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And what are we supposed to do about it?
Make your voices heard in a peaceful, lawful, democratic way. Think of positions of power you have in society: you’re not just a citizen, you’re a neighbour, you’re a parent, you’re a consumer, you’re an advertising target, you’re a social media participant... Social media and numbers are force multipliers for your efforts.
If you think something is important:
Tell your neighbours, send short and sweet group letters to your MP clearly saying that you oppose the bill and they will lose your vote if they support it. Try to avoid emails because they are easier to ignore, and visuals of bags and bags of mail get the attention of politicians and the media.
Tell your parents association, tell your friends, tell the guy who serves you coffee. Get kids to send letters to your MP, take mosaic pictures and send to a newspaper. This is your kids’ future too, and whole families carrying placards attract more media attention than working class adults.
Find out who the local and corporate sponsors of your MP and each party are. Tell local businesses about the bill, ask for their support. Check online to see which companies donate to which party, and tell them on their social media that they will lose your business if they support this kind bill and its proponents. For example, Regatta Ltd., an outdoor clothes company, donated £20,000 (correction: £25,000) to the Conservative party recently. My gf bought some £10 waterproof trousers from them, but I’m blotting out the outer label and never buying from them again, hypocrites. Find out who retails or is in business with those donor companies, and ask them flat out if they, like their business partner, support that sort of initiative too. Tell them they, like their business partner, will lose your business if they do.
Put all of this online. Tag every public person aligned with these companies and brands, and ask them if they support this. Tell them your business, your attention, your money is going somewhere else if they do.
What do people in power care about? Your obedience? Your silence? Your money? That’s where our collective power is.
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We realise, plenty of us. We responded to the consultation. We petitioned. Even the police don't want this bill. And what are we supposed to do about it? Talk to our MPs? Wave placards? When was the last time that worked?
Until we're willing to do more, I don't believe anything is going to change.