Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

I have two children at Junior school - I know how much time Greg has missed out of with his children as they grew up. I couldn't do that - perhaps when they're a lot older I might want to throw my hat back in the political ring but right now, I wouldn't do it.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

So why has Greg packed it now that they've grown up? And after 18 years? The truth is that allowing for the holidays that MP's get, then should thay wish they can spend as much time in total with their kids as in more than any other occupation. Can you name me one other job other than that of an MP where you can, should you wish, spend the entire 6 weeks school holiday period with your kids? Even teachers can't do that.

PS..now 8 pints

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

And the fact that they have to spend 4 days out of every 7 in London. You might like it down there but it's a lot of travel and a lot of time away from home.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

The house sits for 30 weeks in every year. that is 4 x 30 = 120. That works out, on average, less than 3 days a week. Given that there are few late night sittings now and that you can get from Accy station to the Palace of Westminster in less than 3hrs 20mins - all expenses paid - then you should be able to fit in a couple of breakfasts/dinners each week while being back in Ossy while doing the job. Just think of all that dosh and all that quality leisure time!

PS...9 pints

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

housewife? :D:D:D

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

Who.....in their right mind would want to follow this government into Office?
It is going to need one hell of a clean up merchant........and I am sure that while the majority of the electorate know that whoever follows this set of thieves, will have to implement some very painful policies, they are hardly likely to welcome these with open arms.
No........it will truly be a poison chalice.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

and while on the subject of painful policies.......which party leader has the Cojones to implement them? Certainly not Nick Clegg......Lib Dem......that party(with perhaps the exception of Vince Cable) couldn't find its bum even if it used both hands.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

Can't see that it really matters who the citizens of Hyndburn vote in. The vast majority of our laws are created by faceless bureaucrats in Brussels and we're about to lose the last vestiges of our independence when the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect. All you're doing is voting for someone to join a toothless talking shop in Westminster.

PS - 0 pints and the prospect of none 'til Friday..you lucky beggar, Tealeaf!

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

You're confused, as usual, Margaret. This is about electing someone who will best represent the interests of the people of Hyndburn, not who will arselick whoever has kissed the Queen's hand.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

"whoever follows this set of thieves?"... I'd say yet another set of thieves will follow, and the very painful policies you talk of will hurt alot more under a tory government..if you think this country is in a mess you ain't seen nothing yet .

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

I would really love somebody in fact anybody to give me proof of a party who can in all honesty say their MP's (our elected representatives) are not guilty of claiming expenses dishonestly. I truly believe that there isn't one party that can honestly say none of their members haven't milked the system (by flaunting the rules that they implement). A disgrace the lot of them when this country is in the grip of a recession or even not in a recession come to that!!!!

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

He never mentioned standing as a Labour candidate :rolleyes::D

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

I think with the problems we now have in this Country the expenses issue is not very important at all.

I can't help wondering if the Government leaked the expenses to the Daily Telegraph itself to take our eyes off other things that were going on at the time.

I think that is a big point as far as I am concerned. A local candidate able to work for Hyndburn and Haslingden for 22 weeks full time is important. I have a 15 week old daughter who is smiling every morning and I want to be with her. This is a big personal decision for me considering the requests, especially by ordinary residents, to stand.

Re: Potential Labour Candidate for Hyndburn
 

How do we nominate Mancie? :dflam: