Revealed: Complaining Tory got 2 emails a day


by Sunny Hundal    
5:14 pm - August 10th 2010

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The Conservative MP Dominic Raab, who was yesterday slammed for demanding his email not be made public, only got on average two emails a day.

That stands starkly in contrast to his claim that he was being “swamped” by automated emails.

The campaign group 38 Degrees today revealed:

Since the election Mr Raab has received on average less than 2 e-mails a day from constituents using the 38 Degrees website.

Note that he only gets emails from his constituents, not people from all across the UK.

38 Degrees add further:

The messages Raab received aren’t spam. Mr Raab has received on average less than 2 e-mails a day from his constituents about issues his constituents care about.

Today, Left Foot Forward also pointed out that dozens of Tory MPs, including Dominic Raab, had themselves sent back automated emails to constituents who had got in touch with him.

Hypocritical much?

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1. Tom

An average per day could still be almost none for weeks then a splurge.

What a non-story cooked up to publicise 38 degrees.

2. Parasite

This indicates that he has been getting two emails a day from 38 Degrees only. We have no idea how much automated spam he has been getting from anywhere else.

I sympathise if MPs are getting inboxes full of topped and tailed emails C&V’d from lobbying organisations, though he probably wasn’t wise to put this discontent on the record.

3. Rowan Davies

I’m one of Mr Raab’s constituents (‘lucky me’ doesn’t begin to cover it, obviously). I did get a cloned response from him on the BBC/38 Degrees action, but not via email; it’s on weighty House of Commons headed paper. Suspect he was making a point.

NIce to see that his website links to, among others, the Taxpayers Alliance. And his blog contains an extended whine about ‘political correctness’ in the recruitment of FCO interns.

4. Mr S. Pill

Next time politicians complain about the public not engaging in political debate we can hold up arseholes like this prick as an example of why some people perhaps find it slightly off putting. What a ridiculous fellow.

5. Mr S. Pill

@1

You do know who pays this man’s wages, right?

6. brian

It reminds me of former Tory MP for Hexham Peter Atkinson, who asked Friends of the Earth to stop sending him postcards from his constituents who wanted him to support a green energy campaign.

His letter to FOE here: http://bit.ly/bLyq5M

7. earwicga

Sweet :)

If you missed the twat Raab on PM last night I can heartily recommend it. Very funny!

8. Richard P

The headline and first para seem misleading for the reasons stated in #2.

I have no sympathy for this guy though – if he really thinks MPs are overworked, he shouldn’t be supporting the bill to reduce the number of MPs. (Perhaps he will rebel, in which case I look forward to being proved wrong.)

9. Cynical/Realist?

Could someone please clarrify – does he get 2 emails a day just from 38degrees or in total?


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