Fancy running Hackney yourself for the next four years? Check out Getavote.org!

Getavote.org

is a fascinating experiment in digital democracy that's going on in

Hackney. With a General Election a few weeks away one candidate is

standing as an independent for Hackney South and Shoreditch on a "direct digital democracy" platform - promising, if elected, to vote on each issue however the local electorate tell him to.

At the Getavote website, candidate Denny de la Haye explains. "How will it work? For each vote coming up in Parliament, I will put a poll on this

website. Every voter living in Hackney South will have a login for this

website, and will be able to vote in the polls using their computer or

their mobile phone.

Whatever the majority vote is, I will vote that way."

If you've ever complained about the parties not really representing your interests, if you weren't planning to vote because none of the candidates want the things you want, maybe this is your chance.

Is it a good idea? Can direct digital democracy work in Hackney (or indeed anywhere)? Or is this just another political promise that's just too good to be true?

You can find out more a Getavote.org, and contact details for Mr de la Haye appear here.