Speaking after the SNP's campaign launch in Edinburgh today (Monday) the party leader and First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond MSP, said SNP candidates in the Westminster election will make a Community Commitment to guarantee accessibility, accountability and openness to their constituents.
SNP MPs already have a strong record of openness and accountability with the party’s MPs among the 10 hardest working MPs in the last parliament. John Mason – who was only elected in 2008 – has a work rate that exceeds 24 MPs from the other parties who were elected in 2005.
Launching the campaign in Edinburgh today SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond said:
“The House of Commons is now held in widespread disrepute. The best remedy is to offer a different style of MP. Local champions whose mission is to articulate community concerns.
“Every SNP candidate will sign a pledge of accessibility, accountability and openness on issues like expenses – it will be their Community Commitment.
“It will be their guarantee, their contract with the voters and it will set the standard for their work on behalf of the people they represent. SNP MPs will not go to London to settle in – they will be at Westminster to be their community's voice – their community's champion.”
"The Nineteenth century saw a great Springtime of Nations as the revolutions of 1848 saw new countries created the length and breadth of Europe. In our world today we are now seeing our own Spring Awakening with people and cultures that have long been dormant and subdued asserting their right to exist, their right to dream." Adam Price MP
HOW WELSH ARE YOU? – Creative Work Contest
ReplyDeletePrize:
Gift basket provided by National Museum Wales.
Name, picture and work will be displayed on National Museum Wales Web site.
Submissions:
All entries must be submitted to contemporarycomm@gmail.com by Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Entries can include videos, drawings, paintings, songs, poems, embroidery, clothing or any other
form of original creative work.
Judging:
Judging will take place in May 2010.
Entries will be reviewed by Contemporary Communications, the host of the “How Welsh Are
You?” contest. Entries will be judged on the following guidelines:
1. Originality, uniqueness, reflection of creative thinking, style and expression.
2. Demonstration of knowledge of Wales’ culture, customs and/or traditions.
3. Appropriateness and relationship to subject.
Criteria
1. Must be at least 18 years or older to enter the contest.
2. All video submissions must be at least 30 seconds minimum length and no longer than
two minutes maximum length.
3. Must be original work by the author.
4. Each submission must be accompanied by proper registration information. Each entry
must be clearly labeled with: entrant(s) name, school/organization/society (if available),
mailing address, main contact e-mail address, contact phone number, and creative title of
the work.
5. The works must display a general sense of Welsh culture, either in the United States or in
Wales. This contest helps those who are of Welsh culture (or enjoy Welsh culture)
express the importance of it, while demonstrating what it means to be of Welsh decent.
Rules
1. All entries become the property of the National Museum Wales and may be used in
whole or in part by the National Museum Wales at its discretion.
2. The grand prize winner additionally grants to the National Museum Wales all rights, title
and interest, including, without limitation, all copyrights and exploitation rights in any
media of his/her entry without payment or further consent.
3. All required application and entry forms must be completed in full.
4. The entry may not depict any trademarks or copyrighted materials, logos or brand names
in the creative work, on costumes, equipment and props, with the exception of any Wales
official logos, flags and /or national symbols.