Who is your MP & are they any good?
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Mine is Sir Desmond Swayne.
Seems to like speaking from the wrong side of the house; falling asleep in the house during speeches by Ken Clarke; blackface and using the rough end of a pineapple on people dragging their feet to get back to work.
Hates muzzles, lockdown, quarantine and the EU.
Other good thing is he answers. Had occasion to email him once, had a response back inside 3hrs & at 7am in the morning.
Gets my vote!
Seems to like speaking from the wrong side of the house; falling asleep in the house during speeches by Ken Clarke; blackface and using the rough end of a pineapple on people dragging their feet to get back to work.
Hates muzzles, lockdown, quarantine and the EU.
Other good thing is he answers. Had occasion to email him once, had a response back inside 3hrs & at 7am in the morning.
Gets my vote!
Edited by GT03ROB on Thursday 17th September 14:55
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Just conspired with other local MPs and councillors (who she normally can't stand), to remove more freedoms for over 2 million people from midnight.
She has never had my vote. I'd happily discuss politics with her over a drink or two mind you. If that were allowed
Just conspired with other local MPs and councillors (who she normally can't stand), to remove more freedoms for over 2 million people from midnight.
She has never had my vote. I'd happily discuss politics with her over a drink or two mind you. If that were allowed
Rebecca Pow and no.
But then I voted for the Lib Dem guy, so what do I know?! ;-p
My guess is that she's trying desperately to clamber up the ladder as she loves to toe the party line wherever possible.
Hoping she'll get involved in the Covid testing shambles, but I doubt it. I drove past the test centre at Taunton Racecourse yesterday and only spotted a security guy there. Yet I'm seeing local people on socials trying to get tests and being offered Launceston and Swansea. Madness in an area that's least affected so ought to have plenty of testing capacity.
But then I voted for the Lib Dem guy, so what do I know?! ;-p
My guess is that she's trying desperately to clamber up the ladder as she loves to toe the party line wherever possible.
Hoping she'll get involved in the Covid testing shambles, but I doubt it. I drove past the test centre at Taunton Racecourse yesterday and only spotted a security guy there. Yet I'm seeing local people on socials trying to get tests and being offered Launceston and Swansea. Madness in an area that's least affected so ought to have plenty of testing capacity.
....who knew?Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative) - ardent Brexiteer, attention seeker, embarrassing interviewee and non-existent local MP other than for photo opportunities that allow further self promotion.
Tows the party line relentlessly, retweets nonsense and rarely adds her own thoughts. Unable to enter into any form of debate on any topic without resorting to "sore loser" script or blocking the other side.
Comes across as a party suck-up in the hope of promotion. This tactic isn't working much.
The best you get from her is that she is "opposed to..." or "in support of..." a local issue but appears unable to actually make any kind of personal impact on anything. Will happily have a photo taken at the site before disappearing into the shadows.
Relies on the hive of nepotism that is the local independent council to mask her lack of activity at a local level.
Fell off her own office chair and gave herself whiplash and concussion.
Gave a positive character reference for a chap that threatened to have MP Yvette Cooper beaten up.
Gets £25,000 a year to work for a think tank that doesn't exist.
Was the "other woman" when Jack Lopresti cheated on his wife (she's married to him now with a child)
Oddly has increasing support locally amongst a predominantly low-income, working class, population having initially beaten Ed Balls to the seat by a tiny majority. That said they voted the BNP in once so are hardly a benchmark for political matters.
I can't name a single thing she's done to make things better here.
So yeah, I'm a big fan.
Tows the party line relentlessly, retweets nonsense and rarely adds her own thoughts. Unable to enter into any form of debate on any topic without resorting to "sore loser" script or blocking the other side.
Comes across as a party suck-up in the hope of promotion. This tactic isn't working much.
The best you get from her is that she is "opposed to..." or "in support of..." a local issue but appears unable to actually make any kind of personal impact on anything. Will happily have a photo taken at the site before disappearing into the shadows.
Relies on the hive of nepotism that is the local independent council to mask her lack of activity at a local level.
Fell off her own office chair and gave herself whiplash and concussion.
Gave a positive character reference for a chap that threatened to have MP Yvette Cooper beaten up.
Gets £25,000 a year to work for a think tank that doesn't exist.
Was the "other woman" when Jack Lopresti cheated on his wife (she's married to him now with a child)
Oddly has increasing support locally amongst a predominantly low-income, working class, population having initially beaten Ed Balls to the seat by a tiny majority. That said they voted the BNP in once so are hardly a benchmark for political matters.
I can't name a single thing she's done to make things better here.
So yeah, I'm a big fan.
Edited by thetapeworm on Thursday 17th September 15:43
I’ve got a safe seat conservative MP from outside the area that nobody sees who replaced the last safe seat conservative MP from outside the area when they defected to the libdems.
My constituency has only ever been conservative except when the last MP became a libdem for a few weeks pre election.
I’ve never heard my MP mentioned on the news or in any media apart from on a local Facebook group where people were asking if anyone had ever met or seen her.
I’m not even sure at the moment if I would even recognise her in the street.
It’s got to be one of the easiest jobs in politics, safe seat, vote with the party every time. She’s probably just doing it part time along with some other more involved better paid job.
My constituency has only ever been conservative except when the last MP became a libdem for a few weeks pre election.
I’ve never heard my MP mentioned on the news or in any media apart from on a local Facebook group where people were asking if anyone had ever met or seen her.
I’m not even sure at the moment if I would even recognise her in the street.
It’s got to be one of the easiest jobs in politics, safe seat, vote with the party every time. She’s probably just doing it part time along with some other more involved better paid job.
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 17th September 13:18
Rishi Sunak.
As a constituency MP I can't actually fault him - he went in to bat for me on a health issue of my daughters and eventually got me a response from the Health Secretary. Some months later my issue was resolved.
Others I know who've had dealings with him locally are also impressed, including friends from the other side of the political divide - I genuinely think he's a decent bloke.
As a Chancellor - well, history will decide I guess.
As a constituency MP I can't actually fault him - he went in to bat for me on a health issue of my daughters and eventually got me a response from the Health Secretary. Some months later my issue was resolved.
Others I know who've had dealings with him locally are also impressed, including friends from the other side of the political divide - I genuinely think he's a decent bloke.
As a Chancellor - well, history will decide I guess.
Rosie Winterton.
Only direct dealings I've had with her were in April when the local hospital was refusing to let me in for the birth of my son.
Not exactly sure what she did but 1 email to her had it sorted.
So even though I can't stand her party at the minute she personally gets a thumbs up from me.
Only direct dealings I've had with her were in April when the local hospital was refusing to let me in for the birth of my son.
Not exactly sure what she did but 1 email to her had it sorted.
So even though I can't stand her party at the minute she personally gets a thumbs up from me.
Alex Sobel (Labour) pretty useless to be honest, does very little in the local area. He was voted in on a wave of student support for Jeremy Corbyns labour party.
Previous one was a Lib Dem for many years and whilst I have no support for them as a party he was a pretty decent guy and did a lot of work on local issues and he was seen to be out doing his job for the area.
Previous one was a Lib Dem for many years and whilst I have no support for them as a party he was a pretty decent guy and did a lot of work on local issues and he was seen to be out doing his job for the area.
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