20 Sep
12:13pm, 20 Sep 2024
29,329 posts
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richmac
Johnny Blaze wrote: I can quite understand there may be security issues with holding in-person surgeries, but I remain to be convinced that he is doing any work at all to resolve his difficulties so that he may alleviate the condition of the people of Clacton. He could help the people of Clacton by resigning I guess |
20 Sep
12:18pm, 20 Sep 2024
6,499 posts
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paulcook
Not sure a constituency whose MPs have been Douglas Carswell, Giles Watling and Nigel Farage really has many grounds for complaining.
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20 Sep
12:41pm, 20 Sep 2024
29,330 posts
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richmac
Are you suggesting that collectively the people of Clacton have poor judgement ?
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20 Sep
12:48pm, 20 Sep 2024
6,500 posts
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paulcook
Enough of them definitely. Re: Farage specifically, I wonder if he has any staff doing donkey work for him though, if he's not going to hold any surgeries. |
20 Sep
1:28pm, 20 Sep 2024
25,650 posts
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larkim
That would be the normal course of business for a constituency MP. They can't personally see everyone, and he (more than most) can afford to employ staff to do his work for him.
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20 Sep
1:46pm, 20 Sep 2024
17,834 posts
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jda
I'm sure most people can meet their local MP if they want. I have done so without difficulty. You do need to book a slot (and perhaps take time off work on a Friday).
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20 Sep
1:57pm, 20 Sep 2024
25,651 posts
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larkim
I've done both, met with a staffer (often an intern or similar) and met with the MP. Staffers can provide a good triage for a busy constituency office. But does run the risk of constituents feeling they've been fobbed off by a junior.
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20 Sep
2:05pm, 20 Sep 2024
5,759 posts
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Cheeky’s Dad
Johnny Blaze wrote: I can quite understand there may be security issues with holding in-person surgeries, Do we live in a country where our MPs are afraid to meet their constituents? How can that possibly have happened? |
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20 Sep
2:25pm, 20 Sep 2024
25,652 posts
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larkim
Just worth re-posting the Farage monologue from O'Brien yesterday... Have you ever had violent race riots named after you, or indeed been accused by the head of the Met of emboldening the racist thugs responsible? Has your vile and ignorant rhetoric ever helped instigate attempts to burn people alive in their beds? Have you ever cited a self-described misogynist facing rape and people trafficking charges in Romania as a trustworthy news source for events in the UK? Or describe yourself as part of a similar phenomenon to him. Have you ever helped a convicted woman beater get elected to the UK Parliament? And have any newly elected MPs spent more time in America getting binned off by Donald Trump than they have in their own constituency? And what would you call someone who answers yes to all those questions? |
20 Sep
2:29pm, 20 Sep 2024
11,681 posts
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Fields
OBrien a typical establishment public school type. You liberals lap him up but he’s part of the problem as much as NF is
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