 If you live in the UK and want to see what your MP has been up to, as far as voting in parliament and registering interests drop by My Society.
Simply enter your postcode to view details of your constituency Member of Parliament. The results could be an eye-opener or confirm your best or worst thoughts on your MP. I was surprised to find that my MP, who is a great asset to the area, had supported some votes which go against my views. However, you are never going to please all the people all of the time to quote one politicians. On the whole my MP has more than proved his worth while in office. He works hard for his local constituents and the good of the country. Check your MP and out to see if you can say the same! In some cases it may be a case of them working for themselves and not you! The My Society website is funded by donations. It offers ordinary citizens the chance to set up a My Society website and make their voice heard. Itss project page is described as "For communities. For opening democracy. For getting things changed". If you think My Society could work for you read what is written on its homepage: We’re a not-for-profit organisation, and we’re just a little bit different from your everyday charity. Here’s what we do: We invent and popularise digital tools that enable citizens to exert power over institutions and decision makers. Impressive mission, sure. But what does it mean in practice? We believe … that strong democratic accountability and a thriving civil society are vital to our common welfare, and that these cannot survive where people do not engage with government and communities. We work online … because we believe that the internet can meaningfully lower the barriers to taking the first civic or democratic steps in a citizen’s life, and that it can do so at scale. Read on to find out more about us. My Society claims to be independent and it certainly looks that way. In September Say It was launched as part of the My Society to restore deleted political speeches online. As UK political parties gear up for the 2015 General Election they will have old baggage that they would rather discard-the electorate will want to review these archives though and check how many previous promises were broken and more. The conclusion is that My Society is well worth a visit.
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