Reginald Barrington
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Jan Higgins wrote:I wonder how many of those nasty tweets were justified,
Not a single one Jan!
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Arte et Marte
How I Wrote Elastic Man- Registered: 5 Dec 2020
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Perhaps politicians need to treat the public, and each other, with a bit more respect. Then they might get less abusive tweets
As a guardian reader and tofu eater, I was called the "wokerati" a few days back by a politician.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,855
In today's society with so much on line social media ,things have changed.
It's far better to challenge a parties policies rather than the individual, but often your concerns may be on how that individual may have voted.
Purely on observation the present MP could do well on meeting people , rather than photo shoots to promote herself .
Maybe then individuals and the NO could have a better understanding of each other ?
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,796
Reginald Barrington wrote:Not a single one Jan!
Not being on that particular site I would not know if any were justified or not, life is too short to follow tweets from those in the public eye. It depends on what is called 'toxic', for example would 'you are a rubbish MP' count or only the more extreme and obviously horrible.
BTW #420 please ignore the 'not' in the last sentence, I was to late to edit it out having changed the words 'not nice' to horrible.
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Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
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Button wrote:Much less funny is the BBC report that Mrs E received 9.5% of all toxic tweets received by MPs (excluding MPs who received less than 1,000) between 15 March 2022 and 23 April, being exceeded by only 3 others.
Having re-read the article (
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63330885), I need to correct the above. The 'toxic percentage' is the proportion of the tweets received by each individual MP, Mrs E in this case, that were toxic - in other words, 9.5% of her "mailbag" was toxic. A toxic comment is one that is "rude, disrespectful or unreasonable" and "likely to make someone leave a conversation".
In terms of sheer numbers, Boris received the most toxic tweets, but given that he received so many tweets overall, the toxic ones were just 4% of his total. Backbenchers such as Mrs E received a smaller total, but with a higher toxic percentage - Mrs E's being 4th highest.
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Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
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Having an MP means that one doesn't have attend parliament oneself in order to question the Home Secretary on a topic of interest, such as the fallout from illegal cross-channel movements. I find this a major advantage because I suspect that my hypertension would fail to cope with:
Mrs E: "Will my right hon. Friend meet me and Kent leaders to discuss the dreadful impact on local services, which they described in a letter to her two weeks ago as being at breaking point?"
Suella: "I thank my hon. Friend for all her work on this issue over several years...I encourage everybody to support the deal we have secured."
Mr Speaker: "The Home Secretary might not like it, but if I may give her some positive advice, when you answer a question you are meant to look to the Chair."
(Actually, it's just occurred to me that Mr Speaker may have the coping mechanism of a really subtle sense of humour.)
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,855
Although I can understand people's frustrations with our NO
We cannot go down the road of abuse
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,002
Indeed. More creative effort required.
'... there is still a vast difference betwixt the slovenly Butchering of a Man, and the fineness of a stroak that separates the Head from the Body, and leaves it standing in its place.'
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,921
I note that new guidance from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has informed MPs that, for the first time, bills for food, drink and festive decorations can all be claimed.
I shall reserve judgement until I find out if I've received my usual invitation.....
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,796
Re. #429.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63714892
"Parliament's expenses watchdog is facing a backlash from MPs after it told them they can claim for the cost of an office Christmas party."
When the 'normal' person is tightening their spending it is time the MPs unnecessary and costly perks were stopped, including subsidised bars and restaurants.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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It's time to reduce the number of MPs
Sort out a small wage
No second jobs
For a start
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:It's time to reduce the number of MPs...
Easy.
0 votes = 0 MPs.
You have the power.
Do you have the courage?
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Button- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
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I can't see that working - surely each candidate would have the sense to vote for themself?
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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All candidates on 1 vote?
That would bust it.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Think MPs for what we get in return are to expensive do let's reduce the numbers of them .
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Wierd. Tweet from 'our' Charlie a couple of minutes ago.
'Here we go again. The Sunday Times continuing their vendetta against me. I have told them I will be taking legal action'.
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,855
He's probably silly raising himself again.
The end of the day he won't be forgotten
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ray hutstone- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
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Captain Haddock wrote:Wierd. Tweet from 'our' Charlie a couple of minutes ago.
'Here we go again. The Sunday Times continuing their vendetta against me. I have told them I will be taking legal action'.
How can he afford legal action? I thought he was claiming poverty.
ray hutstone- Registered: 1 Apr 2018
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It appears that the Times is saying that a dossier on further previous sex offences is being sent to the CPS. If anyone has paywall access then they can elaborate.
Arthur- Registered: 18 Nov 2020
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