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Bring our MPs to account

10:54am Tuesday 16th March 2010 in


JUST what is it that our MPs do in London that justifies a second home or vast travel expenses?

Looking at BBC Parliament one cannot but notice that apart from the Muppet show entitled PM Questions, the House is occupied by a handful of MPs attending each “debate”.

Debate itself is a misnomer as all seems to be a succession of prepared statements being read aloud. Debate is the last thing that occurs. Greater value could be achieved by circulating such statements to all MPs.

Likewise voting: why appear in person to vote when you are subject to the party whip and vote the way you are directed?

For the area covered by The Northern Echo let us have a timesheet printed, one week in arrears, for each of our MPs, listing action they undertake while in London set against attendance at the House and detailing time actually spent in the Chamber.

On voting, let us have a schedule indicating when – if ever – our MPs vote against the whip.

Based on the above we could assess who is working in London and who just enjoys the lifestyle and the opportunity to get a second home at our expense.

PR Davies, High Coniscliffe, near Darlington.

Comments(7)

chriswhite says...
11:21am Tue 16 Mar 10

Or you could just try www.theyworkforyou.c
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dolanp1 says...
5:47pm Tue 16 Mar 10

Constituency MPs don't vote as the voter wishes them to because they are owned by the party which gave them their well paid position and which they do little in return for, thats the trouble with party voting you have no say on how they vote all you are required to do at election time is vote them into power and forget all about it until the next time.

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Super steve says...
6:38pm Tue 16 Mar 10

More importantly why do we have MPs in Westminster when we are really governed from Brussels ?, the 640 London MPs are obsolete because anything they do can be over ruled by the unelected EU.

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*shakes head slowly* says...
7:18pm Tue 16 Mar 10

Ohno - Brussels!!!! Aaargh, the danger of our children learning to live with their continental neighbours and running around speaking other languages is palpable!!! LOL@little britain europhobia!!!!!!

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gramps427 says...
7:45pm Tue 16 Mar 10

What we need is to reduce the number of MP's, make set times for Parliament both when they sit and for how long. We also need more Independents to stand who have a common thread of agreement among them; to that purpose people should look at Juryteam and think about joining in. Had I the health and the finance I would.

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Super steve says...
1:59pm Wed 17 Mar 10

*shakes head slowly* wrote:
Ohno - Brussels!!!! Aaargh, the danger of our children learning to live with their continental neighbours and running around speaking other languages is palpable!!! LOL@little britain europhobia!!!!!!
Where did I criticise Europe in my post?, Your narrow minded smug arogance is astounding.

Theres nothing wrong with Brussels, what this country needs to get rid of is the Labourites and trade unionists who infest this great land.

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*shakes head slowly* says...
4:48pm Wed 17 Mar 10

Arrogance has two R's!!! LOL@ the most narrow-minded of all contributors having the aRogance to say that!!!!!
UKIP are not the biggest fans of europe as far as I knew. Thanks for the update!!!

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