10th) we have just launched a survey on Europe : http://www.yougov.com/asp_bespollprojects/ypr/ypr040101009/1.asp
The survey asks the question no-one else seems to be asking : what do YOU want from Europe and the EU ?
I know the EU isn't everyone's favourite topic of conversation but PLEASE don't ignore this. I'm assured by people who've taken the survey that it's both enjoyable and thought-provoking ! And it hardly takes any time - there's a short (1 minute) and a long (3 minutes) version.
It's also important. Everyone will have different views on the EU but, with 70% of new UK law coming from the EU, it affects all of us. There's also a huge debate going on about the future of the EU and Britain's role in it. But how can we decide on the best way forward, on what an appropriate constitution (if any) should look like, if we don't know what kind of Europe we want in the first place? This survey looks to answer that fundamental question.
Once we have the results we're going to lobby the EU and the politicians to address the views expressed in the survey - and the more people who take the survey the stronger our voice will be. So please take it - and please tell your friends and contacts about it by forwarding this survey to them.
Is "That it not exist" an option?
Posted by: Tim Worstall | Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 09:03 PM