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MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:40 am
by Dick Moby
Just had an MP at my door and he often had comments in the local newspaper Going by his newspaper articles I thought he was an arsehole but in person he seemed a genuine guy. I suppose that's the mark of a good politician --- get the voter to think he's telling the truth.
Re: MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:43 pm
by randyandy
I had a chat with a Labour Minister once.
The bloke said he was a bit busy but write to me.
My reply was there would be little point in doing that because you won't reply, even if you see the letter which I suspect you won't.
He promised that he would.
Guess what happened...
Thankfully I wasn't naive enough to take the prick for his word !drink!
Re: MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:20 pm
by Dick Moby
I've met Alex Salmond a couple of times and I also sent him a letter (ah the good old days) about a problem my father had. He got it sorted pretty quickly. I don't necessarily agree with his politics but he got the job done for my dad.
Re: MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:22 pm
by Peter
Don't think my labour MP has ever been here, I think he refers to his constituancy as "that place up north somewhere" seeing as he lives 150 miles away.
It's a nice safe seat though, he doesn't need to do any work in a "we always vote Labour" town. People round here would vote for Jimmy Savile if they dug him up and stuck a red rosette on him.
Re: MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:01 pm
by number 6
im sure tories in the safest tory seats in the country would vote for jimmy saville if he was their MP , Saville was a tory and best buddies with Thatcher after all
Dick
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:49 pm
by David Johnson
Yet another post about politics, Dick? !wink!
Re: MPs
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:40 pm
by Essex Lad
number 6 wrote:
> im sure tories in the safest tory seats in the country would
> vote for jimmy saville if he was their MP , Saville was a tory
> and best buddies with Thatcher after all
I doubt they would vote for Jimmy Savile ? he wasn't a Tory and he wasn't "best buddies" with Thatcher. Jut because someone says something doesn't make it true...
Essex Lad
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:54 pm
by David Johnson
"he wasn't a Tory and he wasn't "best buddies" with Thatcher
Really? According to the Telegraph, not the most left-leaning of newspapers
"The hospital that got the most help from him was Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, where he supported the spinal injuries unit. The hospital is only three miles from the Prime Minister?s official residence, Chequers, and Savile became a friend of Margaret Thatcher ? spending New Year?s Eve with her for 11 years in a row."
and re. his knighthood
Okay maybe not "best buddies" possibly but friends all the same.
Re: Dick
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:09 pm
by Dick Moby
David, I mentioned an MP I did not mention an affiliation to any party so exactly how is it politics ?
Re: Essex Lad
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:13 pm
by Essex Lad
David Johnson wrote:
> "he wasn't a Tory and he wasn't "best buddies" with Thatcher
>
> Really? According to the Telegraph, not the most left-leaning
> of newspapers
>
> "The hospital that got the most help from him was Stoke
> Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, where he supported the spinal
> injuries unit. The hospital is only three miles from the Prime
> Minister?s official residence, Chequers, and Savile became a
> friend of Margaret Thatcher ? spending New Year?s Eve with her
> for 11 years in a row."
Yes as I said that because someone says something doesn't make it true:
>
> and re. his knighthood
>
>
>
> Okay maybe not "best buddies" possibly but friends all the
> same.
Yes, I didn't say that they were not friends. I'm disputing the "best buddies" tag.