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My new MP needs to go back to school!

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escaped Mon 09-Dec-24 16:59:16

It was very kind of my MP to send a Christmas card to me, and no doubt all his constituents. Inside was a printed handwritten letter from him.
Since when was Christmas written with a small C? 3 times over, once even at the beginning of a new sentence.
Surely they have secretaries to check what the MP writes?

MissAdventure Wed 11-Dec-24 16:59:52

He's Confident, with a capital C.

Algeval Wed 11-Dec-24 16:29:47

The C’s all look capital letters to me.

Aldom Wed 11-Dec-24 13:49:50

Well, he tried, bless him.

Mt61 Wed 11-Dec-24 00:27:33

I suppose it’s the thought & time that counts πŸ€”

Farzanah Tue 10-Dec-24 22:17:27

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

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

I agree with both above.
Dear me! You are lucky to have an MP that bothers to communicate, why so picky?

Milest0ne Tue 10-Dec-24 22:10:10

Lucky to get any post delivered. Only had 4 deliveries in the last 2 months. Our last MP used to send an expensive looking news letter showing where he had had his photo taken in the constituency.

Seakay Tue 10-Dec-24 21:52:39

All of the Christmas Cs look uppercase to me. Compare them to the c in peaceful.

hollysteers Tue 10-Dec-24 20:21:39

Iam64

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

Missed out de dum de dum de dum 😁😍

escaped Tue 10-Dec-24 17:51:04

Has anyone seen the musical, is it on tour yet?

escaped Tue 10-Dec-24 17:50:12

That's me!
Both prim and proper and never too stern,
Well educated yet willing to learn,
I'm clean and honest my manner refined,
And I wear shoes of the sensible kind,
I suffer no nonsense and whilst I remain,
There's nothing else I feel I need to explain.

Allira Tue 10-Dec-24 17:35:35

Practically Perfect in Every Way

GrannyGravy13 Tue 10-Dec-24 17:25:12

escaped 🀣🀣🀣

Maybe change your name to Mary Poppins

escaped Tue 10-Dec-24 17:23:20

Allira

SueDonim

This thread has certainly made me chuckle! 🀣🀣

It's made me 😁 too

Me too.
One poster has been on this thread 5 times with a comment directed at me! They are obviously far more upset than I ever was by the capital letter issue! πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

escaped Tue 10-Dec-24 17:17:25

growstuff

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! wink

Thank you for the compliment, I hadn't actually thought of myself as perfect!

ordinarygirl Tue 10-Dec-24 17:15:50

1) I only see one small C
2) - you actually got this from your MP? my MP can't even respond to a direct request

I would not be complaining as I've had either no response or a very sparse response from my last 2 MPs.

foxie48 Tue 10-Dec-24 16:54:57

"llizzie2"
MPs from constituencies out of London can claim back on expenses their heating costs for their consituency office or on their accommodation in London, which tbh seems reasonable. If they live in London or have to live in government accommodation ie PM or Chancellor of the Exchequer they pay for their energy like everyone else.

www.reuters.com/fact-check/uk-minister-behind-pensioners-fuel-payment-cut-does-not-get-heating-allowance-2024-09-23/

Allira Tue 10-Dec-24 16:47:21

SueDonim

This thread has certainly made me chuckle! 🀣🀣

It's made me 😁 too

llizzie2 Tue 10-Dec-24 16:41:01

Did you reply asking him if he was enjoying keeping warm with the heating costs Parliament awards all MPs while the rest of us go cold?

Teresa62 Tue 10-Dec-24 15:29:22

What a pleasure to receive a copy of a handwritten letter.

Teresa62 Tue 10-Dec-24 15:25:57

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.'

missdeke Tue 10-Dec-24 15:01:38

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.

SueDonim Tue 10-Dec-24 14:27:29

This thread has certainly made me chuckle! 🀣🀣

growstuff Tue 10-Dec-24 14:18:58

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! wink

Iam64 Tue 10-Dec-24 14:10:47

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

petra Tue 10-Dec-24 13:45:21

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

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ 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 πŸ˜‚