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Acrylic-bob · 15-05-2005, 11:33

When purplelass started this thread I was expecting loads of examples of Mr Pope's tireless efforts and sterling work done on our behalf. And considering that 18,136 of our fellow electors thought him worth re-electing I have to say that reports of his efficacy as an MP appear to be worryingly thin on the ground.

One would imagine that in reporting the count on election night The Accrington Observer and Times would have had more to convey than this:

" Mr Pope said that the main issue for the Labour Party was to keep the economy on track and investement rolling into schools, hospitals and other public services. He added 'This massive investment will make a difference to people's quality of life in Hyndburn. initiatives like SureStart could only have happened under Labour. That is the difference between us and our opposition."

Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't Nigel Rix claiming credit for SureStart, shortly before he resigned his £75,000 p.a. position with Hyndburn First?

Oh! Here is a bit of something he has been up to; apparently he has added his signature to a letter to the Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary asking for urgent consideration to be given to undertaking a feasibility study into creating a a University of East Lancashire. The other signataries are mp's for Blackburn, Rossendale, Pendle, and Burnley.

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Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2472	Re: Greg Pope When purplelass started this thread I was expecting loads of examples of Mr Pope's tireless efforts and sterling work done on our behalf. And considering that 18,136 of our fellow electors thought him worth re-electing I have to say that reports of his efficacy as an MP appear to be worryingly thin on the ground. One would imagine that in reporting the count on election night The Accrington Observer and Times would have had more to convey than this: " Mr Pope said that the main issue for the Labour Party was to keep the economy on track and investement rolling into schools, hospitals and other public services. He added 'This massive investment will make a difference to people's quality of life in Hyndburn. initiatives like SureStart could only have happened under Labour. That is the difference between us and our opposition." Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't Nigel Rix claiming credit for SureStart, shortly before he resigned his £75,000 p.a. position with Hyndburn First? Oh! Here is a bit of something he has been up to; apparently he has added his signature to a letter to the Ruth Kelly, the Education Secretary asking for urgent consideration to be given to undertaking a feasibility study into creating a a University of East Lancashire. The other signataries are mp's for Blackburn, Rossendale, Pendle, and Burnley. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 15-05-2005 at 11:58.