Young volunteers grill election candidates over dinner in Question Dine

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 26, 2010 -- In the run up to the election the charity WORLDwrite and its News Channel WORLDbytes have developed a unique series of programmes to bring prospective parliamentary candidates closer to the electorate. In Question Dine young volunteers invite election candidates to dinner and give them a grilling.

In this first programme London election candidates Alexander Hilton for Labour, Darren Caplan for the Conservatives and Rhodri Jamieson-Ball for the liberal Democrats are taken to task and asked why, given the state of politics, we should vote at all? The battle ground over starters makes a meal of immigration, intervention is up for question over the main course and the economy provides more than food for thought over pudding.

Director Ceri Dingle said today: “The discussion is riveting; it’s so rare that young people have a chance to test their ideas on, or challenge those who wish to represent them. Dinner parties are perfect for a polite row and as participants relax on this show, they get stuck into more than a great meal. We’re filming the next programme in a local café for what promises to be a great series. We’re delighted that local candidates have agreed to take part.”

The Question Dine idea was originated by WORLDbytes volunteer Ashley Burton-Lynch who with a crew of young people working with the channel wanted something more than the usual sound bite discussion on political positions in the run up to the elections.

The programme is available to view on the WORLDbytes channel at www.worldbytes.org/programmes/013/013_002.html

WORLDbytes is an alternative on-line channel of reports and programmes created by young volunteers. They aim to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide-range of issues. The programme’s credo is “don’t shout at the telly, change the message on it”. The channel is at www.worldbytes.org

WORLDwrite provides free film training for young people interested in volunteering with its news channel WORLDbytes. Details of the latest training sessions and an online application form are available at www.worldbytes.org/volopps.html

For more information and interviews contact:
Viv Regan Email: vivregan@btconnect.com
Tel: +44 (0)7939 449 604 or +44 (0)20 8985 5435

Ceri Dingle Email: ceridingle@btconnect.com
Tel: +44 (0)7866 806 918 or +44 (0)20 8985 5435

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