The most digital General Election ever, they said. Social media mobilised by politicians as they seek to engage over opinions on key issues. Twitter alive with debate and opinion during each of the leaders debates. Candidates wired to the latest information by portable devices as they tour constituencies and further afield.

A shame, then, that when I asked candidates in Islington North a simple question by email in order to decide how to vote, I largely got silence.

I have always voted largely on the strength of local candidates and their approach to local issues. So I sent an email to Jeremy Corbyn (Lab), Adrian Berrill-Cox (Con), Emma Dixon (Green) and Rhodri Jamieson-Ball (Lib Dem) asking what they’d do (if anything) to change the tax self-certification system. A system that, selfishly, I find a complete pain in the arse.

That was a week ago. So far only Emma has replied, to say it’s not a party issue but her personal opinion is that it is overcomplicated.

I appreciate all are pretty busy at the moment, but it’s an email. A really easy proposition: send me a short response, and one of you will get my vote. You don’t have to track my social media movements, you don’t have to understand my cares and dreams. You just have to send me an email.

Twenty four hours, and the clock is ticking.