Comments on: Soup Kitchen for Hungry MPs http://heatherbrooke.org/2009/soup-kitchen-for-hungry-mps/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: GM_Torbay http://heatherbrooke.org/2009/soup-kitchen-for-hungry-mps/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 GM_Torbay Sat, 16 May 2009 21:54:01 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=693#comment-1835 Heather, Regarding a revitalisation of democracy - why not modify the present electoral system? In addition to the four year term allotted to parliament, perhaps there should be six monthly polls of the electorate and if these do not proclaim backing for those in power for three consecutive periods, then a general election must be called. It might just keep them on their toes and honest. Heather, Regarding a revitalisation of democracy – why not modify the present electoral system? In addition to the four year term allotted to parliament, perhaps there should be six monthly polls of the electorate and if these do not proclaim backing for those in power for three consecutive periods, then a general election must be called. It might just keep them on their toes and honest.

]]> By: JP_Fife http://heatherbrooke.org/2009/soup-kitchen-for-hungry-mps/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 JP_Fife Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:24:42 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=693#comment-1834 Congratulations on getting this information Heather. Now, if only they would choke on the food ... Congratulations on getting this information Heather. Now, if only they would choke on the food …

]]> By: Mark http://heatherbrooke.org/2009/soup-kitchen-for-hungry-mps/comment-page-1/#comment-1833 Mark Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:27:28 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=693#comment-1833 Aren't the vast majority of people who eat at those prices staff rather than MPs, i.e. 90%+? That's not to say you don't have a point, but it seems to me to rather cheeky to talk about a group of people who almost all aren't MPs as if they were all in fact MPs? Aren’t the vast majority of people who eat at those prices staff rather than MPs, i.e. 90%+? That’s not to say you don’t have a point, but it seems to me to rather cheeky to talk about a group of people who almost all aren’t MPs as if they were all in fact MPs?

]]> By: Mike Law http://heatherbrooke.org/2009/soup-kitchen-for-hungry-mps/comment-page-1/#comment-1832 Mike Law Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:10:11 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=693#comment-1832 You can see how one of my local MPs is using the system to her advantage (and at our expense) Here: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2Jj8m0qqAJn2jdDllFRARu You can see how one of my local MPs is using the system to her advantage (and at our expense) Here:

http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/2Jj8m0qqAJn2jdDllFRARu

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