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Annoyed With My MP

Ms_Chocaholic
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Emailed my MP last Friday regarding an issue I wanted him to look into, not heard anything from him yet so re-emailed again this morning.

His Twitter account however seems to be regularly updated though.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:
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  • kermitfrog
    kermitfrog Posts: 1,089 Forumite
    Obviously being an MP he has loads of free time on his hands to deal with your problem, so he should have replied within hours. The person he employs to update his Twitter account could also have dealt with your question in minutes. After all, how long does it take to post a Tweet?

    If I were you, I'd write to the Prime Minister and complain about this useless MP. We all know that the PM has plenty of time to spare as well.

    There can't be that many people who write to MPs.
  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,761 Forumite
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    A "thank you for your email, I will contact (so and so on your behalf) and respond more fully within the next ** days" would have done, but fcuk all!
    Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
    You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time
  • ThumbRemote
    ThumbRemote Posts: 4,739 Forumite
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    kermitfrog wrote: »
    Obviously being an MP he has loads of free time on his hands to deal with your problem, so he should have replied within hours. The person he employs to update his Twitter account could also have dealt with your question in minutes. After all, how long does it take to post a Tweet?

    If I were you, I'd write to the Prime Minister and complain about this useless MP. We all know that the PM has plenty of time to spare as well.

    There can't be that many people who write to MPs.

    You seem to be assuming that
    a) The OP thinks that MPs do nothing
    b) In fact, MPs are so busy they don't even have time to respond to emails.

    You have no basis for either assumption.
  • kermitfrog
    kermitfrog Posts: 1,089 Forumite
    ThumbRemote wrote: »
    You seem to be assuming that
    a) The OP thinks that MPs do nothing
    b) In fact, MPs are so busy they don't even have time to respond to emails.

    You have no basis for either assumption.

    And you can't detect irony when you see it.
  • missile
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    I wrote to my MP and did not get a reply. Not worth getting upset about.
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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  • KateBob
    KateBob Posts: 1,789 Forumite
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    Name them on here, chances are they have people checking the internet for their name cropping up.

    You'll probably find a response wings it's way over quickly!
    Kate short for Bob.

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  • Jox
    Jox Posts: 1,652 Forumite
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    My MP has been very good at replying to me by letter and by email.

    Have you sent a tweet to him? That might shame him into replying!
  • qetu1357
    qetu1357 Posts: 1,013 Forumite
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    kermitfrog wrote: »
    And you can't detect irony when you see it.

    I didn't spot any irony. Just sarcasm.
  • kermitfrog
    kermitfrog Posts: 1,089 Forumite
    qetu1357 wrote: »
    I didn't spot any irony. Just sarcasm.

    And you didn't check your dictionary.

    THAT'S sarcasm!
  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    My one and only time contacting mine by email I got a written response by letter a couple of weeks later. I thought I'd been ignored too but it was worth the wait.

    They really should set some expectations and how and when they will respond
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
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