Originally posted by smalldog
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The NTRT team have a long term strategy to deal with our situation in a number of different directions, not all Parliamentary, but for obvious reasons they are not going to be published on a public board. As DR has said, this week's newsletter should provide some help.
There is always far more going on behind the scenes that cannot be published, but as a group no stone is being left unturned. The way Parliament works (is that the right word?) is far from obvious or for that matter satisfactory. It seems too easy for Government to push important matters into the long grass when on a principle basis they should be tackling it directly.
In general, it is morally repugnant that an MP can make one statement whilst in Oppsition and take a completely opposite stance once in Government. There are a few that can see that what happened in 2008 was wrong and are prepared to stand up and be counted. However, there are also those whose principles appear to be able to bought in the name of potential damage to the Exchequer. Right now, more damage is being done to the name of the Exchequer by David Gauke's continued, and unjustified, resistance to meeting the NTRT team.
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