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Originally Posted by steeljack
yep, those politically aware , but what percentage of the general population could pick you /or any other council member out of a police line up , and know you well enough to stop you on the market and give you an opinion especially when the "list" may contain names from out of the area , its unlikely anyone apart from "the gang of 400" know anything about these people . Surely you would want to know the local folks opinions of potential outsiders before selecting one .
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Hyndburn is a small place. A lot of people do know their local Councillors. And in my experience people are not slow to let you know what they think on many subjects, including who should be the next M.P