My new MP needs to go back to school!

I honestly don't know why people bother. An MP sends a hand-written card (albeit photocopied) and is criticised for his handwriting. If he had sent a printed one saying 'Merry Christmas from X and all at the LP' he would have been criticised for 'not bothering' to write it himself. I suspect that it's just a matter of time before someone starts to moan about the cost of postage, or the impact on the planet of sending cards in the first place, whilst others complain that the custom of sending card is dying out as people 'can't be bothered' to write them.

I've seen this sort of thing happen with my daughter, who is Dyslexic, (although I see no signs of Dyslexia in the photo). If she goes to the effort of put things in writing, often the comments are about the spelling or sentence structure, and not about the content or the fact that she 'bothered' to do it. Is it any wonder that people get fed up and stop doing things? They are damned if they do, and damned if they don't.

Also, many people's handwriting is not as good as it used to be, as they spend 99% of the time on a keyboard. Mine used to be ok, but now it's awful, as I hand write very little - even for shopping lists I often use the Notes app on my phone.

Do people still have secretaries? Personal assistants, yes - but they don't check for capitalisation in Christmas cards . Aren't secretaries who type up letters etc a thing of the past now that people have computers and can do their own admin? And anyway, did secretaries ever proofread Christmas cards? I know I lost access to secretarial services in my work back in the 90s, and the admin they used to do was just added to my workload. I think that's pretty usual.

I suspect that it's just a matter of time before someone starts to moan about the cost of postage, or the impact on the planet of sending cards in the first place

Well, I did wonder whether or not to make those two points, Doodledog but thought better of it.

The cost of cards and postage would have gone on expenses anyway so you'd be paying him/her to send you Christmas greetings.

I hope the cards aren't glittery and all his constituents recycle them in the appropriate bin.

It wasn't necessarily to escaped.

It's the other miserable blighters.

MissAdventure

It wasn't necessarily to escaped.

It's the other miserable blighters.

It wasn't aimed at you 😂

I'm off out soon, so in the meantime

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎅🤶

Oh well, pardon me.
A bit of a blighter myself today.

NotSpaghetti

pascal30

Oh for heavens sake.. how about some gratitude..

Sorry. What do you mean please?

Gratitude that he's bothered to make the effort to communicate with people in his constituency..

As they say it’s the thought that counts.

Goodness, I'd really laugh if this miscreant MP turned out to be a tory

MaizieD

Goodness, I'd really laugh if this miscreant MP turned out to be a tory

I suspect he/she is not.

Perhaps some posters think he/she is one of the new Labour MPs which is making them 😡

I also suspect he's not and this thread is probably not about handwriting or the use of capital letters. I could, of course, be wrong but the fact it was posted in News and Politics seemed a bit of a red flag!
My MP is well educated, Oxbridge and all that, I just don't like her politics, tbh I neither know or care what her handwriting is like!

For the pedants amongst us it should be "nor" not "or"!

I'm a retired proof-reader. That would have had my "Rejected" stamp all over it!

.........and from an MP? Vote out!

From a graphology point of view, what an interesting person this man is!!
I'm pretty sure we'll be hearing more from him, one way or another.

mae13

I'm a retired proof-reader. That would have had my "Rejected" stamp all over it!

.........and from an MP? Vote out!

Would you vote out a Dyslexic MP in favour of one who didn't 'bother' to write out cards so you couldn't judge them on their handwriting?

I wonder about universal suffrage sometimes.

Looks odd, but not a problem really.
Our card from Greens (we don’t hear from the others) is hand delivered. I don’t know whether to praise them for saving postage or hope they’re not claiming the cards on expenses.

petra

Iam64

Surely the important thing is an attempt to contact the constituents in a fairly informal, more personalised way. Well done that busy mp

👏👏👏👏 Absolutely.
The post says more about the OP than it does about her/his MP.

It certainly does! It’s quite strange to see the things that upset people these days!

I too thought that capital letters were supposed to be as tall as the vertical of lower case letters. This, though, is an attempt at a 'friendly' handwritten style where the 'rules' aren't followed.

escaped

^Also, I think the statement should be ‘My team and I’^
..... except when the preposition "from" is placed in front, when the statement should read " from my team and me," not from my team and I, (which we hear often).

I didn't read the letter at all.
I just looked at the handwriting.

MissAdventure

Miserable blighters.

That’s very polite. You and I both know the true description 😉

Crossstitchfan

petra

Iam64

Surely the important thing is an attempt to contact the constituents in a fairly informal, more personalised way. Well done that busy mp

👏👏👏👏 Absolutely.
The post says more about the OP than it does about her/his MP.

It certainly does! It’s quite strange to see the things that upset people these days!

They’ve been sucking too many lemons 😂

Seriously - are we a nation of moaners these days?
What happened to always looking on the bright side, to the Dunkirk spirit - are we downhearted ???? No we are not - 🎶🎼🎵always look on the bright side of life, de dum de dum

To be honest Iam64 I think an awful lot of people aren't happy unless they have something to moan about. They, of course, are perfect in every way!

This thread has certainly made me chuckle! 🤣🤣

Isn't it a shame that beautiful handwriting is no longer taught in schools. I love to see a beautiful handwritten note or letter. Unfortunately my own handwriting has deteriorated due to a lack of use (blame emails) and arthritis.

Just slightly quirky handwriting style. The Capital 'C' is the same size as the lower case 't' as it should be, just unfortunate that where the lower case 'h' is next to the capital 'C' the 'h' is particularly tall as the 'j, y, g' and some 'f and p' are particularly long - below 'the line.'