Comments on: Ten most popular blog postings (2nd quarter, 2008) http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/07/ten-most-popular-blog-postings-2nd.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mash http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/07/ten-most-popular-blog-postings-2nd.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1217 Mash Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:02:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1801#comment-1217 I am genuinely pleased to learn that as our constituency representative that you take note of the wide-ranging opinions shared by local constituents, particularly those actively engaged in local political decision making. I hope your blogging encourages more senior MPs to take steps in engaging with local constituents on social networking website/blogs etc. I am genuinely pleased to learn that as our constituency representative that you take note of the wide-ranging opinions shared by local constituents, particularly those actively engaged in local political decision making. I hope your blogging encourages more senior MPs to take steps in engaging with local constituents on social networking website/blogs etc.

]]> By: Lynne Featherstone MP http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/07/ten-most-popular-blog-postings-2nd.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1216 Lynne Featherstone MP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:09:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1801#comment-1216 Mash - obviously I take note of what all comments on my blog postings say and that informs me of what those particular people think about the issue.<br/><br/>So - the influence is simply the influence of having had my attention to your or other commentators' opinions.<br/><br/>If I am requested to sign particularly EDMs - that would have to accord with my own view - but if I am not signing it I will always respond and explalin why not.<br/><br/>So - in answer - I am exposed to blog comments, I read them, sometimes I agree sometimes I don't - and in the end on how I act in Parliamentary terms is a mixture of all influences and contacts from constituents, my own views, the party's view. Mash – obviously I take note of what all comments on my blog postings say and that informs me of what those particular people think about the issue.

So – the influence is simply the influence of having had my attention to your or other commentators’ opinions.

If I am requested to sign particularly EDMs – that would have to accord with my own view – but if I am not signing it I will always respond and explalin why not.

So – in answer – I am exposed to blog comments, I read them, sometimes I agree sometimes I don’t – and in the end on how I act in Parliamentary terms is a mixture of all influences and contacts from constituents, my own views, the party’s view.

]]> By: Mash http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2008/07/ten-most-popular-blog-postings-2nd.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1215 Mash Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:56:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1801#comment-1215 Here is a question for you Lynne which hopefully you would be able to address. How much influence do us bloggers on your website have in shaping the way you vote in respects to your EDM motions, lobbying the Government more broadly, and raising issues impacting your local constituents. Or do you just keep the blog to debate in your free time? I would be interested to know how people such as myself and others help shape your voting decisions. <br/><br/>Cheers, Here is a question for you Lynne which hopefully you would be able to address. How much influence do us bloggers on your website have in shaping the way you vote in respects to your EDM motions, lobbying the Government more broadly, and raising issues impacting your local constituents. Or do you just keep the blog to debate in your free time? I would be interested to know how people such as myself and others help shape your voting decisions.

Cheers,

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