Friday, August 01, 2008
What happened when I went to see my MP
One person who has canvassed her MP is Judit Jakab. Here she describes what happened:
" Meeting Jim Fitzpatrick, MP for Poplar and Canning Town was a very pleasant experience. When I arrived the hall was full of families and children running up an down. He was buried with papers and looked extremely busy. When my turn came I was very excited and thought this is my chance to do my part in fighting climate change! He told me that it should be a longer conversation over a tea but he had as little time as 10 minutes. I went prepared, taking documents on climate change and on the canvassyourmp campaign. I also knew that Jim had political interest in poverty hence he was very familiar with issues affecting it such as climate change. He expressed his concern and explained the complexity of this issue which should be addressed more seriously at international level as well as at domestic level. He ensured me that the government was making sure that the bill is realistic and hence they were setting up an independent scientific committee to advise them on the CO2 cut back first for 2012 and then for 2050. Jim promised to send me more documents and I got the impression that he will follow the majority of the Labour MPs when it comes to amending the climate change bill. To my great surprise, a couple of days days later his letter arrived indeed detailing the government's initiatives regarding climate change. After his signature it was written: PS: Good Luck!"
Why not do the same and let us know how you get on!
