MPs interact with their constituents through surgeries. I've written to my MP on a number of occasions, and even been to see him in person once. At no point in any of these interactions did he seriously address any of the issues I raised. Can I really be blamed for my scepticism?
There is no big picture. On the contrary, there's a very large picture. One that is being studiously ignored by most of our elected representatives.
Also, I don't see how you can say 50,000 angry students should be ignored for the sake of democracy, but one person writing a letter to their MP should be heeded. They're just slightly different methods of raising issues with our representatives. Abi, as part of her job, lobbies MPs, ministers and peers about housing-related issues. Is she subverting the democratic process?
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I've written to my MP on a number of occasions, and even been to see him in person once. At no point in any of these interactions did he seriously address any of the issues I raised. Can I really be blamed for my scepticism?
There is no big picture.
On the contrary, there's a very large picture. One that is being studiously ignored by most of our elected representatives.
Also, I don't see how you can say 50,000 angry students should be ignored for the sake of democracy, but one person writing a letter to their MP should be heeded. They're just slightly different methods of raising issues with our representatives. Abi, as part of her job, lobbies MPs, ministers and peers about housing-related issues. Is she subverting the democratic process?