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Originally Posted by Gayle
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.
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dear gayle i find your comments somewhat patronising to the point where you write like a teacher correcting a pupil. you assume we are not familier with the role of mps local gov etc but the point is good local mps have passion and great concern for local issues even if the council make the decisions. they dont just pass the buck by saying the council is run by a rival party. greg for me lacks passion