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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
Surely our MP must have some form of influence with the Borough Council, and it's not all that Tory controlled even though Mr. Britcliffe appears to act like President Mugabe, Mr Pope must have some form of dialogue with them.
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I have been going on about this point for a long time. National politics are very different from local politics - we have an MP to discuss national issues (admittedly some affect local issues) and we have a council to make decisions on local issues. The two things really are very different - as an example
The national government would make the decision about how much budget should be allocated to defense or the NHS - the local council will make the decision as to whether a doctors surgery can have planning permission to expand.
Your MP can join the fight to allow the doctors surgery to have planning permission but it is really not his decision.