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Tealeaf · 24-10-2011, 11:00

I've just had a look at the parliament website to check on todays order of business. The referendum debate begins at 3.30, so I'm having an early afternoon off and will be warching the debate live on the BBC Parliament channel (81, freeview - I don't know about the others).

But just as a matter of interest, the front page of the Commons website makes quite clear as to what is the job of an MP. It reads as follows:

The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees

It seems to me that any MP, therefore who is not representing their interests and concerns is not actually doing his or her job is quite simply taking their substancial salary under false pretences - which, under certain circumstances, is a criminal act.

Here is the Parliament link:

House of Commons - UK Parliament

I'm heading off home now....I think I'll pick up a couple of bottles of claret on the way. I'm looking forward to fireworks.

24-10-2011, 11:00	#252
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: How'd you vote in an E.U. referendum? I've just had a look at the parliament website to check on todays order of business. The referendum debate begins at 3.30, so I'm having an early afternoon off and will be warching the debate live on the BBC Parliament channel (81, freeview - I don't know about the others). But just as a matter of interest, the front page of the Commons website makes quite clear as to what is the job of an MP. It reads as follows: The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by asking ministers questions about current issues either in the Commons Chamber or in Committees It seems to me that any MP, therefore who is not representing their interests and concerns is not actually doing his or her job is quite simply taking their substancial salary under false pretences - which, under certain circumstances, is a criminal act. Here is the Parliament link: House of Commons - UK Parliament I'm heading off home now....I think I'll pick up a couple of bottles of claret on the way. I'm looking forward to fireworks.