Thursday 4 March 2010

# 5 What Elections?

"Elections... What Elections?" Has been the response by several people interviewed by NUTS outside the Hallward library today.

Not everyone is as keen on SU politics as me, it seems, and not least the SU themselves. Promotion of the SU elections this year has been appalling, conspicious only by its absence. Many have complained of the absence of any reference to the campaigns on the SU website, and in comparison to previous years you wouldn't know the elections were going on unless you've been flyered by a campaigner or kept your eyes and ears out with Impact and URN on a daily basis.

Candidates themselves have been concerned by the lack of publicity, fearing that without efficient SU publicity and particularly distribution of the manifesto booklets, that come voting time the electorate will be unable to do anything but vote for popularity over policy.

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