MP talks rubbish too
Posted by woodsy on 19 December, 2006
It’s not just the local councillors that talk rubbish, local MP Kerry McCarthy does too! Here’s the pertinent bits of a reply to an email I sent her nearly 2 months ago:
“I appreciate your concern about the standards of service currently provided by the Council, particularly regarding rubbish and litter problems. I have received many complaints from constituents about this matter in recent months. It seems that an existing problem has been exacerbated by the introduction of a new waste collection system this summer. While I am very much in favour of more recycling, I feel the new rubbish and recycling arrangements could have been better introduced to ensure a smoother transition.
I have been in touch with the Council several times recently in connection with this matter, asking them to resolve the problem. The Council’s Waste Services and Street Scene Team inform me that they are now addressing the problem by educating certain residents about rubbish disposal, and also by taking enforcement action against those not using the waste collection services effectively.“
Well Kerry, at least we’re agreed on one thing: Bristol City Council have made a mess of introducing their new waste management scheme with built-in puzzle!
I would nevertheless give you one piece of advice: don’t believe what the Council tell you; they have been known to indulge in untruths on occasions.
jim said
Hi Woodsy
You had to wait just 2 mths for her to tell you something that we all know.
Still nice to know she tries to talk to the council about it, and better to know that they use the same line when talking to her about it.
Whats the saying there are lies, lies, and more lies.
woodsy said
Jim
Just two months is a long time to wait for a reply from one’s MP that doesn’t really address the points I made. I wrote a bit of a rant complaining about what poor value for money Bristol City Council gave for a king’s ransom in council tax and the fact that I had no redress for shoddy service and their misuse of public money. The rubbish and recycling was just an illustration, which Kerry McCarthy seems to think was the main point of my missive.
As regards the saying it reads as follows:
According to Mark Twain’s autobiography, it was coined by another politician – Benjamin Disraeli.
Cheers
Woodsy