Comments on: Chariddy begins at House? http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/ “ferocity with a purpose” Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James Graham http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/comment-page-1/#comment-25825 James Graham Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:40:37 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/#comment-25825 Perhaps they should each do a sponsored sit in the House of Commons for 7 hours each week, thereby killing two birds with one stone? Perhaps they should each do a sponsored sit in the House of Commons for 7 hours each week, thereby killing two birds with one stone?

]]> By: Tom Papworth http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/comment-page-1/#comment-25824 Tom Papworth Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:46 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/#comment-25824 An excellent post. I agree that people have no idea what MPs do. It is fuelled by the media, which loves showing footage of the empty Commons Chamber, as though an MPs job is to sit on the green benches for 40 hours a week! An excellent post. I agree that people have no idea what MPs do. It is fuelled by the media, which loves showing footage of the empty Commons Chamber, as though an MPs job is to sit on the green benches for 40 hours a week!

]]> By: What You Can Get Away With » I’ve never been asked this by YouGov http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/comment-page-1/#comment-25818 What You Can Get Away With » I’ve never been asked this by YouGov Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:29:16 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/#comment-25818 [...] James wants an answer to one of the burning questions of our time: If I ever acquire a John Hemming-style fortune, I’m going to entertain myself by commissioning banal opinion polls. For example, one thing I’m dying to know is whether the British public prefers kittens that are ‘hideous’, ‘ok-looking’, ‘quite cute’ or ‘very cute’. Posted by Nick @ 3:28 pm :: Links, Politics, Britain Comment RSS :: Trackback URI [...] [...] James wants an answer to one of the burning questions of our time: If I ever acquire a John Hemming-style fortune, I’m going to entertain myself by commissioning banal opinion polls. For example, one thing I’m dying to know is whether the British public prefers kittens that are ‘hideous’, ‘ok-looking’, ‘quite cute’ or ‘very cute’. Posted by Nick @ 3:28 pm :: Links, Politics, Britain Comment RSS :: Trackback URI [...]

]]> By: Colin Ross http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/comment-page-1/#comment-25796 Colin Ross Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:51:46 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/#comment-25796 I think you'll find the poll was commissioned by an organisation - Westminster Challenge - that wants to highlight the good charitable works of MPs - I have a slightly different take over at www.colin-ross.org.uk Colin I think you’ll find the poll was commissioned by an organisation – Westminster Challenge – that wants to highlight the good charitable works of MPs – I have a slightly different take over at http://www.colin-ross.org.uk

Colin

]]> By: No geek is an island » Let MPs do their jobs http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/comment-page-1/#comment-25793 No geek is an island » Let MPs do their jobs Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:37:39 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/01/30/chariddy-begins-at-house/#comment-25793 [...] James has written an excellent post about an absurd opinion poll and the nature of MPs’ workloads. Read it here. Tags: No Tags [...] [...] James has written an excellent post about an absurd opinion poll and the nature of MPs’ workloads. Read it here. Tags: No Tags [...]

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