I tell you what she can keep her money, what I want is for her to spend just one day in my office, just one day with the public. I do it all day 2-3 days a week 5 in recess. I just ask her for 1 day. I just want them to get it.https://twitter.com/jessphillips/status/1102548312455106561 …
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Replying to @jessphillips
Sincere pitch: There should be a month’s recess after an election. Two weeks for new MP training and two in which the elected MP has to live with and on the budget of their poorest constituent.
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Replying to @mrchrisaddison @jessphillips
What absolute nonsense. You don’t have to personally experience someone’s life to have empathy and want to help. Anyone could live on lowest income for a fortnight. It’s doing it for months or years when the real problems come. Silly posturing.
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"Anyone could live on lowest income for a fortnight" Go on, then
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Why? What purpose would it serve?
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @RonCaramel and
Might make you a better MP for a start - or at least a compassionate one!
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Replying to @rachelbbridge @RonCaramel and
In my experience, most MPs from all parties are compassionate and far more in touch with this stuff and more knowledgable about how people on the breadline actually live than most of us.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @RonCaramel and
That's why the current government overwhelmingly voted for cuts to benefits, switching to universal credit, privatising the NHS, bringing in zero hours contracts, and leaving the EU was it, because they understand poverty?!
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Replying to @rachelbbridge @RonCaramel and
Er, just some basic facts: cuts to benefits were a necessity after 2008 crash, principle (not practice) of universal credit now accepted by most MPs of all parties, the NHS isn’t privatised, they didn’t bring in zero hours contracts & Brexit has nothing to do with poverty. Next.
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @rachelbbridge and
Go and talk to people on the streets in Castleford or Wakefield and tell me that Brexit has nothing to do with poverty..... it has everything to do with poverty - of pocket and of thought. The necessity of the 2008 crash was to make bankers pay.... haven't seen that happen!
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She meant Govt policy on leaving the EU
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Replying to @JuliaHB1 @DigitalFiona
No I didn’t, maybe if you spent less time presuming what people mean and more time actually understanding you’d be a better journalist. Instead you’re a bitter and privileged hack without a clue!
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