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New government site
Which can only be accessed from schools after teachers have registered you and any email responses to questions get sent to the school email address - because of course, all under 18s are AT school. What do you think about it?
Susie :rolleyes:
Which can only be accessed from schools after teachers have registered you and any email responses to questions get sent to the school email address - because of course, all under 18s are AT school. What do you think about it?
Susie :rolleyes:
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Why reply to the school?
Agreed.
Once registered, schools will be sent log-in details so that pupils can access the site.
It is hoped that eventually lessons will be planned around debates held on the site.'
Using school as the mediator between children and MPs will only deter children in my opinion. Questions will obviously be screened and only a selective few will answered. Maybe it should be done via a message board system; children leave messages and the MPs answer them. It would cut time, hassle, be easily accessible and could be moderated.
Yeah, it'll all go pear shaped now.
"The site promises to pass comments made by young people directly to MPs and relevant ministers in an effort to improve the dialogue between under-18s and politicians. "
Right, politicians complain about young people being (supposedly) politically apathetic, yet when they do have a view aboit something, the politicans say we don't understand the issues.
Yes.
Maybe a given politician could read thesite politics board (if they don't already). Not on a moderator basis, or like Europe_Minister, but as just another user...not concentrated on one Q&A thread.
I know these people are busy...but checking the boards now and then doesn't take much (unless they get addicted).
It'd make for some interesting debates, and people's views might even be taken onboard...
*gets head out of clouds*
Yeah, I can just see John Prescott on Anything Goes, or engaged in a discussion about anal sex in the Sex forum
*in John Prescott voice*
"Look Tone, the public would like us much more if we shaved our pubic hair"