Not at all. I am wondering about how an activist group with links to two parties and an agenda can be completely impartial?How will it be easy for anyone to express a different view and how will it not be anything other than a puff for their preferred and allied candidates?Nothing wrong with subject matter or theme. It's how it can be impartial ?Non-selective hustings: Good practice recommendationsIf you decide not to invite all candidates for impartial reasons, there are some good practice recommendations you should follow if you want to ensure your hustings is genuinely not promoting particular candidates or parties more than others:Inform the audience at the meeting of any candidates or parties standing who haven’t been invitedBe prepared to explain your impartial reasons to candidates or parties you haven’t invitedMake sure that candidates or parties you invite represent a reasonable variety of view, from different parts of the political spectrumAllow each candidate or party representative attending a fair chance to answer questions and, where appropriate, a reasonable opportunity to respond to points made against them by other candidates or party representatives.Selective hustingsA selective hustings is a hustings that can reasonably be regarded as intended to influence voters to vote for or against particular political parties or candidates – for example, if you invite some candidates or parties to your hustings and do not have impartial reasons for excluding the others.Selective HustingsSpending on a selective hustings may, in certain circumstances, be regulated and count towards your spending limit or registration threshold in the run up to an election.
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