tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828341878366665609.post5311523269298960881..comments2023-06-12T15:32:39.031+01:00Comments on KAcanalTIMES: How credible are IWA council members of the Canal and River Trust?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03740085180701800082noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2828341878366665609.post-72173915715090189182012-03-14T11:39:58.780+00:002012-03-14T11:39:58.780+00:00Even though I don't agree with all of the conc...Even though I don't agree with all of the conclusions, this is nevertheless a very good post that raises several important lessons that I hope are learned for future elections.<br /><br />First, I consider it to be be undemocratic for one organisation to endorse more than one candidate. In fact, I would go as far as to say that it should be up to individual candidates to carry the burden of their own campaigning. What is democratic about some candidates having more 'funding' for their campaign than others? <br /><br />I tried to address this through my website, http://waterwaywatch.org by giving every candidate a free page and the opportunity to add their own thoughts. I also challenged every candidate to respond to 5 simple questions, only two bothered to reply and only one answered the questions.<br /><br />Of course, it was a major disappointment that despite BW going to the trouble (and expense) of mailing everyone with the right to vote, so few boaters felt it was worth the effort to vote.<br /><br />But, to my mind, the greatest disappointment, was the fact that so few of the candidates even bothered to campaign for their votes; many of you have made notable contributions to the waterways over many years and I consider some of you as friends but most boaters don't even know who you are. How could you justify asking people to vote for you without at least setting up Facebook account and expose yourself to scrutiny?Will Chapmanhttp://waterwaywatch.orgnoreply@blogger.com