Latest attempt to engage my MP.

[vereybowring]

So after the last couple of template replies I have written a much more detailed scathing email to my MP Anne McGuire Labour.

I was as polite as I could be considering how angry the lack of concern (mainly from her party) we have received from politicians about our plight.

It ended up being 2300 words and encompassed all my issues with the EU TPD and the MHRA.

I also mentioned she'd better respond personally and gave a time constraint since the legislators are already in action. I also gave my preference,in detail, for what needs to happen to the legislation.
If I get no reasonable response (and I made sure to specify what I thought that was) I will probably send it on to various press as non-engagement with a constituents concerns would be her primary concern since she is supposed to be representing me.

[womble]

Write her a personal letter with your own hand, it will mean much more than an email.

[vereybowring]

I will, but. . .
if I receive no response I am going to hand deliver it to her constituency office.

She doesn't seem to answer many people at all and conveniently for her has a mainly rural constituency and always seems to hold surgeries in the hard to reach tiny village halls. Many held in Stirling itself get cancelled as things "crop up".

[gibla53]

Could demand/request a face to face meeting .

I too have been repeatedly fobbed off with e-mails/letters . My last attempt brought 2 options from the constituency office offering an e-mail or a telephone call .

Stuck it out and said would rather see the MP at a clinic(how appropriate is that eh) on Friday .

Trying the same with MEP seems a bit more awkward though . Whether right/wrong as someone else has said 1 face/face is worth 1000 e-mails ( maybe C.Bates,G.Stimpson,D.Dorn i can't remember)

Sorry - just saw the bit about difficult to meet her .

[vereybowring]

In every contact I requested a face to face and got fobbed off, apparently labour are too busy attempting to lose votes than to meet with lowly voters who can't get them photo opportunities or press worthy coverage. They may well start getting press coverage over our story though if loads of them don't start engaging, but I doubt coverage they'd want.

[vereybowring]

Oh and I should mention she is basically one of Mr Millibands secretaries. A career politicians in a quite safe seat who doesn't need to do much actual constituency work as she is busy doing her bosses work.

[gibla53]

Never had any previous involvement at all in politics/campaigns ...... the more you start to unturn and find out the bloody "system" reeks from top-bottom

lobbyists ,expenses ,conflicts of interest, lack of any genuine concern .... its truly changed my opinion of our much vaunted system and fair society

[vereybowring]

Early today I sent modified versions of my email to my MEPs. Only two have even looked at their email today out of six since if I assume the auto received thing is based on the eu parl mail server, wonder what they do get up to ?

[ChillerVapes]

Jun 19, 2013 19:03:59 GMT vereybowring said:

Early today I sent modified versions of my email to my MEPs. Only two have even looked at their email today out of six since if I assume the auto received thing is based on the eu parl mail server, wonder what they do get up to ?

That!
Only with the word 'all' after it lol

[womble]

Jun 19, 2013 19:03:59 GMT vereybowring said:

Early today I sent modified versions of my email to my MEPs. Only two have even looked at their email today out of six since if I assume the auto received thing is based on the eu parl mail server, wonder what they do get up to ?

You can set it to not send out auto looked at mails etc. So I wouldn't say for certain that only 2 have looked at it.

[vereybowring]

Well no surprises really I have received a template reply from a labour MEP not answering any of the very specific concerns I asked about. I replied immediately asking him to read it again before I raise complaints with the Labour party and with the EU parliament.
I'm sick of the evasiveness they are showing to people they are supposed to be representing.

[vereybowring]

Heh, that got his attention so I have again specified my concerns and asked him to read my email again since I reasoned he could not have had time to research any of the points I raised originally and expected informed answer from him not generalisations.