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**Chris** · 03-11-2013, 18:09

Sorry, what? How is that in any way relevant?

Brown is a constituency MP, he stood for election in 2010 and has not subsequently resigned. He is a member of the Labour party, a member of Parliament and is being paid to represent the interests of the people of Kirkcaldy, who elected him. He is a politician. Ideology has nothing to do with it.

Unfortunately, he is having rather too much fun running round the world campaigning for his pet causes and getting his foot in the door at the UN, to the point where he seems to have made a Freudian slip. This is why constituents should have a power of recall over their MP. If he doesn't want the job, he shouldn't have stood for it, or he should do the decent thing and step down. Let the voters have a by-election and choose someone who doesn't think they are now above the messy business of dealing with constituency surgeries and late-night Commons votes.

03-11-2013, 18:09	#3
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,583	Re: Gordon Brown an 'ex-politician' Sorry, what? How is that in any way relevant? Brown is a constituency MP, he stood for election in 2010 and has not subsequently resigned. He is a member of the Labour party, a member of Parliament and is being paid to represent the interests of the people of Kirkcaldy, who elected him. He is a politician. Ideology has nothing to do with it. Unfortunately, he is having rather too much fun running round the world campaigning for his pet causes and getting his foot in the door at the UN, to the point where he seems to have made a Freudian slip. This is why constituents should have a power of recall over their MP. If he doesn't want the job, he shouldn't have stood for it, or he should do the decent thing and step down. Let the voters have a by-election and choose someone who doesn't think they are now above the messy business of dealing with constituency surgeries and late-night Commons votes.