Elected in 2010 as Conservative MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire click here for a history and she has a facebook page.
I like the fact that Ms Mensch engages via online media, and its clear from her twitter profile that debate with Joe Bloggs is not beneath her. Ms Mench even part owns a web company. I like the fact that a career before politics is apparent. I like the fact that when Murdoch was flanned you had a instinctively human reaction of concern ( as opposed to the other MPs anyway ).
i don’t like this MPs voting record because our politics are not the same ( almost diversely opposing ) and I don’t like the fact that there seems little rebellion against the party line.
What you cannot do is ignore Ms Mensch and this is how it should be. She wont let you !
Mainstream journalists seems enthralled by the fact that the MP for Corby is a women with an opinion and this fact alone is worthy of reporting which is a sad reflection on them and the state of reporting. You wont find this blog referencing an individual because of their sex, creed or religion. Franky, my dear ( :-) ) I don’t give a damn !
Today’s fuss is about the Tory MPs failure to fully endorse the select committees full findings on the hacking saga because of the line about Rupert Murdochs fitness to be in charge of a company. It was Ms Mensch who did the media rounds defending their position.
To be blunt it was the usual party battle line bollocks. I understand why the line was inserted into the report and I also understand why, without debate, it is valid to object to it.
What our beloved MP's seem to have failed to grasp is that I/we don’t care what News international did in the general sense ( that’s for courts police etc ) I do care what MPs do and there seems to be very little appetite for MPs to identify their own behaviour as a result of the Murdoch empire.
Back to Ms Mensch ( I need a nickname ! ) you've got the profile, appear to have the engagement, so my question is what are you going to do with it ?
I'd like to see you promoted at the next cabinet reshuffle. It time to see you face greater examination and its time to see your policies. Comment is fine but its time to step up.
If I was in a fight, I would want Louise Mensch on my side. An effective and sometimes rabid attack Conservative, but can you walk the walk ? Do you want to improve the lives of the ordinary people ?
If you can, I will let you off the fact that your members interests declare that you earn money from the Murdoch empire which could bring into question your defence of them.
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