Comments on: MP addresses – no relevance http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/ Relentless user-focus on civic websites Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Adrian Peirson http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-104461 Adrian Peirson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:08:57 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-104461 If MP's feel the need to keep their addresses secret for fear of public anger or whatever, then they have failed in their Job. Similarly, if they need bullet proof cars and armed police escorts and a ring of steel round Westminster, they have failed. If MP’s feel the need to keep their addresses secret for fear of public anger or whatever, then they have failed in their Job.
Similarly, if they need bullet proof cars and armed police escorts and a ring of steel round Westminster, they have failed.

]]> By: Dee http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58849 Dee Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:30:19 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58849 I have written to my MP John Gummer for all the good it will do, not for one minute will this lot of corrupt politicians let you know what they waste there expenses on, the Lib Lab Con lot are all the same (rouges) of the first order and could not be upfront if there life depended on it, I am not even bothering to vote in the general election but for the County elections I am voting BNP this time round. I have written to my MP John Gummer for all the good it will do, not for one minute will this lot of corrupt politicians let you know what they waste there expenses on, the Lib Lab Con lot are all the same (rouges) of the first order and could not be upfront if there life depended on it, I am not even bothering to vote in the general election but for the County elections I am voting BNP this time round.

]]> By: Sean http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58806 Sean Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:30:01 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58806 Could you name the MPs in question, at all? I think we should all know, because they are either being disingenuous and trying to pull the wool over the eyes of their constituents or they don't know the facts. Either way, anyone who is guilty of either of these two things should not be an MP in the first place. Could you name the MPs in question, at all?

I think we should all know, because they are either being disingenuous and trying to pull the wool over the eyes of their constituents or they don’t know the facts.

Either way, anyone who is guilty of either of these two things should not be an MP in the first place.

]]> By: Francis Irving http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58767 Francis Irving Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:08:10 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58767 Interesting, deep post from Julian Todd on this. "This is an irregular practice, because in business things bought on expense belong to the Company unless they are consumed eaten; if you want to keep them you have to buy them back." http://www.freesteel.co.uk/wpblog/2009/01/mps-expenses- at-the-battleground/ Interesting, deep post from Julian Todd on this.

“This is an irregular practice, because in business things bought on expense belong to the Company unless they are consumed eaten; if you want to keep them you have to buy them back.”

http://www.freesteel.co.uk/wpblog/2009/01/mps-expenses-
at-the-battleground/

]]> By: Paulie http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58743 Paulie Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58743 Sorry to break the consensus here, but I think this is a daft - and objectively anti-democratic campaign. Here's why: http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2009/01/stupid-anti-democratic-campaign.html Sorry to break the consensus here, but I think this is a daft – and objectively anti-democratic campaign. Here’s why:

http://nevertrustahippy.blogspot.com/2009/01/stupid-anti-democratic-campaign.html

]]> By: Robert (Jamie) Munro http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58702 Robert (Jamie) Munro Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:40:49 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58702 My MP (who happens to be David Cameron) sent me a reply about Heathrow Airport expansion, because I opened the message with something like "I am disappointed the govenment has used the Heathrow Airport expansion announcement to hide the changes to the freedom of information act..." I replied to the e-mail and got a "Sorry for the mix up - we've been inundated with Heathrow messages" kind of reply. My MP (who happens to be David Cameron) sent me a reply about Heathrow Airport expansion, because I opened the message with something like “I am disappointed the govenment has used the Heathrow Airport expansion announcement to hide the changes to the freedom of information act…”

I replied to the e-mail and got a “Sorry for the mix up – we’ve been inundated with Heathrow messages” kind of reply.

]]> By: Dungeekin http://www.mysociety.org/2009/01/20/mp-addresses-no-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-58692 Dungeekin Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:21:40 +0000 http://www.mysociety.org/?p=1065#comment-58692 I know <a href="http://dungeekin.blogspot.com/2009/01/government-to-revise-mp-expenses.html" rel="nofollow">I've made jokes about this</a>, but in all honesty this expenses issue is serious and needs addressing. WE employ Members of Parliament, and their salary and expenses are paid from the public purse. Therefore, as any employer, we have the right to hold our employees to account. <a href="http://dungeekin.blogspot.com/2009/01/mp-expenses-they-work-for-you.html" rel="nofollow">I've written about this - and to my local MP - and have also joined the FB group</a>. MPs can't be allowed to bury this bit of troughing in other news - we must expect and demand transparency and accountability from our public servants. D I know I’ve made jokes about this, but in all honesty this expenses issue is serious and needs addressing.

WE employ Members of Parliament, and their salary and expenses are paid from the public purse. Therefore, as any employer, we have the right to hold our employees to account.

I’ve written about this – and to my local MP – and have also joined the FB group. MPs can’t be allowed to bury this bit of troughing in other news – we must expect and demand transparency and accountability from our public servants.

D

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