Further to the Dr. Yunus’ second letter, a key indicator that will be interesting to keep an eye out for is how many committees are created in the next few weeks, and how many people join these committees. The thing is that these statistics will likely not be reported on very well unless the response is either overwhelming or underwhelming. We will likely thus not have a very good grasp on the strength (and potential) of the new party for some time…

Letters asking Dr. Yunus to join are of course easy to send. And it is easy to come out on the streets celebrating the Nobel. Joining a committee is a more proactive step. I wonder if the enthusiastic reaction to the first letter will translate to action.

On a related note, I wonder who Dr. Yunus has working with him to do the actual work of organizing and coordinating the actions of the commitees. This too will be a key factor in the success of the new party - but again one that will be underreported.