It's easy, honestly. Just table a motion in Parliament telling the country how your local paper is the best thing since sliced bread and you're laughing! You know they'll report that (especially if you send them a press release), and they'll probably be lovely to you for a while afterwards too!Don't worry, no one ever reads EDMs except boring saddos *cough*. And they don't cost a lot either! After all, Parliament's been back for just four days and so far the EDM bill is only about £15,000. What's £15K between friends when you can get yourself some local journalistic love with the stroke of a pen?
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I wonder how that £15k breaks down. Are we talking heat, light and staffing for the time those EDMs were read out?
Bet they offer him a job when he leaves politics, I am sure that a local newspaper will need a glorified tea boy.
EDMs are never read out. The main cost is that of printing them each day.
see paras 86-90:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmproced/513/513.pdf
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