Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Meeting Our Local MP

So, our local conservative MP, David Ruffley, is coming into our school to speak to some of the 6th form students. Obviously I jumped at the chance to be able to ask him some questions in person, even though I'm fairly sure he will try and worm his way out of a decent answer with some complex lanuage. I intend on asking him about what's going on in Afghanistan and Trident. Lots of people keep asking if anyone will ask him about his apparent attempted suicide, where he jumped in front of a (stopping) train, but I don't think anyone will be allowed to mention it, though it isn't comforting knowing the person who represents your area is feeling a bit suicidal. Most the people going do not like conservatives which isn't surprising since we are students after all, but it's not all going to be about the tuition fee increases although they will be mentioned of course, I may wind it into my question about Trident since if they cut it then they would have no need to rise fees, their priorities are clearly not straight. But it means he's going to be grilled about a lot of stuff, apparently all the local MP's came down one year and answered questions, I was told Ruffley was the only one not to stay afterwards to talk with the students more and was the most up himself, which isn't mch of a shock. It would be nice to ask the other MP's questions as well, but Ruffley will do, since he is the one in power..sadly.

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