Farage, when does he actually do his MP role??

IOMGran

HousePlantQueen

Talking of bullying; there is one poster on here who lives overseas and has, over the past few years, been subjected to dreadful bullying of the "but you don't even live in the Uk" type comments despite said poster explaining that she was British but overseas taking care of parents. It was a nasty and pointed campaign and some of the bullies are no longer on GN. This poster was left of centre, remain supporting in her politics.

In contrast, a more recent poster who lives in Australia and has a down on the democratically elected Labour govt is lauded, by some of the same people who drove the other poster off GN for months at a time.

It is not clever, it is not nice, and the rules of bullying applies to all sides of politics.

It's a trait of the right, when backed into a corner of their own inconsistencies and previous utterances, to cry that they are being bullied. They go into victim mode. Please don't fall for it. Where is FGT2 BTW?

I am not of the right and disagree with the views of some posters but I can see bullying when it happens and it is unpleasant.
It can take many forms.

There is often a subtle undertone such as in a school playground where posters start forming a clique and finger pointing.

Why do you want to know where FriedGreenTomatoes is IOMGran? Are you concerned about her wellbeing?

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I really wish we'd stop this from whatever POV we are coming from. It gets in the way of discussion.

Wyllow3

I really wish we'd stop this from whatever POV we are coming from. It gets in the way of discussion.

I agree. Bullying, or accusations of it are unpleasant, and very often untrue. We are all adults, and someone calling you out for an untruth, or misrepresentation is not bullying, it is discussion.

Not sure how active my new Labour MP is unless people tell me about it, but his predecessor (Tory) is far more visible. Ours is a marginal seat and often alternates so unless the present incumbent ups the ante he will find he loses at the next election.

The new Libdem in a neighbouring constituency has been working her socks off since Day 1. I am told she gets 2,000 communications a week from her constituents and has a new team of people helping her out. I know she sends out regular updates to the constituents cos I help to deliver them. She has no outside job.

Re other jobs, don't forget that if an MP loses his/her seat he/she still needs to earn a living so I don't have a problem with them doing other work "on the side", it's sensible to do so.

Wyllow3

I really wish we'd stop this from whatever POV we are coming from. It gets in the way of discussion.

Yes, me too.

Our Labour MP is gradually becoming more proactive and visible; perhaps it took her a while ro find her feet as someone new to Parliament.

Wyllow3

I really wish we'd stop this from whatever POV we are coming from. It gets in the way of discussion.

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Madmeg

Not sure how active my new Labour MP is unless people tell me about it, but his predecessor (Tory) is far more visible. Ours is a marginal seat and often alternates so unless the present incumbent ups the ante he will find he loses at the next election.

The new Libdem in a neighbouring constituency has been working her socks off since Day 1. I am told she gets 2,000 communications a week from her constituents and has a new team of people helping her out. I know she sends out regular updates to the constituents cos I help to deliver them. She has no outside job.

Re other jobs, don't forget that if an MP loses his/her seat he/she still needs to earn a living so I don't have a problem with them doing other work "on the side", it's sensible to do so.

I haven’t forgotten those who have a “profession” who need to keep up with changes, registration.

This doesn’t include Farage or describe him in any way.

Various sources quote his current net worth as between £2m-£3,500 and his GB News salary as anything from £4,000 per to to a staggering £100,000 per month, it’s not paid directly to Farage personally but to his company!

Greciangirl

This isn’t the first time the good people of Clacton have voted Farage into power.

If they haven’t noticed his absence the first time around, then I have no sympathy whatsoever for any of them.

It’s the first time Farage has been voted into power as an MP in our Parliament.

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I'm sorry but I have absolutely no idea as to what your sentences refer.

Clacton people voted NF before?
MEP before?

I didn't reference either of those things.
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Barbadosbelle

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I'm sorry but I have absolutely no idea as to what your sentences refer.

Clacton people voted NF before?
MEP before?

I didn't reference either of those things.
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You didn’t, but someone else actually did.

Indeed, Barbadosbelle, it was the post after yours. My apologies.

The Comments under Farage's article in the Clacton Gazette are interesting - for example
"As well as an acute shortage of houses there is also an acute nay desperate shortage of doctors and nurses thanks to his rabid racist influence on migration policies.
It’s about time that evil people like Farage were banned from any input into public life and that includes his former rabble of Tory racists."