I went to see my MP the other day. He’s the one who was reported by the Daily Telegraph during the parliamentary expenses scandal to have wrongly claimed more than £11,000 in mortgage payments on his country property. This property had no mortgage and the MP, who according to the Telegraph had made 23 declarations that it was his main home, said the expenses were claimed in error. I seem to remember he said that he had forgotten that the mortgage had been paid off. Maybe the sort of MP who turns up to meet people like me at a constituency surgery wearing a dinner jacket, bow tie and cummerbund forgets these petty details, while the rest of us will never forget the day we paid it off, if it ever arrives. He is also the MP who, when the River Wye is in its death throes from phosphate pollution, has proposed an amendment to the upcoming UK Environment Bill to the effect that “in relation to consideration of phosphate levels when making planning decisions… the planning authority “
Basil - so good to hear from you! I do try not to rant. I'm very conscious that certain segments of society are very quick to accuse one of 'getting on one's soapbox', 'virtue signalling' etc - all designed to belittle people who feel passionate about important issues. So yes,I do try to avoid ranting!
Good on yer, Richard, I'm with you. You express this stuff much better than I can, I so easily and quickly go into a rant. It's got to change or we are doomed.
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Basil - so good to hear from you! I do try not to rant. I'm very conscious that certain segments of society are very quick to accuse one of 'getting on one's soapbox', 'virtue signalling' etc - all designed to belittle people who feel passionate about important issues. So yes,I do try to avoid ranting!
Good on yer, Richard, I'm with you. You express this stuff much better than I can, I so easily and quickly go into a rant. It's got to change or we are doomed.