Sorry - went a bit off on one - not for this llist... Didn't Prescott vote against blackberries being used in the chamber - but it went through anyway?(*)
Best Regards Paul ps. Ok, I didn't really remember that - good old public whip :-) 2009/2/12 Alexander Hilton <[email protected]>: > Paul, > > John's absolutely straight up on the new media thing and I get the > impression he wishes he had grasped it earlier. To be fair, he's one of the > few politicians who has never gone around pretending he was flawless and so > using a medium where there is a risk of displaying flaws is less of a risk > for him than it might be for others. > > But John has always been at his best when communicating directly with people > and he's just found a new way of doing that. I don't think he has anything > to gain, he's not going to be a party leader or prime minister. He's just > trying to reach out to people because he still believes in something. I wish > more politicians had that attitude so i won't shoot them down for trying - > even when they get it wrong. Mandelson doing secondlife 18 months too late > is an example of that. At least he had a go at something new. > > On the Lisbon Treaty, do you really want to go into that in detail? - seems > to be another discussion. But I'm a Labour candidate at the next election > and even I have been pissed off by the government every two or three months > for the past ten years. You will always find issues you are upset with - so > can I - I understand that. But the only way we can deliver for the country > is to get back to our core values and at our core, we are the only political > movement with the potential for power that has the values required to build > a good society and a sustainable society. So whatever mistakes John has made > in the past, or whatever misguided policies he has backed, I'm glad he's now > helping Labour people get back to their values. > > anyway, I feel on this list i'm bringing the tone down whenever i back > labour or even back the principle of parties existing! > > :) > > > Alex > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:05 AM, paul perrin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> My comments... >> - >> What is the petition for? Prescott is an MP and senior member of the >> labour party, why does he need a petition? - do the labour party >> respect petitions/referenda now? or is it just prescott? or is it just >> prescott on this issue? or is it just a publicity stunt to get >> prescotts 'online' presence a higher profile? >> - >> >> I say - log every comment he makes regarding petitions and throw them >> back in his face at every opportunity. Referendum on lisbon? how big >> would the petition have to be? give me the figure and I'll get it >> sorted... >> >> People who suddenly get an interest in public opinion just *after* >> they have left office turn my stomach. >> >> Paul >> >> 2009/2/10 Stefan Magdalinski <[email protected]>: >> > >> > http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/giveupthebonus/ >> > >> > http://en-gb.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41481071905 >> > >> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/09/john-prescott-rbs >> > >> > hmmm. what do we think? >> > >> > -- >> > /* >> > Stefan Magdalinski >> > +447769 666528 (phone) >> > smagdali (IM/twitter/flickr/dopplr/skype/etc) >> > */ >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list [email protected] >> > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: >> > >> > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list [email protected] >> Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
