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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well done to the people of Clacton for electing such a hard working man of the people.

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

Good old Nige, salt of the earth.

Or so he should be.

[–] 9point6 12 points 3 months ago

I hope someone in Clacton opens a shop selling cement milkshakes

[–] Pronell 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm a dumb American who has never seen the word surgeries used in this context. Can someone explain?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

In old UK English surgery had 2 meanings.

The common medical one. And a general alteration.

This means MPs and parliment have applied the term to the time our representatives spend gaining input from voters in theiir constituancy. As before commons became powerful it was more a lords of the manner position.

At the time when the position was more royal. IE lords and land owners. It allowed the lords to hear requests for alterations on how they managed the constituancy.

Now its more about a meeting where MPs hear from indevidual voters about issues they can help with.

[–] Pronell 8 points 3 months ago
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We also use surgery as you would use clinic. Hence we see our family doctor at the doctor's surgery.

When you go to see your representative in parliament, it's a similar set-up, so they also get called surgeries.

[–] Pronell 1 points 3 months ago

Yup, thank you again. I'd gathered from the article that it was likely a sort of political consultation but even looking in a dictionary didn't exactly clear it up.

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago

He was useless as an MEP as well.