The next eight days are crucial. It is an MP’s job to represent their constituents in parliament and they should, theoretically, vote according to the wishes of the people they represent. By writing to your MP (you can find out who she is and send an email here), and piling on the pressure over the coming days, then at the very least they cannot use the claim that their constituents do not care about the issue as an excuse to vote against the motion. Send an email, and urge them, politely, to vote for the motion. The very fact that we must campaign in order to get our say on something so important for the future of our country is, in itself, slightly disheartening. But now is not the time for self pity, it is the time for action!
Wednesday 19 October 2011
A Historic Opportunity
On October 27th, there will be a historic vote in Parliament about whether or not the British people should be given a referendum on our membership with the European Union. This subject is bigger than me or you, bigger than the prime minister and bigger than any one political party. It is about the future sovereignty of our nation and is an issue about which our generation has never been able to have our say. There are members of all parties that oppose the UK’s membership in its current form and the vote could be very close. Note that the vote in parliament next week has nothing to do with whether or not we should remain in the EU, it is merely to decide whether or not the people should be allowed to have their say on the matter. Quite unquestionably, we should.
The next eight days are crucial. It is an MP’s job to represent their constituents in parliament and they should, theoretically, vote according to the wishes of the people they represent. By writing to your MP (you can find out who she is and send an email here), and piling on the pressure over the coming days, then at the very least they cannot use the claim that their constituents do not care about the issue as an excuse to vote against the motion. Send an email, and urge them, politely, to vote for the motion. The very fact that we must campaign in order to get our say on something so important for the future of our country is, in itself, slightly disheartening. But now is not the time for self pity, it is the time for action!
The next eight days are crucial. It is an MP’s job to represent their constituents in parliament and they should, theoretically, vote according to the wishes of the people they represent. By writing to your MP (you can find out who she is and send an email here), and piling on the pressure over the coming days, then at the very least they cannot use the claim that their constituents do not care about the issue as an excuse to vote against the motion. Send an email, and urge them, politely, to vote for the motion. The very fact that we must campaign in order to get our say on something so important for the future of our country is, in itself, slightly disheartening. But now is not the time for self pity, it is the time for action!
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The debate has been moved forward to Monday.
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