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garinda · 14-06-2009, 18:38

I've always been lucky with my MPs, when I've needed to contact them.

Ken Hargreaves helped me get back some money Derek Hatton's loony left Liverpool Council owed me in the '80s.

George Galloway helped me fight Glasgow City Council's reluctance to embrace an equality issue, earlier this decade.

Recently Greg Pope helped retrieve money from a cowboy parking firm. He also let me tell him my thoughts before a free vote on embryoinic stem cell research, and offered to discuss the matter further, and informed me why he'd voted why he had.

The sixteen years I lived in London I had no need to contact my MP.

So for me my MP is someone to add their weight when fighting for something, when you've not got anywhere by yourself.

They are also someone who you can lobby, to give them your view before a vote which might become law.

Like I say, I've always felt I've received first class service from them.

I hope I can still say the same thing in the future, when we get a new MP representing Hyndburn.

14-06-2009, 18:38	#8
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Re: What do our MP's do for us? I've always been lucky with my MPs, when I've needed to contact them. Ken Hargreaves helped me get back some money Derek Hatton's loony left Liverpool Council owed me in the '80s. George Galloway helped me fight Glasgow City Council's reluctance to embrace an equality issue, earlier this decade. Recently Greg Pope helped retrieve money from a cowboy parking firm. He also let me tell him my thoughts before a free vote on embryoinic stem cell research, and offered to discuss the matter further, and informed me why he'd voted why he had. The sixteen years I lived in London I had no need to contact my MP. So for me my MP is someone to add their weight when fighting for something, when you've not got anywhere by yourself. They are also someone who you can lobby, to give them your view before a vote which might become law. Like I say, I've always felt I've received first class service from them. I hope I can still say the same thing in the future, when we get a new MP representing Hyndburn. __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.