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Canvassing
SOS may not have done themselves any favours
From Mr S. R. Axon, FRPharmS
I have always favoured the freedom to canvass and welcomed the hustings
arranged by Young Pharmacists Group. In my view the Save
Our Society group has taken this new found freedom too far.
Pharmacists, being intelligent people, are perfectly able to read election
manifestos. For my part, I looked in all the manifestos for a considered
view on the important issue of representation. I was disappointed that,
rather than use their own words, seven candidates wasted part of their
allocation by repeating wording clearly agreed with others. However,
to receive a postcard reminding me of the seven candidates who are standing
on this “one issue ticket” is implying that I have not read
the manifestos before voting and is little short of insulting.
Despite the proven electoral advantages in the past of hitching oneself
to a ginger-group bandwagon, if other voters have the same reaction as
I have to this latest tactic then SOS candidates may not have done themselves
any favours.
Stephen Axon
Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Will not engender support
From Mr J. M. Allan, MRPharmS
I have received a circular which canvasses support for seven candidates
in the forthcoming Council election.
Despite the fact that it begins, “I cannot believe ...”,
the circular does not disclose the identity of the writer, nor does it
indicate on whose authority it is published by an undeclared source.
One has to assume that the writer has chosen to ignore the election procedure
published in The Journal and that he or she regards the information supplied
by all candidates, and printed in both the PJ and as a separate policy
document, as inadequate.
I find it difficult to accept that such an approach will do
much to engender support for the argument which these candidates espouse,
indeed I suspect that it may well be counter productive.
Malcolm Allan
Glasgow
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