I have a couple of things in mind - communicating with the people who have the power to protect the things we value and also to make the changes that we would like to see. With politicians ( like children) I think it's important to praise them when they do well. Then they are more likely to listen to you when you have a specific complaint - and I think it has to be specific. Just saying that we don't like the way things are going is a waste of time.

I would suggest making up a list of things that we want protected or left unchanged. Then we should make another list of changes that we want.

There are lots of keen people on this site who can watch what is happening on the Island and let us know when things are being officially considered. But, the real impact comes from making your views known before something hits the newspapers. By then it has often been decided and politicians hate to back down.


One idea would be to collect signatures on petitions - one petition in favour of something and another against something else - or whatever seems to be most urgent. Malcolm might be kind enough to create petitions on this site where people could sign with their names, addresses, and emails. It is common on political online petitions for people to have the option to not have any or all of their information displayed online ( for obvious reasons) so only the recipients of the petitions see the information.

We could also have downloadable petitions that people could print out and collect signatures on. The petitions could then be collected and mailed to the appropriate person.

Another idea is to post action alerts asking people to phone, write or email specific people and POLITELY state the case. We could give a sample email or suggested points to make as well as contact information to make it as easy as possible for people to take action. A quick phone call has more impact than an email; a postcard or letter is even more effective. But , the main thing is to encourage people to speak out and let the government officials know that we care, we are watching and some of us are able to vote for or against them.

I've done a lot of talking LOL!! I would like to hear your ideas.
Cheers,
Harry