MP working hard shock
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 A reader has alerted me to an exchange of emails with her MP who shall remain anonymous because of the private nature of the correspondence. (You can't be too careful. See Cherie Blair in £800 court battle over Lord Mandelson's memoirs!!) Anyway, his response to her email made me laugh:
Dear Mr xxxxx,
I hope that this time my email will be PERSONALLY answered by you.
Since you have been elected I have written to your office with regards to various other issues. All I had from your office was apology after apology. It was either because your secretary/assistant did not work there, or because the letter was only discovered later and other utterly ridiculous excuses.
Having spoken to other Business owners and professionals in your constituency there seems to be a mutual agreement that since you won your seat you stand comfortably in Westminster and delegate other people to do YOUR job.
We have the right to get an answer from YOU and not your assistant.
Lastly, my main reason for this email is the Early Day Motion EDM 406 (Review of the smoking ban in pubs and clubs).
Regards,
xxxx
In reply the MP wrote:
Dear Ms xxxxx,
You have every right to write in the way you do although I find your tone deeply offensive.
Since I have been elected I have been working flat out on behalf of my constituents. I even spent 4 hours a day on emails from my annual holiday in Spain. Tonight after the 10pm votes (we may go as late as 11.30) I will be driving back to xxxxxxx so that I can open an academy school tomorrow morning before returning to London. I could not be working harder.
As far as the EDM goes I do not sign EDMs as they are never debated and cost some £500,000 plus a year. I would not have voted for the smoking ban had I been an MP at the time but I would not now vote to repeal it.
Yours sincerely,
xxxxx xxxxx
You couldn't make it up.
Reader Comments (2)
"But I would not now vote to repeal it"
Eh? Has something factual happened to make he/she/it change their mind? Can't think of one, can anybody else?
Need we fear with such resolute, principled and deep thinking clowns like this in charge.
"Eh? Has something factual happened to make he/she/it change their mind?"
And THAT question, Frank, should be directed at all Tory MPs who voted against the Ban.
What has cooled THEIR ardour (not that they do 'ardour' much these days) ?
God knows, the Antis have lost little enough of their own...................
(I DO salute those few who have thus far dared to peek over the parapet, though)