Archive for April 22nd, 2012

Christopher Pincher Launches New Website

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Christopher Pincher MP has this week launched his new Website, www.christopherpincher.com.

The website is intended to be an interactive platform, stocked full of information, for constituents to quickly learn about our MP’s work both in Parliament and in Tamworth and its surrounding villages.

Developed at absolutely no cost to the taxpayer, the Website offers resources for constituents including a news page where visitors can search by a topic tag, a comprehensive FAQ, local councillor information and details about visiting Parliament and much more.

Visitors are greeted on the home page with a slide show that highlights some of Christopher’s recent activities linked to pages with more information.  This is followed by a brief welcome message, a news feed of latest news and articles posted internally on the site and finally a feed powered by www.theyworkforyou.com, which lists Mr Pincher’s latest speeches in the Chamber of the House of Commons.

Mr. Pincher said, “There is a ton of information packed into the site which will better inform residents on how I am representing them in Parliament and what I can do for them in the constituency.

“The FAQ page is quite useful for answering questions many people have about MPs.  The site is especially useful to keep residents informed of campaigns I am conducting on their behalf, including my speeches on home affairs, the economy and my campaigning on HS2 and local wind farm issues.

“The Website is designed for content to be added and updated regularly so it will be constantly changing depending on what I am doing in Parliament.”

One of the more novel elements to the Website are Mr. Pincher’s policy statements on his areas of emphasis, including Defence, Education, Energy, Economy and Immigration.  Following each of these policy statements are recent news items related to the topic linking what Christopher says he believes in with what he is doing, strengthening accountability.

Social media is heavily incorporated into the Website and a link to Christopher’s Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages is seen on the toolbar of every page.

“Twitter is my real-time diary of events and commentary about Parliament.  If residents do have the application, it is a great way to stay quickly informed and provide immediate feedback,” he added.