Government should be recalled
26-12-2013, 16:20
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Government should be recalled
http://news.sky.com/story/1187037/ch...-for-thousands
With thousands of people being without power, hit by floods and some will not be back to normal by the weekend.
Why hasn't Government been recalled to help with aid to the stricken people.
This government has been quick enough to come to the quick aid for other countries, and yet this government remain quiet on its own people and stayed on holiday.
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26-12-2013, 16:34
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Re: Government should be recalled
I don't as each can claim £3000 IIRC
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26-12-2013, 16:38
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Re: Government should be recalled
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Why hasn't Government been recalled to help with aid to the stricken people.
This government has been quick enough to come to the quick aid for other countries, and yet this government remain quiet on its own people and stayed on holiday.
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IIRC the government send aid to other countries when the lives of people are at direct risk.
This current power outage although serious has not claimed any lives that I'm aware of.
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26-12-2013, 16:43
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Re: Government should be recalled
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Originally Posted by Russ
IIRC the government send aid to other countries when the lives of people are at direct risk.
This current power outage although serious has not claimed any lives that I'm aware of.
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Also this country has infrastructure in place to deal with these emergencies with minimal loss of life
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26-12-2013, 16:53
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Re: Government should be recalled
What would recalling them actually achieve?
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26-12-2013, 17:14
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Re: Government should be recalled
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What would recalling them actually achieve?
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Nothing apart from allowing Arthur to moan about the government using tax money while people are flooded out of their homes
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26-12-2013, 17:41
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Re: Government should be recalled
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What would recalling them actually achieve?
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Spoil their Christmas like all those people effected, we're all in this together after all!
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26-12-2013, 18:24
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Re: Government should be recalled
Yes, they may be without power, but about if any lives are lost due to flooding, and to my knowledge, if you look at the map of the UK, most of it was red, the last time l looked.
At Government officials could call out the Army to help in these situations.
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26-12-2013, 18:27
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Re: Government should be recalled
Do you not think the emergency services are doing a good enough job at the moment?
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26-12-2013, 18:48
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Re: Government should be recalled
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
http://news.sky.com/story/1187037/ch...-for-thousands
With thousands of people being without power, hit by floods and some will not be back to normal by the weekend.
Why hasn't Government been recalled to help with aid to the stricken people.
This government has been quick enough to come to the quick aid for other countries, and yet this government remain quiet on its own people and stayed on holiday.
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Really?
You could always jump on your bike and go offer assistance Arthur!
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Do you not think the emergency services are doing a good enough job at the moment?
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Obviously not, what I think Arthur means is that the recalled parliament can go to stricken areas and muck in....
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26-12-2013, 19:12
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Re: Government should be recalled
In all seriousness Arthur I think you should have a look at this.
http://theindependentmp.org.uk/how_to_become_an_mp.html
As you clearly are under the impression you can do better - so why not put your money where your mouth is and do it! 
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26-12-2013, 19:21
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Re: Government should be recalled
I think that the government can put more resources into the are. The emergency services are doing a fantastic job - BUT, the government could put more resouces into the effort.
I am not having a dig, but so far we have NOT heard from any leading MP make a comment on it.
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26-12-2013, 19:31
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Re: Government should be recalled
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Farming minister George Eustice told BBC News flood defence measures had protected 80,000 homes that would otherwise have been affected and confirmed there was funding available to reimburse local authorities for "one-off costs of floods like these".
He added: "We've had response teams following this daily and around the clock and we'll continue to do so with more rain forecast."
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26-12-2013, 19:33
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Re: Government should be recalled
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
I think that the government can put more resources into the are. The emergency services are doing a fantastic job - BUT, the government could put more resouces into the effort.
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But why if the emergency services are doing a good enough job?
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26-12-2013, 19:34
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Re: Government should be recalled
Local councils will know what is required in their area.
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