Is politics boring?
By: Graham Doel, April 11th, 2008Probably but I like to keep up to date with what my MP is up to. After all our MP’s work for us, right?
Theyworkforyou.com keep me updated on my MP (Geraldine Smith). Every time she speaks in parliament I get notified. Now I’ll grant you, most of it is not that interesting but she did have quite a bit to say about Post Office closures. You can see a transcript of what she said in Parliament here. They will even e.mail you every time it is updated.
The same people who run “They work for you” have started “Hear from your mp dot com“. It is a service to help your MP keep in touch with you. 111 of Geraldine’s constituents have asked to hear from her on a regular basis. Hearfromyourmp.com have e.mailed her 4 times to tell her how many people have signed up and so far Geraldine has sent us any messages.
I guess the more people that sign up to hear from her, the more likely she is to start contacting us. I would much rather get a regular e.mail from my MP than the automatic Christmas card I get each year. Why don’t you sign up to hear from your MP?
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April 25th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Politics is never boring: the folk involved in it can be somewhat soporific though! Seriously though, I feel that we pay scant regard to the basic teachings of politics in schools, leading to 18 year olds having the vote but not knowing what they’re voting for! It’s a bit like the Bible, I think - those who don’t know it call it boring: those who don’t understand the way our country is run say that politics is boring. I personally find the America elections boring, mainly because I don’t understand them. Just a thought.