Who's stupid idea was war-dialling people in marginal seats?

W T F ? Seriously! What F**king gives here ?

Cold calls are viewed as nuisence calls by almost everybody, automated (i.e. wardialling) calls with a recorded message have been sensibly outlawed in the US and are the one of the biggest causes of complaints to OFCOM because they are notoriously unreliable, as well as unwelcome, silent calls or pre-recorded messages are even more unwelcome than zealous party activists.

I recently got a phone call from Cowley St asking for a donation to help fund this stupid idea, except of course they couldn't tell me what they planned to spend the money on.

That's one of the really galling things about being a party member, you don't get any input on campaigning, and if you want to do or say anything it's always the same response : "here deliver these leaflets (that people will throw in the recycling unread)" or "if it matters to you come to conference, and put forward a motion", those two things seem to be the answer to everything.

All I asked for is some accountability on campaign spending before I hand over some cash, in this case I'm pretty confident giving these people money would do more harm than good!