Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2009 | Page 14
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ANDREW TURNER MP
Andrew
Turner
In touch with Islanders
I enjoy my regular Saturday morning
conferences, but it is perfectly possible,
people (an average of 350 each month)
ritual of knocking on doors, and listening
indeed many believe likely, that the
covering pretty much every subject under
to the views of my constituents. It is
election will not actually happen for eight
the sun, many as a result of my Saturday
something I have done regularly since
months or so.
morning sessions. That is in addition to
my election in 2001, apart from a break
Political parties need to go through the
during the summer when I attend many
process of settling policies, putting flesh
of the Island’s events. Both keep me in
on the bones of vague announcements
I enjoy elections but I don’t intend
touch with what Islanders are thinking
and writing their manifestos. However,
to start campaigning until the date is
and everyone gets a chance to raise issues
locally I find people are rightly sceptical
actually announced. So if I knock on
that are worrying them.
of political activity ramping up before an
your door in the coming weeks, please
election. I do not intend to lose sight of
don’t be too cynical. I am calling in my
change of Government. Every newspaper
the fact that as the Island’s MP I have a
role as your MP, during one of my regular
and news bulletin mentions the
serious job to do.
sessions – not because there will be an
Nationally there is much talk about a
‘forthcoming General Election’. It is true
we are now into the last round of party
Andrew Turner MP
24 The Mall, Carisbrooke,
Isle of Wight PO30 1BW
Tel: 01983 530808
email:
[email protected]
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Since the last election in 2005 I have
opened up over 18,000 case records for
my parliamentary work and issues like the
ferries campaign and Vestas.
election sometime over the next eight
months!