Style over substance? Or substance over style?
The televised leaders’ debate is being dubbed the ultimate video manifesto and now parliamentary candidates (PCs) in the North East are having their say with the help of cutting edge video messaging technology.
Unlike their slick and smooth party leaders, there are stutters and occasional ........errrms, but this is what makes candidates more human, and more real!
It’s a first for Britain, and a first for UK politics. Voters in the North East are being given the chance to see and hear their parliamentary candidates, thanks to the UK's fastest growing video communications website WinkBall.
Many PCs in the North East have already turned to WinkBall and are actively on the site urging the public to vote for them. Viewers on the site can decide for themselves who has delivered the most compelling sound bites, and who they think will be the undisputed victor in their local constituency.
Each candidate can sum up in a video interview what issues are most important to them, and where they stand on key policies. The site is interactive too and voters can respond with their own comments, recorded on web cameras, or leave a question for a candidate to respond to.
WinkBall co-founder, Dr James Ohene-Djan, says: "Campaigning has never been this exciting and the electorate has never seemingly been so interested in politics. This is truly an online election, and gives voters an amazing insight into so many parliamentary candidates. We are aiming to interview and feature as many PCs as possible in the North East on WinkBall.com."
For more information, or to set up an interview with WinkBall co-founder Dr James Ohene-Djan, please call Ashleigh or Claire at Shout! Communications on 0207 240 8852 or 0207 240 7121.
