Maybe carrier pigeons could be employed by No to Nice campaigns to get message around the country

national | miscellaneous | news report Thursday October 10, 2002 21:23 by Beyond the pale

Regional Papers are not being utilised by NO campaigns

After talking to a many people from different parts of the country, it seems that absolutely no campaigning is being carried out in some areas. This situation could be somewhat alleviated by sending in articles, press releases or even letters to regional papers, or making use of free papers such as the Northside people here in Dublin which has a circulation of around 200,000 houses. A number of years ago a non party group called “Youth Against Maastricht” hired a bus at their own expense and travelled all around the country making progressive arguments, using loudhailers and handing out thousands of leaflets explaining reactionary EU policies on many issues including militarism, unemployment and the 3rd world in many small towns where these voices would not otherwise be heard. From accounts at the time they had a good response and made an impact. What is missing this time out is that kind of imagination and energy that comes with youth.