Politics (and other political stuff)

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02 Jun 2016, 8:54 pm

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(02 Jun 2016, 7:14 pm)Michael She makes up facts, such as all those 35 changes, she needs to get stuff like that correct, then again, she is an MP....

Stagecoach are working with NEXUS:

18/19:

Alternative facilities to Hendon Road are provided by revised Service 11, running up to every 15 minutes. In addition, the revised Service 12 will provide more frequent alternative links to Tunstall Road and Essen Way, and Service E1 will continue to provide regular links to Roker Avenue. Whilst South Bents Estate will no longer be served by Stagecoach buses, frequent Services E1, E2 and E6 continue to run along Whitburn Bents Road at the entrance to the estate, and we are working with Nexus to identify if any alternative facilities may be provided in the local area.

Although it looks like its only for Whitburn area.

I wonder if Stagecoach would reconsider these changes, if more and more people sign it..

Nexus is an executive body of the North East Combined Authority whose remit is to oversee certain functions of public transport within the county of Tyne and Wear. The North East Combined Authority consists of councillors delegated to serve from each of the seven local authorities involved. NECA is a body of local governance.

An MP looks after the interests of constituents on a national level, sometimes acting as a conduit to intervene and/or influence decisions on a variety of local issues. While local and national interests may be aligned through party allegiance, common principles or collectively shared purposes or intentions; an MP is not required to abide decisions made by local councils or vice versa. Indeed, MP's and local councillors may be divided on a range of issues. Just because Nexus operates in the realm of local governance does not mean an MP is involved or has influence over any decisions made by the body. It is therefore unfair to assume that Bridget Phillipson works directly with Nexus and is aware of any future arrangements.

An MP can only act upon the complaints/concerns made by their constituents. To state unequivocally that Bridget 'makes things up' could be quite libellous. It is probably not unfair to suggest she may attempt to make political capital out of concerns made by constituents, but these concerns will most probably been raised because people feel they are affected by the proposed changes to services in the area.

This is not to say the points you raise about the services in the area are incorrect nor is this an attempt to defend Bridget Phillipson, but there is a difference between MP's and local authorities.

MurdnunoC