I brief chatted with @Melanie_Tellwright this morning, although its late in the day we both figure better to just go for it as there really is nothing to lose and it helps improve on what’s possible next time.
Who?
Hampshire County Council, Eastleigh North seat candidates that accept:
- Conservative, Lisa Crosher
- Hampshire independents, John Edwards
- Labour, Josh Constable
- Lib Dem, Tanya Park
- Reform, Alex Culley
- UKIP, Chris Greenwood
How?
Any suggestions on how you think it should be run (as this is as community-run effort and we have no pre-conceptions!).
After reading the guides my rough suggestion on format is that we poll the community for questions in advance (here and from social media).
- (5 min) Introduction from Moderator
- Overview what viewers are seeing.
- How we will play fair.
- How people can get involved.
- (5 min each) Candidate introduction
- (60 min) Question Time
- (1 min each) Closing statements from candidates
Unsure at this time whether we would want guests to watch live, and ask questions in real-time. Though this may be better it may also take more time to prepare! There’s a balance with the time we have available.
When
Can you confirm you’re free on Thursday 26th April this week at around 7pm @ACulley @Lisa @Josh_Constable @TParkEastleighN @John_Edwards. I’ll try to reach out to Chris Greenwood separately.
Anything that helps increases voter turnout has to be a good thing! 