I've written to my MP on several occasions. I wrote once about Iraq (where I got a satisfactory response as he is anti-war), I also met him to complain in person about the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 at which he sympathised and said that he couldn't vote against it because he was out of the country at the time (the whips having apparently let him go because he would have opposed it). I also wrote to my university MP about the Terrorism Act 2006 and got fobbed off by the New Labour drone. Oh, and I also wrote to Blair once and got the standard reply.
Have you ever spoken/written to your MP?
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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Has s/he ever written to you? Talked to you? It's not your duty to go to them. They're suppose to be concerned about you. Not you concerned with them.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
ah, well in that case i win.
when i lived in snaresbrook iain duncan smith was always coming over and rearranging the furniture, ballacking the cat etc etc.
when i lived in snaresbrook iain duncan smith was always coming over and rearranging the furniture, ballacking the cat etc etc.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
When I lived in Folkestone Michael Howard used to try to walk around the town to talk to 'the people' (I think he used the term 'his people' actually, being slightly confused about the electorate-elected relationship) but he used to scare the small children and dogs and eventually residents had to take out an ASBO to stop him doing it 
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Yes and recieved a very non-comital replies both times.
I believe one was about the reunification of civil service pay negotiations - form letter by the union which i altered slightly.
The other was about my local football club - once again a form letter which i personalised slightly.
I believe one was about the reunification of civil service pay negotiations - form letter by the union which i altered slightly.
The other was about my local football club - once again a form letter which i personalised slightly.
Donna Ferentes
jubliado
In the place indicated in the "Location" field...Brainaddict said:
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Spoken to him yes, but only about his bad back, not about anything important to the constituency!
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Get this, my MP is on Facebook and has invited me to join. How 
simpson_eh
Opiophile
One time i had a problem with my landlord and someone told me to go see my MP, so i did and he wrote out a big long list to my landlord/letting agent saying my constituent has all these problems, fix them.
untethered
For industry & decency
As with all forms of lobbying and persuasion, the key with MPs is to maintain an ongoing relationship with them (even a difficult one) rather than expecting that they'll instantly jump when you've got an issue that needs to be sorted out quickly.
Obviously this advice doesn't really apply for personal matters but it certainly does with pubilc/political ones.
Obviously this advice doesn't really apply for personal matters but it certainly does with pubilc/political ones.
pennimania
still dre and drooling
I wrote to Charles Kennedy (our MP) at 6 months ago, got avery smarmy letter back but it didn't really help at all.
Twas to do with a Crofting Commission fuck-up.
Twas to do with a Crofting Commission fuck-up.
KeyboardJockey
Clowns to the Left of me
Twice. Once lobbied Margaret (the nonces friend) Hodge about the Iraq war and found that she had fucked off to China on a jolly when the vote was being held.
previously had a meeting with Nigel Spearing re a complaint about the police. He couldn't do anything but he was at the very least sympathetic and helpful about getting other advice.
previously had a meeting with Nigel Spearing re a complaint about the police. He couldn't do anything but he was at the very least sympathetic and helpful about getting other advice.
glenquagmire
Rightwing NuLab apologist
Hodge is scum. There's plenty of filth on her to come out in the next few years and plenty of local Labour Party members and trade unionists willing to spill it.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
What are they waiting for?glenquagmire said:
KeyboardJockey
Clowns to the Left of me
Brainaddict said:What are they waiting for?
Maybe their frightened that a few more bits of info on Hodge will disgust the voters of Barking so much that there will be a mass vote for the bnp.
Donna Ferentes
jubliado
Or maybe some of it is untrue, some is libellous, some is gossip and some is both serious unprovable? (I say this as a non-admirer of Hodge.)
glenquagmire
Rightwing NuLab apologist
The local branch is under investigation by London region at the moment. I think a few are waiting to see how that goes before deciding whether or not to go public and by what means, though at least one Evening SubStandard political journalist is rumoured to be interested in the story.
KeyboardJockey
Clowns to the Left of me
glenquagmire said:
Mmmmmm! I wonder what that is. Intimidation. vote rigging. exclusion of trad old labour voters? There are all manner of nasties that could trigger an investigation.
ChocolateTeapot
biscuit crumbs & balloons
I wrote to Tony Benn once as a very earnest teenager: His office did at least write back with a heap of photocopied info I used in my Modern Studies O grade. Been quite fond of old Wedgewood ever since, really.
purves grundy
ambient clown remix
Yes, got positive outcome
obanite
Kroketten
Thanks for your replies - jografer, if you read my edit, I realise I screwed the poll up, I then had to go to work 
Thanks also for those 2 sites - very useful, didn't realise they existed. I used my MP's own website to get his email and write to him, unfortunately he (John Heppell) is one of the whips and has an impeccable voting record - pro Iraq war, pro ID cards, pro Trident...
I don't really know what to do next, I really want to get more involved in the political process and said as such in my letter, but what can you really do to affect things on a national level other than vote in the elections when they come up?
Thanks also for those 2 sites - very useful, didn't realise they existed. I used my MP's own website to get his email and write to him, unfortunately he (John Heppell) is one of the whips and has an impeccable voting record - pro Iraq war, pro ID cards, pro Trident...
I don't really know what to do next, I really want to get more involved in the political process and said as such in my letter, but what can you really do to affect things on a national level other than vote in the elections when they come up?
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
Why depressing? I think it's inspiring. Looking at her CV she seems to be an excellent choice - enthusiastic, articulate, interested in promoting social justice.MC5 said:
Don't be such a grump. What would you have happen? Should she and her family hold back her ambition? Should there be some sort of rule that people with an MP or whatever in the family don't get nominated?
She will draw attention to the election in what isn't a promising constituency on the face of it, many young people might see the point of at least finding out what's going on, and some older people in the constituency might well feel it would be good to have a very young MP.
Donna Ferentes
jubliado
No, but it's reasonable to wonder whether somebody with a less famous name would have been selected at such a young age.Fullyplumped said:
Incidentally, how many would-be Labour candidates declare themselves not to be interested in promoting social justice?
untethered
For industry & decency
Emily Benn said:
I'm not sure whether she's attempting to be ironic.
What kind of campaigning can a two year old do?
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