This really highlights the extent to which Fridays in Parliament have been treated like a game MPs play among themselveshttps://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1008333545486606336 …
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Replying to @estwebber
MPs have a no-win choice on PMB Fridays: be in London & be accused of neglecting constituency duties, or be in the constituency and be accused of... yep, you guessed it...
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Replying to @CharlotteLeslie @estwebber
Or, just maybe, stay in parliament until close of play Friday, then go home and take care of constituents? Show me another employee who can decide not to be at work *every friday* even though business is running.
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Replying to @MikeHolden42 @estwebber
The point is, no one really clarifies what is 'work' - sitting in the chamber is much less hard work than a full-on constituency day of surgeries... so is that 'work'? Most MPs never get 'that Friday feeling' as they work all weekend as well as all week.
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Replying to @CharlotteLeslie @estwebber
My point is it's disingenuous for MPs to decry Chope for being in parliament to block a vote when they could have been there to stop him doing so.
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I'm struck that the "job" of MP is completely undefined in terms of responsibilities. An MP could literally do nothing for their constituents, stick to the party line and thrive.
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2/2 one of biggest adjustments I had to make in losing my seat was getting used to having evenings & weekends to myself, not working, - to do what *I* wanted to do! Found myself stuck in weird Stockholm Syndrome tendency!
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