Alan.In my opinion, if the criticism is constructive and is relevant to the thread, then it doesn't bother me, li'll ole voter, who I am.I think the feeling here is that maybe people around Ann (or Ann herself, I don't pretend to know how any of this works) are piggy backing her on to a success purely to obtain votes out of the situation, where the points should be scored out of a team of people working together for the public good. And the suggestion being mooted on several threads, is that She is missing from that team? This is coupled with the angst from others on the threads that they approach their MP for a particular response, and don't get anywhere. I empathise because of personal experiences of approaching the Civic Centre which I have detailed in a light way, on the forum, but which of course are pretty serious.IF this is the case, then please save her salary and employ her as Gordon Browns aid, but don't pretend that we have a representative within the so called democratic process some of our people who have attained positions within, claim is fair.I do however, have some understanding of what you are saying, but from a slightly different perspective. I find the constant moaning at every given opportunity about 'anyone' very grating. In your reply give an ideal example in your snipe about Phil’s supposed/ actual/whatever background. A persons background goes with their present to help form the person who they are, everyone unique. As it is discussed in line with a thread, if I disagreed, I could make a response or ignore it.Others are entitled to opinions, it is how those opinions are used and whether they directly affect others which is the most important. The difficulty I have is I sometimes feel that I want to question what the poster is saying because they are often making points out of somebody else. Most of the time though you know it isn't worth a response because it will just give more attention to the original comment and maybe even keep the thread at the top, when it doesn't deserve even being opened.I will give an example, a recent posting on Ex MP Nirj Deva on Chis-wick was so inappropriate that it really stunned me. It said more about the character who was writing it than anything else - unless it was a false trail. Either way, it deserved a reply so I e-mailed him directly. I had an e-mail conversation with somebody else (I didn't detail what my comments were just that I had sent them to him directly)and was asked in another e-mail whether I had received a reply. My answer was that I didn't expect him to reply, as there wasn't any political gain (for him personally; nothing to do with Nirj Deva) in doing so.I don't personally feel any comments have been made here which are inappropriate, if you disagree, then that is the point to make.
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