Comments on: MPs not at work http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/01/03/mps-not-at-work/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom Paine http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/01/03/mps-not-at-work/#comment-154 Tom Paine Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:17:35 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=35#comment-154 It's not as if the MP's have any real say, is it Mr. Redwood? As www.theyworkforyou.com demonstrates, they mainly vote as the Whips direct. The separation of powers has broken down in consequence, as the Legislature simply does what the Executive tells it to do. Hence the loss of so many of our ancient freedoms while the supposed "Conservative" Party stands by. Hence the decline in voting figures as voters are realise that (unless they are in one constituency in the North-East or one other in Scotland) their vote doesn't matter a damn. When you do get back to work, please consider speaking up -with full independence of thought- for your constituents. I am sure they didn't elect you to follow the BluLabour party line. It’s not as if the MP’s have any real say, is it Mr. Redwood? As http://www.theyworkforyou.com demonstrates, they mainly vote as the Whips direct. The separation of powers has broken down in consequence, as the Legislature simply does what the Executive tells it to do. Hence the loss of so many of our ancient freedoms while the supposed “Conservative” Party stands by. Hence the decline in voting figures as voters are realise that (unless they are in one constituency in the North-East or one other in Scotland) their vote doesn’t matter a damn.

When you do get back to work, please consider speaking up -with full independence of thought- for your constituents. I am sure they didn’t elect you to follow the BluLabour party line.

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