canvasing politicians

edited April 2010 in Chit chat
You get three local MPs from Labour, Conservative Liberal turning up at your door at the same time, what do you do?
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  • edited April 2010
    Tell them to talk it out between themselves and shut the door.

    Or you could F**kin nut em......................
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • edited April 2010
    grey key wrote: »
    Tell them to talk it out between themselves and shut the door.

    Or you could F**kin nut em......................
    You could always kick them in the ballots

    Personnally I'd lay down a few rules:-
    1. Make them take it in turns.
    2. Give them exactly twenty minutes each.
    3. want straight forward answers to my questions.
    4. No interruptions or arguing with eachother.

    Failure to comply with these rules results in them losing potential voter.;)
  • edited April 2010
    You get three local MPs from Labour, Conservative Liberal turning up at your door at the same time, what do you do?

    I get 3 wooden looking guys in suits turning up on my doorstep I don't answer it simple as!
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  • edited April 2010
    I've been of voting age for several decades, living in various parts of the country, and not once has an MP called at the house during an election - and for the last 15-odd years I've been working from home, so it's not that I've always been out. So it's not a scenario that I'm expecting to present itself - though I second the "straight answers to questions" rule most particularly.
  • edited April 2010
    I've been of voting age for several decades, living in various parts of the country, and not once has an MP called at the house during an election - and for the last 15-odd years I've been working from home, so it's not that I've always been out. So it's not a scenario that I'm expecting to present itself - though I second the "straight answers to questions" rule most particularly.

    I couldn't think of any more rules but either way, THEY depend on US as to whether they get elected or not but if one of us doesn't vote for them, somebody else will.
  • edited April 2010
    You could always kick them in the ballots

    Nice one !

    I was tempted to put up a sign on the door saying " Any politicians, or political canvassers will be shot ", but the way things are in the modern world, I would probably end up in prison. So I will have to have to dig a few new holes in the garden and tell the past visitors to expect company !
    Every time I read that the oldest person in the world has died, I have to do a quick check to see it isn't ME..........
  • edited April 2010
    I'm surprised no one's turned up in my street as my constituency is vaguely swingy - it's needed if the Tories are to get a majority.
  • edited April 2010
    I saw my MP walk down my street last week. He didn't knock on our door, someone else did, but he was knocking on doors across the road, meh.

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  • fogfog
    edited April 2010
    it happened in a local election to me , where I was before recently..

    just say .. sorry who are you ? in my 20 years of living here I have never heard of you .. what I was bored :D

    where I am in london.. VERY easy to get rid...

    hand up who hasn't

    a) claimed for a second house.. though u live 30 minutes from parliament

    b) scammed charity (one bitch has.. she should get done for fraud like we all would and isn't)

    but yer only 1 around here don't claim for a 2nd home.. so their honesty is getting my vote :)
  • RNDRND
    edited April 2010
    Id tell them to make a 1 minute pitch as to why I should invite them in for further discussion.
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  • edited April 2010
    RND wrote: »
    Id tell them to make a 1 minute pitch as to why I should invite them in for further discussion.

    ...But make a rule that they're only allowed to outline their own policies and not mention or criticize any other party.

    I doubt they'd be able to make a full 60 seconds.:razz:
  • edited April 2010
    Just had a leaflet through for Labour (pah!) but i must admit the young asian lady who is the current MP for Bury is very very nice. 'Might' give her some time ;) (I'm easily swayed voting wise)
  • edited April 2010
    Peek through the blinds and shout through the letterbox I'd be voting the same as last time. They don't need details, it's none of their business!
  • edited April 2010
    grey key wrote: »
    Or you could F**kin nut em......................

    This thread ended right there for me...all the other options are viable but less effective.
  • edited April 2010
    Morkin wrote: »
    ...But make a rule that they're only allowed to outline their own policies and not mention or criticize any other party.

    I doubt they'd be able to make a full 60 seconds.:razz:

    They won't give you a straight answer (no straight answer, NO vote).
    I'm not saying I'm not going to vote, I don't trust any of them and three of 'em're even expecting the tax payer to cough up their legal costs, the bastards!
  • edited April 2010
    I'd ask them to support pledges on this website:
    http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/myvc/PCS-public-service-pledges.cfm

    1. I pledge to work to ensure that public services are properly resourced and delivered by the public sector and that there are no further local office closures, public sector job cuts or privatisations.
    2. I pledge to support measures aimed at closing the UK tax gap, including recruiting HMRC staff and ensuring tax loopholes are closed.
    3. I pledge to support civil service national pay bargaining and to press the government to offer pay increases to public sector workers at least in line with inflation.
    4. I pledge to urge the government to honour the 2005 commitment on public sector pensions and to defend the rights of existing members of the civil service compensation scheme.
    5. I pledge to campaign to ensure any changes to public services are only made after proper equality impact assessments have been conducted and their findings implemented.
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