rightsaidjames/MPCV-sample-message

## MPCV-sample-message
This is a sample message to Prospective Parliamentary Candidates to encourage them to post their CVs on the [Democracy Club website](http://cv.democracyclub.org.uk/). More details about this project here: https://github.com/frabcus/mpcv

I'm writing to you as a potential constituent living in [borough], [town]. I've not yet decided how I will vote this May, and I'd like to have all the information I can about you, your party and what you stand for. With this in mind, would you consider uploading your CV to the Democracy Club website?

Democracy Club are a volunteer group who are collecting the CV of every
candidate for Parliament.  There are currently no candidates in [constituency] who have done so, but so far there are CVs for almost 250 PPCs across the country (about 6% of the total pool). CVs are a good way of learning more about the skills and background of job candidates, so why shouldn't politicians share their backgrounds in the same way? And, in light of the recent second job scandals, I'll hope you agree that it's important for our elected politicians to be transparent about their background and business interests.

There is a link at the bottom of this email to upload your CV, please take the time to do so when you have the time. And if you don't think that CVs are a suitable format for PPCs to describe their personal background and career so far I'd be interested to hear your reasons as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read this email, and I hope to see your CV on the Democracy Club website soon.

Yours sincerely,
James Thomas
	This is a sample message to Prospective Parliamentary Candidates to encourage them to post their CVs on the [Democracy Club website](http://cv.democracyclub.org.uk/). More details about this project here: https://github.com/frabcus/mpcv

	I'm writing to you as a potential constituent living in [borough], [town]. I've not yet decided how I will vote this May, and I'd like to have all the information I can about you, your party and what you stand for. With this in mind, would you consider uploading your CV to the Democracy Club website?

	Democracy Club are a volunteer group who are collecting the CV of every
	candidate for Parliament. There are currently no candidates in [constituency] who have done so, but so far there are CVs for almost 250 PPCs across the country (about 6% of the total pool). CVs are a good way of learning more about the skills and background of job candidates, so why shouldn't politicians share their backgrounds in the same way? And, in light of the recent second job scandals, I'll hope you agree that it's important for our elected politicians to be transparent about their background and business interests.

	There is a link at the bottom of this email to upload your CV, please take the time to do so when you have the time. And if you don't think that CVs are a suitable format for PPCs to describe their personal background and career so far I'd be interested to hear your reasons as well.

	Thank you for taking the time to read this email, and I hope to see your CV on the Democracy Club website soon.

	Yours sincerely,
	James Thomas