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Post by woollyliberal on Sept 19, 2022 8:29:56 GMT
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 21, 2022 6:39:08 GMT
C4 selloff likely nixed, Nadine probably out of the HofC - I'm starting to like Liz Truss.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2022 7:50:14 GMT
It’s curious. I don’t really see why she’s deleted her profile, unless she’s been offered a role which requires a (temporarily) non-partisan office holder.
Secretary General of NATO!
I’d love to see the reaction online. 😂
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Sept 21, 2022 12:03:22 GMT
Whilst she didn’t exactly help her self with some of her comments she was targeted with a lot of abuse so I don’t blame her for quitting Twitter.
I have utterly no aspirations to seek office, but if I did I wouldn’t use Twitter.
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 21, 2022 12:11:56 GMT
I think MPs at least are almost required to have an account as part of their job now. De facto if not de jure anyway.
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Post by bsjmcr on Sept 29, 2022 18:18:42 GMT
I think MPs at least are almost required to have an account as part of their job now. De facto if not de jure anyway. Julian Lewis still doesn’t use email… |
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Post by greenhert on Sept 29, 2022 18:28:26 GMT
I think MPs at least are almost required to have an account as part of their job now. De facto if not de jure anyway. Julian Lewis still doesn’t use email… You are joking right? Email existed even back when he was first elected for New Forest East in 1997. |
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Post by bsjmcr on Sept 29, 2022 18:35:02 GMT
Julian Lewis still doesn’t use email… You are joking right? Email existed even back when he was first elected for New Forest East in 1997. And… I’m aware of that? This is just in response to ‘MPs are almost required to have a social media account’, but just pointing out there is a dinosaur member who still refuses to use email let alone social media, so there is no ‘requirement’, for better or worse. |
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Post by neilm on Sept 30, 2022 9:49:31 GMT
For a long time, Philip Hollobone didn't do emails. I don't see a problem with this: it helps cut down the amount of rubbish from 38 Degrees and similar. I would be very selective on how people contacted me were I an MP.
Should be noted that Lewis does have an official email, it just isn't public.
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 30, 2022 9:54:53 GMT
You are joking right? Email existed even back when he was first elected for New Forest East in 1997. And… I’m aware of that? This is just in response to ‘MPs are almost required to have a social media account’, but just pointing out there is a dinosaur member who still refuses to use email let alone social media, so there is no ‘requirement’, for better or worse. Well, one presumes you know what "almost" means  I wouldn't be surprised if every single 2019 entrant MP (of all parties) has an active Twitter account. |
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Post by bsjmcr on Sept 30, 2022 11:59:10 GMT
For a long time, Philip Hollobone didn't do emails. I don't see a problem with this: it helps cut down the amount of rubbish from 38 Degrees and similar. I would be very selective on how people contacted me were I an MP. Should be noted that Lewis does have an official email, it just isn't public. I’m sure it could easily be worked out too if it follows the same email format as other staff. Unless he has a cryptic custom one made for him or a filter that blocks all external mail. I don’t even have anything against Dr Lewis in other aspects, he’s obviously extremely intellectual and I deplored what happened to him over his select committee chairmanship, I believe he is also against tuition fees, it’s just an oddly stubborn policy to have in 2022… . I can definitely empathise with the amount of spam they must get from petition websites and non-constituents, I assume there are filters for that and they must get their staff to sort out the emails that include people’s addresses (and those who follow up the auto-reply with their address) from ones that don’t. Conversely and less surprising and perfectly reasonable due to age, I’ve heard that Clarke and Skinner had public email addresses but I believe didn’t use it themselves - I’d assume staff would print them out and they’d reply in writing. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 1, 2022 11:56:44 GMT
For a long time, Philip Hollobone didn't do emails. I don't see a problem with this: it helps cut down the amount of rubbish from 38 Degrees and similar. I would be very selective on how people contacted me were I an MP. Should be noted that Lewis does have an official email, it just isn't public. I’m sure it could easily be worked out too if it follows the same email format as other staff. Unless he has a cryptic custom one made for him or a filter that blocks all external mail. I don’t even have anything against Dr Lewis in other aspects, he’s obviously extremely intellectual and I deplored what happened to him over his select committee chairmanship, I believe he is also against tuition fees, it’s just an oddly stubborn policy to have in 2022… He was the one who 'infiltrated' Newham Labour Party in the 1970s ostenibly to protect MP, Reg Prentice from the Militant left. I wasn't aware that Militant had very much real presence in Newham at the time. Reg rather spoiled the script by defecting not to be a 'Dick Taverne style' independent social democrat, nor to the Liberals, but the the Conservatives. He fitted in perfectly to Thatchers Party and held goverment office after 1979. This rather made the point of those in Newham North East who voted to deselect him. Lewis was funded by the 'Freedom Association' to infltrate Newham North East. It was a bit rich for slagging off others for doing exactly what Lewis and his 'controller' (Paul McCormick who remained in Oxford) were trying to do. www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/jul/14/2 |
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Post by batman on Oct 1, 2022 13:32:17 GMT
If his intention was to win Newham NE CLP for the right, it didn't work at first, as Ron Leighton who won the seat in 1979 was broadly on the Left of the Party. However when I was a member, from 1989 to 1992, the CLP had a clear right factional majority, although Ron remained the MP. I was Chair of Wall End branch.
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Post by rockefeller on Oct 2, 2022 4:05:13 GMT
I think MPs at least are almost required to have an account as part of their job now. De facto if not de jure anyway. Julian Lewis still doesn’t use email… Eric Forth was famous for this. |
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Post by neilm on Oct 2, 2022 7:53:34 GMT
If his intention was to win Newham NE CLP for the right, it didn't work at first, as Ron Leighton who won the seat in 1979 was broadly on the Left of the Party. However when I was a member, from 1989 to 1992, the CLP had a clear right factional majority, although Ron remained the MP. I was Chair of Wall End branch. What did Leighton die from? He was only in his 60s IIRC. |
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Post by johnloony on Oct 2, 2022 8:01:48 GMT
If his intention was to win Newham NE CLP for the right, it didn't work at first, as Ron Leighton who won the seat in 1979 was broadly on the Left of the Party. However when I was a member, from 1989 to 1992, the CLP had a clear right factional majority, although Ron remained the MP. I was Chair of Wall End branch. What did Leighton die from? He was only in his 60s IIRC. Heart attack, according to this www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/veteran-labour-mp-dies-1426428.html?r=8789 |
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Post by ricmk on Oct 2, 2022 9:50:45 GMT
I'm guessing the Lord Appointment Commission vetting isn't going well:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2022 13:27:40 GMT
You are joking right? Email existed even back when he was first elected for New Forest East in 1997. And… I’m aware of that? This is just in response to ‘MPs are almost required to have a social media account’, but just pointing out there is a dinosaur member who still refuses to use email let alone social media, so there is no ‘requirement’, for better or worse. And that attitude is exactly why MPs feel it is a requirement. |
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Post by john07 on Oct 2, 2022 16:36:40 GMT
And… I’m aware of that? This is just in response to ‘MPs are almost required to have a social media account’, but just pointing out there is a dinosaur member who still refuses to use email let alone social media, so there is no ‘requirement’, for better or worse. And that attitude is exactly why MPs feel it is a requirement. Boycotting social media these days makes as much sense as an MP refusing to appear on TV or even the Radio! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2022 17:00:11 GMT
And that attitude is exactly why MPs feel it is a requirement. Boycotting social media these days makes as much sense as an MP refusing to appear on TV or even the Radio! It makes much more sense. The abuse MPs receive online is well documented. All they need to do is contact their constituents. They can do that in local media, surgeries, via their websites, with canvassing. TV can supplement, including on a national level. Imagine if politicians stayed off social media. It could improve it! |
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