Re: UKNM: spam ! the PM cornic relief and online promotion

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Ray Taylor wrote:

> 

> >If you want to make a difference without any effort on your part read on:-

> >

> >The Prime Minister and the Chancellor have told Comic Relief that if they

> >can prove that enough people want to cancel the debt owed by Third World

> >Countries, they will act to stop the suffering. So just call the number

> >below and add your name to the telephone petition

> >

> >Freecall  0800 55 66 96

> >

> 

> When I last spoke to Tony about this he told me that he was quite happy to


namedropper :)


> cancel the debt but thought it ought to be something that comes from the

> people, not the PM's office. If he ordered cancellations, all of the Tory

> press would slag him off for spending taxpayers' money. If the taxpayers

> make it clear that they are prepared to pay the money themselves there is no

> problem. The voice of the people will prevail and the people's Prime

> Minister will act and we will all get 1p on our tax at our own request. 

> Of course if less than 50% of the population call that number, then we can

> leave each of the ones that are in favour of the cancellation to put up the

> funds to pay off the debts themselves. And as Saint Bob was saying, it ain't

> much money anyway.


interesting that he only says this in limited forums. If he made it much

more widely known that this was policy, we'd probably get the debt

cleared up a lot quicker. better marketing required!


> 

> However, to bring the discussion back to the world of online marketing, how

> about some input of time and effort to help resolve the problem? Or perhaps

> I am being naive and this is really just about a bunch of forgotten old

> has-been rock stars and actresslets telling us that they are still alive and

> available for charity gigs.

> 

> Here are a few ideas for people that want to do more than moan about the

> problem and blame it on "the government" or "capitalism."

> 

> 1. The political angle. Is there a site that explains the background to

> third world debt? Is there a means of pledging real support to the camapign

> or is there just that silly token free phone number? Perhaps someone could

> put something together.



the usual 2 mins web browsing came up with


http://www.jubilee2000uk.org/home.html


http://www.oneworld.org/jubilee2000/


note the MSN sponsored (?) banner.


leading to


http://msn.co.uk/default.asp?page=140-1058


not to forget the sterling efforts of all those people at 


http://www.j18.org


> 

> Then again, all this sounds much too much like too much effort. Easier to

> just sign a petition and nod in agreement with the Guardian article.

> 


for most of the people on this list, yes.


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