General Chat

Ian, can you expand on your comment about putting your money where your mouth is?

I have voted for over 40 years both local and parliamentary elections and have only ever missed one, which was when we were moving house.

As far as I am concerned Gordon Brown is a thief of the first order. He has robbed me of thousands of pounds from my pension, and has taken more in my taxes than ever before in recent history.

Honourable member is only used when one MP is regferring to another during proceedings in the House of Commons. Right Honourable is a Privy Councilor.

It's merely tradition and I'm all in favour of carrying on tradition.

Everyone complains about MP's. How many have done anything about it? Who has met their MP to voice their concern over any issue?

All MP's hold surgerys. It's busy if more than 3 or 4 people turn up. Lots of noise, but no action. Very very few people ever put their money where their mouth is :-)

Ian

are you joking whats Honourable about them

Excuse my profound ignorance, TW (I never pay attention to politicians except when I am voting), what does the title The Honourable Member mean, and what priveleges go with it? BC XX

Def NOT..................

Probably not.....! But let's not forget that it was this very government who introduced the very laws that are surprise, surprise inadequate?

There is an interesting thread on the BBC's "Have your say" which is 99% against dear old uncle Gordon Brown and his incompenent cronies.

No opinions?

In the light of recent controversy over MP's claims for expenses or donations to party funds, especially those of the leader, should our MP's retain the title 'The Honourable Member'?