Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
First Harringay Online candidate interview videos now live
HoL is making a series of short interviews with the local election candidates in the three wards of Harringay. The aim is twofold:
All candidates in the wards of Harringay, St Ann's and Seven Sisters have now been invited either directly or indirectly.
I'm very grateful for those candidates who have agreed to take part and have already done an interview. This is not easy stuff for many of them - probably not something most local candidates in most areas have to deal with.
On the other hand, we hope it's a great opportunity for the candidates to get across who they are and what they'd do in a way that's never been possible before.
We've tried to be fair by asking all candidates the same questions.
We've tried to be reasonable by not submitting the candidates to Paxmanesque grillings (as much as I'd have enjoyed that).
All candidates were advised to keep the interviews to between 3 and 5 minutes, but as you'll see some chose to go longer. I'm afraid we don't have the time to to shoot and re-shoot so we've left the videos as the candidates' oeuvres. Only a couple were edited to get them under the YouTube 10 minute maximum.
We hope you you find the videos useful.
Some candidates have yet to arrange an interview. I'm sure that for most it's because they're busy. It may be that for a small number there's a reluctance to submit themselves to scrutiny by the electorate. Of course we'll be letting you know who's who over the coming three weeks.
Our next batch should be up next week.
All are available on the candidates' pages - access via the HoL Local Election home page
Many thanks to Liz for finding time to help out and to Birdy for doing a sterling job on the post-production side.
- to help local candidates explain why they're standing and what they'd do if elected.
- to help local residents get a better feel of who the candidates are and what they plan for our neighbourhood.
All candidates in the wards of Harringay, St Ann's and Seven Sisters have now been invited either directly or indirectly.
I'm very grateful for those candidates who have agreed to take part and have already done an interview. This is not easy stuff for many of them - probably not something most local candidates in most areas have to deal with.
On the other hand, we hope it's a great opportunity for the candidates to get across who they are and what they'd do in a way that's never been possible before.
We've tried to be fair by asking all candidates the same questions.
We've tried to be reasonable by not submitting the candidates to Paxmanesque grillings (as much as I'd have enjoyed that).
All candidates were advised to keep the interviews to between 3 and 5 minutes, but as you'll see some chose to go longer. I'm afraid we don't have the time to to shoot and re-shoot so we've left the videos as the candidates' oeuvres. Only a couple were edited to get them under the YouTube 10 minute maximum.
We hope you you find the videos useful.
Some candidates have yet to arrange an interview. I'm sure that for most it's because they're busy. It may be that for a small number there's a reluctance to submit themselves to scrutiny by the electorate. Of course we'll be letting you know who's who over the coming three weeks.
Our next batch should be up next week.
All are available on the candidates' pages - access via the HoL Local Election home page
Many thanks to Liz for finding time to help out and to Birdy for doing a sterling job on the post-production side.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Would a link to Harringay Online TV (yes, I know don't snigger at the back of the class there) on YouTube do the trick?
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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Yes! Very good.
Any chance of putting that widget/link at the top & middle of the HOL front page, say with the HOL intro and map, real prominent like. Guess that might stir up a little controversy with some HOL purists though. :) But hey it's only for a few weeks.
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Permalink Reply by tigha on
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hugh
this is fantastic stuff your doing,usually when \|I have turned up to vote I am shocked to see a load of names I had never heard of and then having to put my cross to someone i know nothing about-so I know there are many like me who would like to know a bit more before having to take the plunge into the relative darkness of voting
and anyone for what ever reason doesnt want to come on line is the sad looser, as in this modern day the internet is fast becoming the primary route of communication and not something any potential electorate can afford to avoid
so thanks Hugh
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