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Originally Posted by Xaccers
Really?
Tell that to those who've had to call on their MP for support.
MPs do not "run the country" unless in the cabinet, and even then it's the civil service under them that do the running.
A single backbencher in parliment has very little power in the HoC, but in the local area they can save lives.
If they're good of course.
You could be lumbered with someone like Margret Moran. Ask the Luton South constituents if they'd be happy to vote for her over a different candidate. I know several who would rather have their fingernails removed.
I'd rather the Tory idea of reducing the size of the HoC and resizing constituencies so they are equal.
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Oh, I do like the link to local constituencies, but at the end of the day MPs do vote on the laws drawn up by the government, and the colour of your local MP does help decide what Government gets in, so it seems silly to just choose the candidate without considering if you agree with his/her party's plans.