Respected and widely read blogger, Tory Bear, has lent a paw in this blog’s continuing coverage of John Mann’s struggle against reality.

The article is here but stick around and read the other stuff. Quality material here.

TB rounds off the article with some words of wisdom for Mr Mann.

Don’t be a wanker, John

You can read all about it here:

The Rt Hon. John Mann MP is a wanker.

And it’s well worth the read. £2,500 for carpets,  John?

No doubt the author will be receiving his very own libel threat soon.

If you want some information on the Ten Minute Rule go to Wikipaedia

Here are some direct quotes:

The vast majority of Ten Minute Rule bills are not supported by the house, and are dropped immediately

Since the Government usually opposes Ten Minute Rule bills, it is extremely rare for them to become law.

Most Ten Minute Rule introductions are used to stimulate publicity for a cause.

The last one is particularly interesting. Mr Mann’s primary cause is self-preservation and he’s cooked up this litte Bill to try and get re-elected. Unless you know what the Ten Minute Rule is, and the likely fate of any Bill introduced under it, you would be tempted to think that the bill was kosher, when in fact it has as much chance of getting support as a BNP candidate in Islamabad.

John Mann knows full well that this Bill is never going to happen, yet he brags about it in the Worksop Guardian and claims support from the Construction Industry.

Draw your own conclusion.

Paw Broon (pun intended) has come up with a way to bring to heel a few hundred dangerous dogs, who are undoubtedly far more intelligent than the nutters who hold their leads. He’s going to slap a tax on the 5.4 million responsible owners who love and care for their dogs.

But the irresponsible dog owners who are being targeted don’t give a monkeys and are highly unlikely to cough up the tax or take any notice of the law anyway. Which leaves us exactly where we are now, except Paw Broon has got a nice little earner going at the expense of pet lovers.

Meanwhile, back in Bassetlaw, Labour Councillors proposed an amendement to the Council budget to raise £20,000  fining people who allow their dogs to defecate in public places. To ensure the revenue is generated, the Council would have to abandon it’s ongoing efforts to keep the streets free of dog shit do. Fortunately, the amendment was defeated, so we don’t have to look forward to wading through streets full of you-know-what and enforcement officers on every corner to fine the transgressors after the fact.

The Labour Party clearly sees dogs as a financial opportunity.  Exit the cash cow, say hello to the money mutt.

I suggest you do just that, if you MUST vote Labour in Bassetlaw.

You may change your mind about voting for John Mann, though, if you check out this site:

www.bassetlawlabour.co.uk

I personally don’t support anything on the site but it’s an alternative for Labour voters as it claims to be True Labour.

Ever since I published your letter threatening libel action, this blog has had a huge increase in traffic.

The blog is getting so many hits, I’m considering putting adverts on the site to raise a few quid for my election night party.

Please feel free to write as many more letters as you wish.

My Bill for British Jobs for British Workers, which would require contractors to use local job centres and to employ apprentices and maintain skills and training has been well received within the construction industry.

Local job centres. Great idea, as long as you don’t live in Retford, since the Labour government  is planning on closing the Retford Job Centre.

Which is not only a shame for the people of Retford, but it also means that poor Mr Mann will have to travel all the way to Worksop to sign on after he loses his seat in May.

Wictionary, the online dictionary, defines it as:

A person who craves media attention; someone who will apparently do anything to remain in the media spotlight.

Do you know anyone like that?

I’ll send a few to the council tomorrow so he has no lack of reading material.

But why he would ask for this is odd, to say the least.

Is he so insecure he has to read other peoples communications to see what they are saying about him?

I don’t recall making any allegations, John, only asking for clarification and pointing to expenses claims on your own website and the Parliamentary website.

If you could point me in the direction of the offending untruth, I would be happy to rectify.

And as for calling you a ‘wanker’, I was just quoting your own statement in the Independent.

I note that you’re not disputing the rest of the content.

I know you’ve sent a number of this type of letter recently to anyone with the temerity to challenge the world according to Mann, but this blog will not be intimidated.