Slightly away from the subject of MS but most relevant to everyone who suffers from this beast, various platforms have released the names of those MPs who voted for cuts to disability benefits. This will not have any affect on me personally but I think it’s necessary to express our disapproval to those politicians in question.
Above is what I sent to Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani. I think her vote is an example of blindly following the party line for no other reason than blind ambition. I may be wrong but I feel quite strongly about this. I’ve also posted this on Everyday Living.
Have a nice Sunday. The weather is glorious here in Sussex.
Aaaarrrggghhh, I just wrote a response to your fab idea Steve…and promptly clicked on “Next” instead of Post. So all was lost.
A great idea Steve, and I too will write to my MP. Who knows, the more of us who do something might just mean that someone, somewhere will get what we’re trying to say.
Asking a Tory MP to show compassion is utterly pointless, because greed and self interest is the only thing they understand. Sadly, the (English) public simply don’t care enough about the less fortunate and look likely to keep them in power for a generation.
My local MP also voted for the cuts, so he will be getting an email from me. Not sure if it will cut any ice with our bloke, because he is on a totally different planet to me, but I have to try.
They did have a u turn on the tax credits for families, so who knows.
Thanks Ben. I was going to email my MP and tell her not to bother knocking on my door when she wants my vote. But instead I’m writing a list of all the causes I have asked her if she will vote for ( including the charities that are supposedly her ‘passion’ which she can’t be arrsed to answer, and will take great delight in reading them out to her at voting time.
I like your idea. The website I linked to above gives the voting record of each MP on just about everything, it even records if they were absent and didn’t vote. This is all useful ammunition to throw at the vote seeking MP on the doorstep, but some of them are pretty thick skinned, so you may need a long list.
What a pity there isn’t a General Election for another four years!
Mine …Bill Wiggin, voted for cuts! I’d write to him and tell him exactly what I think but after receiving standard replies every time I’ve written to him before, I know I’m wasting my time and energy!