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ORGCon 2012: how to lobby your MP

This session was a masterclass in effective lobbying run by Phil Booth and Terri Dowty of truth2power. The first obvious step in lobbying your MP is to find out who they are and how to contact them. Thanks to the wonderful folk at mysociety this can be done simply by visiting write to them and [...]

My letter to my MP on terrorism and detention without charge

Dear Alun Michael MP, I am writing to ask you to vote against the government’s plans to extend from 28 to 42 days the period for which suspects can be interned in the UK. I am not afraid of terrorism and I don’t want my representatives to be afraid on my behalf. I understand that [...]