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NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER

It Only Takes One Lunatic
This column is rather inaccurately named this month –
I have not been in Westminster but mostly in Dorset.
Being a Member of Parliament means living in two You spill across the border with your military might,
different places – in London during the week in term
time, but back at home in the constituency on You say it isn’t war, but you are spoiling for a fight.
Fridays and weekends and during recess. My family What do you expect, or believe that you might find?
and I have lived in Dorset for over 20 years, so it is
always nice when I can spend more time at Do you think it will be easy and that nobody will mind?
home. MPs will be back in Parliament from the start
of September, and then I’ll be back in Dorset for the
conference recess. You are master in the craft, of massacre and maim.
You thrive on mass destruction and manipulating
Recess means that I have more chance to be out and about in the
constituency, chatting to people and visiting organisations and businesses. I blame.
have been highlighting some local businesses through my social media channels You disregard the damage done, and the time it takes
over the last few months – if you have a great businesses or organisation please to mend.
do let me know so that I can publicise their work in my “Spotlight on Mid Dorset &
North Poole”. You sell your soul to Satan with the messages you send.
Social media often gets criticised for some of the toxicity and negativity that can I cannot forget, the line which I was fed.
arise. It can also be incredibly useful for keeping up to date with what’s going “It only takes one lunatic”, is what my teacher said.
on. I have been on Twitter and Facebook since before I was elected, and I am
taking my first steps in Instagram and Threads – the new social media channel. “It only takes one lunatic”, is what I learned back then,
Time will tell whether it becomes as popular as those that went before! I like to
keep constituents up to date with what I have been doing, and social media As history repeats and then repeats itself again.
can really help. I am always very happy
to publicise other events through my Where do we go from here? Is there a master plan?
social media – so please do get in
touch if you want an event shared. When you spill across a border, is it just because you
can?
Just before the summer I was back at
school – chatting to teachers and It only takes a moment. It is just a case of when,
answering questions from students. If
you are a regular reader, you will know But the legacy is loathsome to the minds of thinking
that I particularly enjoy visiting schools, men.
and I am delighted by the recent I cannot forget, the line which I was fed.
announcement by the Prime Minister
confirming a pay increase for public “It only takes one lunatic”, is what my teacher said.
sector workers including teachers.
“It only takes one lunatic”, is what I learned back then,
For more details about what I have
been doing – both as your Member of Parliament, and also as Solicitor General, As history repeats and then repeats itself again.
you can sign up on my website to my email newsletter. I send these out monthly, Paul J Openshaw (March 2022)
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