Apologies if this has been raised before but I'm struggling to understand what Bob Ainsworth's daily motions are achieving because after the most recent one I haven't seen anything come of them. What are the purpose of them and what do they achieve? Are they likely to be acted upon and who by?
Not knocking him at all just wanted to know what they achieve.
Early Day Motions are a kind of petition. They are not anything remotely as dramatic abreaking an issue in parliament, and they almost never go any further. MPs can sign them to show strength of feeling with an issue, and if one was to get a very large number of signatures the Govt might feel pressured into creating some space in the timetable to discuss a matter. Mr Ainsworth has created a number of EDMs about City, the most popular of which received 11 signatures. The last EDM (greg Clarke and the FL not fit to run football) received 4 signatures in total (Bob, Jim Cunnngham, one Labour MP and one MP currently not allowed to take the LibDem whip), the new EDM has one signatory to date.
In other words a load of hot air which achieves nothing really
http://www.parliament.uk/business/p...dm-member-detail/?session=2013-14&member=3608
Last week an EDM commenting on the death of poet Seamus Heaney received 113 Signatures.
could it be that Bob is making sure this is all officially recorded somewhere so it can be referenced at some future point if and when someone decides to take action against SISU?
Why is it that some people seem to want to have a go at bob ainsworth, but backed up a nobody euro mep in nikki sinclair, bizzare ?
Its because he's upsetting the gmk Sisu loving clan !!!!!
Looking at a report on ainsworth's expense claims he should apply for a job with them.
Keep your deflection tactics up your doing a good job for your cause !!
Maybe one day you will get the call to lick queen sepellas boots !!!
Nice to know he has never deviated from his working class roots - top of the league for second home expense claims one yera;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...insworths-repairs-cost-the-taxpayer-5925.html
Grendel are implying Mr.Ainsworth has defrauded on his expenses?
If yes, prove it
if no, what is the problem if he was due the expenses.
Nice to know he has never deviated from his working class roots - top of the league for second home expense claims one yera;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...insworths-repairs-cost-the-taxpayer-5925.html
a bit like the FL rules the Parlimentary rules are/were a sham and open for abuse.
however yet again you are changing the subject. if you want to discuss MP's expense claims i suggest you start in new topic about it in the off topic section.
No it's on topic I'm exploring the principal of operating within a legal framework and if that makes an organisation or individuals behaviour acceptable.
Oh I agree with you. Same for a company that operates within the law (and if they have never been prosecuted you must assume that) regardless of moral standards its perfectly acceptable they behave how they want - within the law. Do you agree?
Grendel are implying Mr.Ainsworth has defrauded on his expenses?
If yes, prove it
if no, what is the problem if he was due the expenses.
I don't think Grendel is saying that. And I'm not. I'm just pleased I helped pay to install oak beams on his ceiling.
Why doesn't Ainsworth do something outside of parliament instead of hiding behind PP?
So you and Grendel are happy to pay his expenses as long as he doesn't rock the Sisu boat and we stay at sixfields ????????
No-one outside of Coventry and its immediate environs care two hoots about SISU / Otium / Sixfields etc. I doubt whether the vast majority of football fans even know (or care) about the issues involved
At least Bob Ainsworth is doing his best to extend the profile of the club's plight, at least he is maintaining pressure to the limit of his resources upon SISU / Appleton etc and at least he is ensuring negative publicity, all be it locally only, for SISU and the FL every time he lays down a motion
Most on this site (self included) limit our efforts to non-attendance at Sixfields and contributions to this site neither of which are likely to impact upon public opinion and knowledge
The basic problem with Gendel and torchy is envy. Envious of a local boy made good. in the past they have knocked Richard Keys, Joe Elliott, Gary Hoffman, Ainsworth, perhaps they don't realise Jim Cunningham MP is just as involved too, have they checked his expenses aswell so they can have a pop at him. Mind you he's Scottish so not local as such. Yet as pointed out were pretty upbeat about the involvement from local MEP Nikki Sinclair....strange.
I think his quote at the end is the best;
“I can state in all honesty that I acted within the spirit and letter of the rules. However the problem is, of course, that the rules were not good rules.
“We now must act to change this.”
Paul Appleton acted within the rules didn't he?
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