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"There's a difference between running the services and influencing the services," says Bolton West's Labour candidate Julie Hilling. She thinks the latter matters more than the former to voters. Jackie Pearcey, candidate for the Lib Dems, says the Tory ideas appear to make local government surplus to requirement. "We need to make local government relevant again," she says. Blackarrow writes: Regardless of what gimmicks and ideas that are come up with the only way to get people to engage, register and vote is to build trust and belief in politicians. Over the last 13 years we have seen a sharp decline in trust and belief. All the voter has seen is promises broken, lies, blatant spin, MPs feathering their nests and Parliament's inability or unwillingness to address the situation. Put this right and people might just see a point to voting. HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/04/can_social_networks_increase_v.html" >Have Your Say
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