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Quantifying a Politician's Worth?

robocode · 2014-11-14 12:54:04

I was just on whoismytd.com, and while it is useful to have a politician's contact details easily searchable, I can't help thirst for more. How would I best proceed researching/investigating a politician? Say I wanted to collate their political input (or lack thereof) chronologically; party allegiance, opinions on matters…

14-11-2014 1:54pm

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robocode

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I was just on whoismytd.com, and while it is useful to have a politician's contact details easily searchable, I can't help thirst for more.

How would I best proceed researching/investigating a politician? Say I wanted to collate their political input (or lack thereof) chronologically; party allegiance, opinions on matters of national importance, bills contributed to etc.

I know Google is my friend, but are there other avenues e.g. freedom of information requests? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 14-11-2014 11:34pm

sarumite

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While certainly biased material, I am sure if you contacted the TD's office they would be more than happy to give out information such as what bills the td was involved with.

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