Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2009 | Page 14

life 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: [phone] email: [email protected] 14 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!